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Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: I thank the Minister of State for his commitment to meet the Attorney General and revert to the House in the next few weeks if possible.

Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan. This industry is facing a serious challenge. Senator Cannon has covered much of what I was going to say in terms of outlining to the House the serious challenges facing the industry, the importance of the industry and the huge role it can play in recovery of our economy. The High Court ruling on the UPC case was given three weeks ago....

Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: I am contemplating that because serious frustration has crept in on this issue. Senator Cannon, Senator Dearey, who has a great deal of knowledge in the industry, and I have outlined that. Senator Norris is in the Chamber as well. I am at a crossroads in terms of what is the right thing to do. There is never a wrong time to do the right thing. If the Minister of State is confident he...

Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: That is true.

Seanad: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Precisely.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: As it is not provided for in Standing Orders, it cannot be done.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: It is not a blame game either.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: The Opposition side set the precedent in 1986 and 1987.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Twomey, O'Toole, Alex White, Boyle, Buttimer, Norris, Keaveney, Ó Murchú, Coghlan and Donohoe referred to the pressing matters exercising the minds of everyone in the country. We will have a very busy number of weeks up to the Christmas recess, with a major amount of legislation to be debated and discussed.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: It is not politics as usual and that is why it has been the case until now. I wish to correct the record in respect of Senator Burke's comments on job creation and what the current Government and Fianna Fáil-led Governments have been doing since 1997. We created 600,000 jobs since 1997. Some 1.8 million people are working today despite the major global downturn in every country in the...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: I hope all matters regarding banks, bond markets, home owners in difficulty with mortgages, passwords at Anglo Irish bank, the major offer by Siemens that may create 1,000 jobs, as referred to by Senator O'Toole, and metro north, which may create 4,000 to 6,000 jobs, will all be included in the stimulus package in the budget. I have given an assurance to the House that as soon as the detail...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: This has to be meaningful democracy.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: I am speaking from the point of view of those on panels on this side of the House that have had 98.5% turnout over the past several elections.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Senator Norris knows he got 2,500 votes while I got 7,500 votes in the Dáil election and I did not get elected.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: That puts everything in its proper perspective.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: When Senator Norris put his name on the ballot paper for a Dáil election he will know how popular he is.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: There is no one on an ego trip, particularly in a time of recession. I fully support the will of the people 30 years ago which decided this should take place. A motion was passed in this House last Wednesday week that it should take place. It is a top priority for me, as Leader of this House, to deal with this, but we must understand that it is not politics as usual at this time. In...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the importance of protecting intellectual property rights, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and conclude not later than 1.30 p.m., if not previously concluded, on which spokespersons may speak for 15 minutes and all other Senators for ten minutes and Senators may share time, by agreement of the House, with the Minister to be...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: It was the European Union.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole, Bacik, Boyle, Coffey, Ó Murchú, Prendergast, Buttimer and Feeney expressed their views on the new report from the Ombudsman on services for the elderly. It is an independent report, as has been said, and the colleagues outlined to the House the difficulty the Minister may have had regarding the legal opinion from the Attorney General. I have no difficulty in...