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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Current Housing Demand: Discussion (15 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: Can I clarify that this suggestion will require legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Current Housing Demand: Discussion (15 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: We will start with Mr. Allen.

Seanad: Building Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014: Motion (10 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: Is Senator Mooney not withdrawing it given that he agreed with everything the Minister said?

Seanad: Building Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014: Motion (10 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: Without having seen them in some cases.

Seanad: Building Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014: Motion (10 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: Everyone else does it.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (9 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to welcome the group from my own town of Carrick-on-Suir, which includes the girls from Scoil Mhuire, Councillor Greene and other members of the school staff. As Councillor Greene will not be standing in the forthcoming elections, I take this opportunity to thank her for all her work in the community of Rathgormack, which is the neighbouring...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: We have had several discussions in the past week on sport, but there is a need to deal specifically with the scourge of doping in sport. Anyone who has an interest in the greyhound industry will be aware that six greyhounds, some of them competition winners, which participated in the most recent national coursing festival tested positive for banned substances. This is a totally unacceptable...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Roadworthiness Testing (2 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: I thank the Minister for his reply. Unfortunately, the review has been as slow as some of the trucks. This is not good news. In the review will the Minister take account of what is done in other EU member states in this regard where they are included? Perhaps we might take a lead from them. It is welcome that he is trying to find a solution which I hope we will have sooner rather than later.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Roadworthiness Testing (2 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: I thank the Minister for staying on to take this debate. This matter relates to the request by the Irish Vintage Veteran Trucks Association to reverse the decision to exclude vintage or veteran trucks from exemption from roadworthiness testing under the regulations the Minister made in 2013. These vehicles are vintage trucks and are all pre-1980. They are used by those who own them purely...

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: He was lucky.

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: I am certainly broke now. I acknowledge what Senator Eamonn Coghlan has done for sport in this country. Reference has been made to the GAA. Last year we had a fantastic occasion in my home town to honour Maurice Davin, the first president of the GAA, who was born there. He was the only president to serve two terms. Senator Eamonn Coghlan, a great sports ambassador, came for a one mile fun run.

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: We let the Senator win.

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: As the Senator said that night, Maurice Davin was the first president of the Gaelic Athletic Association and somewhere along the way in the mists of history it became a mainstream hurling and football association which I support strongly and athletics were not as prominent. It is great that the Senator, one of our foremost athletes, recognised Maurice Davin. I greatly appreciate it. We all...

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: I welcome the positive report we received from the Minister on the Government's activities in the area of sports. In 2013, sports contributed €2.4 billion to the Irish economy, and 40,000 jobs are supported through Irish sports. The economic analysis by Senator Ó Murchú may not stand up to scrutiny but it is a fact that €818 million was spent on sporting initiatives...

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Denis Landy: They even bet on politics, although I do not expect the money to go back into politics. Perhaps the Minister will comment on whether revenues from the betting tax could be invested in other sports. Credit should be given to the 500,000 adults who volunteered in Irish sports in 2013. As Senator Eamonn Coghlan noted, people volunteer to support sporting activities every day of the week....

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)

Denis Landy: I raise the issue of increased charges for elderly and vulnerable people in nursing homes. It has come to my attention in recent weeks that many elderly people have been requested to pay extra money for services in nursing homes. We are all aware there is a fair deal system in place where people on basic social welfare pay 80% of their social welfare payment per week. That leaves elderly...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)

Denis Landy: To take up Senator Mary Ann O'Brien's comment on wind energy, the only announcement made last year was on a memorandum of understanding between this country and Britain on exports of wind energy. Last Friday the United Kingdom withdrew from discussions on progressing the memorandum to an intergovernmental agreement. That has caused confusion in local communities because the previous...

Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Sean Sherlock, to the House for the final stages of the legislation. It is good to see that the issue was brought back by way of amendments which were highlighted. It is good that legislation is scrutinised in such a way as to ensure there are no gaps. When Senator Ned O'Sullivan said his party would oppose the legislation I thought he was going to...

Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Denis Landy: Notwithstanding that, I understand Senator Ned O'Sullivan might have some concerns about the Bill, but having read the legislation and the various debates on it I am satisfied that the movement from county enterprise boards, which were in place for more than 20 years, as stated by Senator Michael Mullins, to local enterprise offices is a good one. Furthermore, I am convinced by the fact that...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Denis Landy: I wish to raise the issue of the new service for the provision of national driving licences. Last year the Government decided to take the provision of the service from the local authorities and set up a new organisation. A contract was given out, centres were set up across the country and people had to attend these centres during working hours to get their new driver licences. This has...