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Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Denis Landy: I second the motion. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I wholeheartedly agree that the Minister of State has prioritised the extremely important issue of homelessness. Senator Hayden has covered much of the area in regard to homelessness so I hope I do not repeat what she has said. I broadly support the specific ring-fencing of €45 million for dealing with this whole...

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

Denis Landy: I, too, welcome the Minister and thank him for coming to the House in a week when the schedule of the House has been curtailed to one and a half days. It is an absolute disgrace. There are many subjects that Members would like to debate and on which they have called for debates, such as flooding, which occurred again at the weekend, and other issues. It is important that we say as much....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Management of Sewage Sludge: Cré (28 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. I ask them to expand on the food safety concerns that have been mentioned. It is a very big statement in a few words and leaves a lot hanging there. Have the witnesses done any analysis of the cost of changeover either nationally or at local authority level? From where will that investment come? Who will drive that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Management of Sewage Sludge: Cré (28 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: Does Mr. Foster have his own views on it? He is using information from another document in his report here. What are his views on how food might be compromised as a result of what he says is going on here?

Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: On a point of order, if the scoping document which provided the basis for Irish Water commissioning consultants and details all of the expenditure-----

Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: I ask the Minister of State to ensure that document is made available to us.

Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: The Senator’s party is great at reading everybody else’s manifesto but it fails to realise what it did.

Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to discuss this issue. Unlike some of the previous speakers, I actually spent last Tuesday afternoon at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht at which the chief executive of-----

Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: Sorry?

Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: Without realising it, Senator O'Brien is paying me a compliment.

Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: During that session, many of the issues raised today were raised and many were answered by the representatives of Irish Water and by Bord Gáis. The word "scandal" was used today and articles in newspapers were referred to. I generally form my opinions based on the people I meet in my everyday life as opposed to journalists or people who write for various publications on a weekly basis....

Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: The difficulty is that we do not have clarity on what the level of quality is in that people may experience poor water quality periodically. My water is discoloured for a week after a couple of days rain. In the middle of the summer when there is no rain, I could not say my water is poor quality but I could certainly could say it is in the winter. We need clarity on that issue. I asked...

Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: It has not.

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, to the House and wish her all the best for 2014. I also commend Senator Paul Coghlan and his colleagues, Senators Cummins and Mullins, on bringing forward this legislation. It is an important and topical issue that surfaces regularly. A number of months ago my colleagues in the Labour Party group, including Senator Whelan and me,...

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: I thank the Minister for the many hours he has put into dealing with this legislation, not only in this House but in the past two years. He and I have had many discussions on this issue, following some of which we did not walk away shaking hands, but we certainly reached a position where we both believed we would see the local government system growing from this legislation. There has been...

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Motion to Recommit (15 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: That is a matter for the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: I am asking about the timelines in dealing with the quality issue. Mr. Tierney said there are 20,000 houses on a continuous boil notice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: In respect of the shortage of supply in Leinster and Dublin, and the Garryhinch project, how far has Irish Water advanced? Mr. Tierney said that Irish Water had taken over the team from Dublin City Council. How much progress has been made on that and what is the timeline?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: With the greatest respect to Mr. Barry, in telling the people of Dublin and Leinster that they will have to wait seven years, why will it take three years to bring it from the concept stage to planning?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Denis Landy: My last question is about the staffing available to Irish Water, according to the report, even though it seems they have continued to work for Bord Gáis. That is obviously a question for Bord Gáis, with respect to Mr. Tierney.