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- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That has to be-----
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: There has to be-----
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That has to be clarified. What about the local authorities? There needs to be accountability.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Fine Gael has been seven years in Government. It promised the sun, moon and stars. I know mistakes were made.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Fine Gael has to take responsibility seven years on.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I have no problem addressing the Minister and he knows I-----
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: -----can ask any question.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am sorry, but if claims are made, they have to stand by them.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government is here. He is accountable. If the Senator cannot see that, there is a problem. The Minister is sitting here. He is accountable for housing.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is the truth.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I really wonder about-----
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Apprenticeships are the biggest issue.
- 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.