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Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: I join with the many speakers who, in recent weeks, have called for a debate on banking and financial institutions. I call on the Leader to arrange a debate with specific emphasis on how financial institutions deal with people who fall into arrears in mortgage and hire purchase payments. I am aware of a case, the details of which I will give to the Leader after the Order of Business, of a...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is a disgrace. The institution concerned is Friends First. With friends like that, who needs enemies? I call on the Leader to arrange a debate on this matter, to invite the Minister for Finance to the House and to ask him what is being doing about institutions which act as thugs and upset ordinary decent families who find themselves in such predicaments through no fault of their own.

Seanad: Bowel Cancer Awareness: Statements (7 Apr 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: At 10.30 tomorrow morning.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: I join my colleague, Senator Keaveney, in welcoming the decision of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, and the Minister of State with responsibility for the national drugs strategy, Deputy Curran, to ban the 'party pill', BZP, yesterday under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1997. I call on the Leader to have a debate here on the national drugs strategy, with particular emphasis on...

Seanad: Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Motion for Earlier Signature (5 Mar 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: I move: That pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to her.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Feb 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is 60,000.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Feb 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: There are 25.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Feb 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: I concur with the comments of Senator Glynn, Senator Coffey and particularly those of Senator Ellis about the people of County Leitrim who feel disenfranchised as a result of the outcome of the commission's report. It should be noted that the constituency commission consisted of the following members: a judge of the Supreme Court nominated by the Chief Justice, the Ombudsman, the Secretary...

Seanad: Child Poverty: Motion (11 Feb 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: I can give Senator Healy Eames two minutes.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: I support Senators McFadden and Keaveney in their call for an update from the Minister for Health and Children on the increase in the number of head shops in the country, in particular with regard to the drug known as BZP. I raised this matter on the Adjournment last November. The drug, commonly known as the "party pill" or "legal E", is a synthetic stimulant with the chemical name...

Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: At 2.30 p.m. next Tuesday, 10 February 2009.

Seanad: Electoral Amendment Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Electoral Amendment Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Kitt, to the House. The main purpose of the Bill is to implement the recommendations in the report of the independent Constituency Commission on revisions to Dáil and European Parliament constituencies, published in October 2007. In addition, the Bill amends the law relating to the constituency revision process and provides for the...

Seanad: Electoral Amendment Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: It did not stop him during the Seanad election.

Seanad: Electoral Amendment Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: It rises in Cavan.

Seanad: Electoral Amendment Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: Deputy Johnny Brady in his home town.

Seanad: Electoral Amendment Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: Next Tuesday. Committee Stage ordered for Tuesday, 10 February 2009.

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Diarmuid Wilson: While I appreciate that, the Senator should bear in mind that this is a Committee Stage debate.

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Diarmuid Wilson: I propose to amend yesterday's Order of Business to suspend the sitting for ten minutes, with the permission of the House.

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Diarmuid Wilson: We have three in a row.