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- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We are moving forward. We attend all the Minister's meetings weekly and I have to say he works hard.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Fianna Fáil will support this amendment today. Like previous speakers, I also was a councillor. I am aware that councillors are always asked to make submissions or observations on planning applications. It is all about transparency. This is a really good amendment and we in Fianna Fáil will support it.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I will speak at the end before we vote on the Bill.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: On the final section of this Bill I wish to say a few words about the national planning framework. We are an island on the edge of Europe and we need to behave as if we want to become connected to Europe and not become just a place to take nice holidays. A key part of this national planning framework is to develop Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford as points of economic and...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I spoke on this.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Under a freedom of information request the article said "In a draft of the plans circulated in late January, a senior official at the Department of the Taoiseach emailed the Department of Public Expenditure to state: 'It’s weak on the South-East'" Senators have brought up many issues on this and when I wanted last week to put to a vote an amendment that never again should any national...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Absolutely, but I want to clarify that because I thought we should have had a vote then. It is important to me to highlight this today as I felt my amendment could not have been passed because the Minister of State, Deputy English, had told me that it would take too long, and yet this came out under a freedom of information request. I just wanted to clarify that.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am aware of that.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: There is no difference.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Minister has already launched the national planning framework, which should never happen again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Supply Project: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I agree with other speakers. Irish Water is getting great headlines again today with the proposed Shannon project. It is ironic that, for such a small country surrounded by water, we have a massive problem with water supply. I was in Tempe, Arizona, several years ago, which is surrounded by desert but has an excellent water supply. Looking at the Shannon as a source of water supply is the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Supply Project: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Is there something in the policy document on joined-up thinking between agencies, for example, gas?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Supply Project: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is important that the issue be considered. I would be happy as long as they reverted to me.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We are at the end of our annual spring clean month. Many volunteers, amenity trusts and local authorities have done marvellous work across the country in a big clean-up. It is important we say "Well done" to them. Volunteers and those in the amenity trusts are unsung heroes. They are the people who get out and sweep and clean. We need to make sure we give them the praise they deserve. I...
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State and welcome him to the Chamber. As a former councillor, in speaking about councillors' conditions I want to highlight an aspect of their work about which we seldom talk. When we hear about the unacceptable figure of 10,000 people who were homeless in the State last month, we are filled with disgust. No one is frustrated more by the figures than the people on...
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: There are lots-----
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That is right.
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We no longer have that.
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I know.
- Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We are counting on the Minister of State.