Results 481-500 of 1,760 for speaker:Aideen Hayden

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I welcome the setting up of a consultative forum in this area. The model could be, very usefully, extended to a number of other areas where there is a significant public interest. I respect the spirit in which Sinn Féin tabled its amendment and its wanting to ensure that certain categories of people are represented on the forum. However, I agree with the comments made by Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: Yesterday I raised the serious issue of a young woman in her 20s who is being kept on life support while carrying a child that is at 16 weeks of gestation and unable to sustain life outside the womb. It has emerged that a High Court case was initiated and is due to be heard next week. I am sure that case will cast a light on where we stand in respect of the protection of life during...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: As a Labour Party Senator, I appreciate that.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: For God's sake, that is an outrageous comment.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I am very concerned that the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is currently at risk of losing its Leeson Street headquarters, where it has been based for the past 28 years. The building is being sold by a NAMA debtor. The Rape Crisis Centre has managed to raise €1 million from donations to buy the building but there is still a shortfall of €800,000. The centre is very much dependent...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I thank Senator Craughwell for withdrawing his intention to propose an amendment to the Order of Business. I very much look forward to having that debate on rent regulation in the new year, after the publication of the National Economic and Social Council report. Yesterday, I launched Threshold's annual report as Chairperson of that organisation. The report clearly shows that the current...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I have a fair degree of sympathy for a number of the issues raised by Senator O'Brien. I would like to highlight a couple of issues relating to the tax treatment of rented properties, which issues I also highlighted earlier in the context of the debate about the universal social charge. Many Members will be aware that I am very much in favour of rent regulation to protect tenants from...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I took Senator Zappone’s point about the real difficulties for women in the workplace, as well as their entry and exit patterns due to family circumstances. Obviously, the imposition of USC on an employer’s contribution to a PRSA is important in this respect. I cannot pretend I entirely understood the Minister of State’s technical rejoinder to the recommendation...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I support Senator Jillian van Turnhout's request that the issue of Childline and its services being available 24-7 be brought to the attention of the Taoiseach. I bring to the attention of the House the report of the Private Residential Tenancies Board, PRTB. Its rental index shows an increase of 10% in rents in the Dublin area and there is a recognition that rents have been increasing...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I will be brief because I made my Second Stage speech. I need to remind Senator Fidelma Healy Eames that instead of making a cut of €2.2 billion in the budget, the Government provided an extra €500 million. I object to the talk of removing taxes. There is a major issue with tax in the case of those who are low paid. We need to remove the tax burden from them, about which...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: What about those who want their children to be in decent schools instead of prefabs? These are the issues. Therefore, this conversation should not be dominated by tax.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I accept that; I am simply addiing a dose of reality. If we are to have a mini budget in the spring, I want it to be about improving services.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: A number of excellent points have been made about this issue and I am interested in hearing the Minister of State's response. This matter is particularly relevant for women who move in and out of the workforce more frequently than their male counterparts. Historically, they have not been equally well provided for in terms of pensions and experience greater poverty in old age than their male...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Growth Survey 2015: European Commission Office Ireland (4 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I need to clarify my point which I was making in the context of the COSAC meeting in Rome. I specifically referenced Greece and Italy. I was never disputing the solidarity shown to Ireland although other people might dispute it in the context of the impact of various ECB letters sent at certain points in time on our sovereignty. I specifically reference comments made by Greece, by Italy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Growth Survey 2015: European Commission Office Ireland (4 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I think it is important to clarify for Ms Nolan the exact context of my references; they were not to do with the Irish economy. Were I going to mention the Irish economy and solidarity I might be mentioning issues such as potential pressure that might have been put on Ireland but as I am not speaking about the Irish economy, I am not mentioning those matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Growth Survey 2015: European Commission Office Ireland (4 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: That is very good news. The issue came up several times and would be a very important change from Ireland’s perspective. Representatives of the Fiscal Advisory Council are appearing before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform. For the sake of argument, I see myself as Italy and the Fiscal Advisory Council as Germany. Last year it recommended...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Growth Survey 2015: European Commission Office Ireland (4 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I apologise for being late. I am coming from another meeting. On my way down the stairs I got a media alert stating that the European Central Bank had slashed the growth and inflation figures for Europe quite significantly. As if things were not bad enough, this is the icing on the cake. To echo what Deputy Durkan stated, one of the things that struck me most - I also attended the COSAC...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (4 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: It is a pleasure for me to stand here a number of years after becoming spokesperson on finance in very different circumstances from those which I experienced when I first stood here three years ago. I take on board Senator Zappone's points about the ambitious targets set by the Government for reducing the deficit etc. It is also important to acknowledge the courage and leadership shown by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of Sale of Loan Books to Unregulated Third Parties Bill 2014: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Aideen Hayden: I will give the very last word to Deputy Mathews and then that is literally the end of the meeting.