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Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: While I accept that savings will be made, I emphasise that a great deal of money has been spent and wasted. During our discussions with Irish Water at the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht, a figure of €86 million was mentioned with regard to consultancies. As part of the tendering process, the company that tendered for what is now Irish Water, Bord Gáis,...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: Thank you. I will leave it at that.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister to the House and I thank him for his opening statement which brought more clarity to the situation and to the intent of this Bill. It is true to say, as has been said by Senator Walsh, that we had a major debate on the issue of water in this House last year. It is also true to say that it is very good that the Seanad has been retained by the people because the changes...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: No one has expressed it publicly. I repeat what I say. We are in a situation where we have another issue causing concern to the public and being aired daily. The cost has been reduced so greatly by the Minister in this legislation that most reasonable people that I have met accept that water is being supplied at the lowest possible level of charge. We have therefore also resolved the...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: I welcome the granting of planning permission for a new greenway or cycleway between Carrick-on-Suir and Clonmel. This has been funded through the national infrastructure package of Exchequer funding to the tune of €1.9 million. It presents a great opportunity for part of the south east to develop a new tourism product. It is most welcome in an area that has a strong tradition of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014 (16 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: I thank the officials for their replies but the thin edge of the wedge was when developers could offer cash instead of houses which were deemed unsuitable. We need to ensure that the developments include mixed housing. The example of Cork County Council not having a requirement for housing in certain towns is now outdated because matters are now dealt with on a county basis and housing is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014 (16 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: No more than the Chairman, titles do not mean a great deal to me. I welcome the proposed legislation and the opportunity to dialogue on it today. This is my first experience of pre-legislative scrutiny. I wish to query Mr. O'Connor about his contribution on the purchase of the Part V units. He said that acquisition will not be a problem for the voluntary housing groups, approved housing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Future Plans: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: On a point of order, if it is agreed that we adjourn I am asking to be allowed back in first because I respected the Chairman. I have quite a lot of other questions I would like to ask and points I would like to make. In order to facilitate the Minister, I----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Future Plans: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Future Plans: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: I will ask a number of specific questions. According to last week's document, the Minister intends to regulate approved housing bodies, AHBs. Will that be by way of legislation? The document also referred to a tenant purchase scheme, which is something I would welcome. Will there be discounts like there were in previous schemes? Will the Minister confirm whether somewhere in the order of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Future Plans: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Dec 2014)

Denis Landy: On a point of order,-----

Seanad: Flood Management: Statements (27 Nov 2014)

Denis Landy: Will that include set-aside land?

Seanad: Flood Management: Statements (27 Nov 2014)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Simon Harris. My colleague, Senator Martin Conway, will be delighted to hear me make representations to the Minister of State to have the bridge in Ennistymon fixed. Perhaps he might visit the bridge on his visit to the town tomorrow. I made several representations to the Senator on the matter on behalf of people in my area. The problem, which is...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2014)

Denis Landy: I rise to welcome the imminent announcement of the new housing strategy for 2015 to 2020. Today, €2.2 billion will be committed by Government to tackling the housing crisis. We have not had a housing strategy from any Government since 1995, but today we will see for the first time a strategy to deal with the 90,000 people on housing waiting lists across the country and with those who...

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Denis Landy: He withdrew those remarks.

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for his address to us today. The Government's announcement last week has brought clarity on the amount to be paid for water. It has dismissed the concept of collecting PPS numbers. It has also outlined two clear two charges of €60 and €160, and thus has simplified the process. The proposal works out at a charge of...

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Denis Landy: I also wish to make a case for staff who are members, in the main, of SIPTU and earn between €25,000 and €45,000 per year. Because the public has conflated the significant bonuses at the top with the pay-related bonuses of people earning a lower income, all of the bonuses have, unilaterally, been withdrawn. For former council or local authority staff, a bonus was part of their...

Seanad: Report of Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas: Statements (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Landy: The Senator should expand on that.

Seanad: Report of Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas: Statements (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State and am delighted she was appointed to this very important position. We go back a long way as we served on the regional authority together many years ago. Even at that time, she was very strong in regard to the development of rural Ireland. I welcome the publication of the CEDRA report earlier this year. Along with the Minister of State, I attended a number...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Landy: I understand the issue I wanted to raise was raised earlier by Senator Hayden. It is regarding NCT tests but I want to add to what was said. I support the Senator's call for a debate on this matter, and the Minister needs to clarify it. Before I came into the House I was looking at the NCT website which states that one can apply to have one's test done 90 days in advance but if one applied...