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Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: On 10 July last, in reply to a question in the House from my colleague, Senator Darragh O'Brien, the Taoiseach admitted for the first time that the Fianna Fáil-led Government had no option but to enter into the bank guarantee scheme. I am glad the Taoiseach repeated that on television yesterday. It should be put on the record that the question was first raised in this House by Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: The drugs that were sold in those head shops are now being sold from the backs of cars and in side streets. The local Garda drugs units do not have the funding to go after these individuals who, despite the legislation, continue to make money and cause serious illness for a large number of people throughout the country. I again call for a debate on the funding provided to the Department of...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: Ireland's system is different from the British system. People here will be under-represented.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: -----and glossy. I wish to say two things, with your indulgence, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: No, we are not. It is a big document. Putting People First will mean 32 fewer councillors in Munster, 22 fewer councillors in Connacht-Ulster, seven fewer in Leinster and 53 extra in Dublin city.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I call for an urgent debate on the document.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: With respect, instead of being called, Putting People First, it should be called ?Putting Labour First?.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I join with other colleagues in calling for a debate on the Prison Service. That debate should not just be about prison buildings but about the culture of what goes on in those prisons. I commend Judge Reilly for his persistence in undertaking his task of exposing what was going on in St. Patrick's Institution. It is a disgrace that in 2012 these types of horrific incidents should be...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: The Senator should sit down.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I join colleagues in calling on the Leader to arrange a debate on the proposals launched this afternoon by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan. I have not had an opportunity to read the entire report, which runs to more than 200 pages, because my party did not receive copies until about an hour ago, unlike some of our colleagues opposite who...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: Yes. Given that Senator Landy comes from a major urban area, he will not be badly affected by the proposals. The title of the document, Putting People First, is an insult to citizens, especially in Cavan-Monaghan, where they will be given an opportunity to vote for 79 fewer public representatives at the next local elections.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I suggest Senator Landy and his colleagues go back to the drawing board. They should call in the Minister and get this right. While I welcome reforms, one of the major reforms in the report - I read about it in the executive summary - is to change the county manager title to one of "chief executive". That is some achievement.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I wish my opposite number, Senator Paul Coghlan, well in his position as acting Leader this morning.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I know that his insecurity has necessitated his arranging for his assistant Whip to sit alongside him. I wish him well in his acting position.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: Yesterday morning, my colleague, Senator Paul Coghlan, raised the issue of a long-established business that had been forced into receivership by the Ulster Bank. This morning, I read in a national newspaper about the same happening to another long-established business, Olhausen meat producers, which has been in existence for 126 years. Yesterday morning, 160 workers were informed at 7 a.m....

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: The Senator should ask Deputy Shortall about that.

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I call Senator Burke but I do not expect him to answer the questions asked by Senator Byrne. The Minister will speak afterwards.

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: Does the Minister wish to comment?

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: Amendment No. 20 has been already discussed with amendment No. 6.