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Seanad: EU-US Agreement: Motion (4 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion, provided by Article 1.11 of the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the President of the Council that it wishes to take part in the adoption of the following proposed measure: Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of passenger name record data...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No.1, Ministers and Secretaries (Ministers of State) Bill 2007 — all Stages to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude by 1 p.m., with contributions of each Senator on Second Stage not to exceed eight minutes; No. 2, a motion regarding the proposed approval by Seanad Éireann of the agreement between the European Union and the United...

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: Now.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: I welcome the Bill. Anybody who invested in property or bought homes in the past 40 years did the right thing at the right time. A bungalow costing £5,000 in 1972, which covered furniture, carpeting and everything else, is now valued at €350,000. One need not be an expert to know what was the right thing to do. This was the result of low interest rates, the national understanding begun...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: One must be constructive. It is hoped Senator Phelan will begin a new term in the Seanad and we will be together in this regard.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: I like to see young people on the right path and pontificating to their colleagues what is the right thing to do. The Bill must be welcomed and I congratulate the Minister on his appointment. In the midlands we are thrilled he was appointed Tánaiste. The midlands is much the richer for having its representative, Deputy Brian Cowen, as Minister for Finance and Tánaiste. The Bill may not...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: The Senator is in the Upper House.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: Senator John Phelan is receiving a lesson from the Tánaiste.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: Now.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: I, too, wish the Cathaoirleach well. I thank him for all his kindness, help and courtesy over the years. We served in a number of Seanadaí together. I was present on the unfortunate evening on which he lost his seat and I and many others were delighted when he regained it eight or ten months later. I wish him, his wife and his family well. It is a joy to see that his family will...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: ——has much to look forward to. I would love to be able to facilitate Members in the many issues they raised. However, time will not allow me to do so. On the one hand, there is a very fortunate group of Senators with safe seats, while on the other, there is a group whose members will be obliged to work hard to gain re-election. I have a balancing act to carry out today and I am afraid...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: I am pleased that my predecessor kept up the good work in the past five years.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: Those Members, especially those on the Independent benches, who have been in the House long enough — God knows that a good number of them have been in the House quite a long time — will remember when only two or three Bills would be initiated in this House in the 1980s and the early 1990s. All fair-minded comment would have to say that this House now plays a considerable and meaningful...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: We can take that at the end. Senators Paddy Burke and Camillus Glynn, two long-standing Senators with much experience in this House, expressed strong views in respect of the community welfare officer. I fully agree with their comments and will contact the Minister for Social and Family Affairs immediately after the Order of Business to get this matter clarified at the earliest opportunity....

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: It is a pleasure to be back. I look forward to playing a full part in the Seanad in the coming years. The Order of Business is No. 1, Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007 — all Stages to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude by 6 p.m. with contributions of spokespersons to be eight minutes and those of all other Senators to be four minutes; No. 2, Ethics in Public Office...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2007)

Donie Cassidy: There is a right bunch of cuckoos on the other side of the House.

School Accommodation. (25 Apr 2007)

Donie Cassidy: Scoil Diarmada is situated in the rural community of Whitehall, approximately three miles from Castlepollard in north Westmeath. The school, comprising two classrooms, was built in 1958 and 14 years ago saw the addition of a third classroom in the form of a prefab to accommodate increasing numbers. The numbers continue to increase due to the very high standard of teaching and dedication to...

Decentralisation Programme. (7 Mar 2007)

Donie Cassidy: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for providing time on the Adjournment for me to be updated on the major announcement that was made by the former Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy, in the budget of 2004. To have the head office of the Department of Education and Science with the Minister in situ in the town of Mullingar is of major importance. It was one of the main announcements made by...

Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

Donie Cassidy: I have respected the Deputy from Kildare for many years, but as Chairman of the Committee on Enterprise and Small Business, I welcome the Bill before the House. Any fair-minded person would have to recognise that for the fulfilment of its aims the Consumer Protection Bill 2007 provides for the establishment on a statutory basis of the National Consumer Agency, the transposition into national...