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Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 30, 32, 34 to 42, inclusive, and 44 to 49, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: I ask the Leader to make contact with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, with regard to the implementation of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, which was a welcome measure introduced by the Government to kick-start regeneration in the housing market in remote parts of Ireland. I am concerned in particular that some councils are...

Seanad: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (12 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (12 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (12 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Commissioner and her team and wish them well in their fight against crime. I have two brief questions, the first of which has been touched on previously and concerns the subject of bail. As a Member of the Seanad, part of my life involves travelling the country from Donegal to Kerry occasionally and one concern that comes across clearly at meetings and gatherings is that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: Recently, I had a lunch meeting with a young man who is completing his final Blackhall Place examinations and who works on the criminal law side in a part of Dublin that shall remain nameless. He brought up the subject of one person with whom he was assisting in his office and who had something like 147 previous records. This person was a kind of repeat offender who most likely would have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Garda Commissioner (11 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: I will ask one further brief question of the Commissioner. Is there a possibility to have surveillance of vehicles that may be used by certain criminal gangs or for basic matters such as when a vehicle lacks an NCT, tax or insurance? As many people go through tolling points periodically at which one's number is checked to ascertain whether one has a tag, is there a way in which this...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: Will the Leader arrange a debate, if possible before the Christmas break, on the very dangerous and invasive weed known as Japanese knotweed, preferably with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government?I know it has been a huge issue in parts of Cork where local authorities have seen roads undermined-----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: And indeed in Kerry. I saw our good colleague, Councillor Michael Cahill, raise the issue yesterday. The Department and various local authorities are turning a blind eye to this. You cannot burn it. It can grow without light underground undermining the foundations of a house. I know of a house in Bantry where it has actually undermined a gable wall. The people did not know what it was...

Seanad: Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy O'Sullivan.

Seanad: Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: I understand two Ministers intend to respond.

Seanad: Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy James Reilly.

Seanad: Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: I can only give the Minister a C1, as he went slightly over his time.

Seanad: Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Offices (10 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: I submitted a similar Adjournment matter on 4 March 2014, the response to which I have before me. I will not go into the detail but there is a severe difficulty from a practical point of view in my home town of Bantry where approximately six different offices provide various social welfare services. We all want the one-stop-shop facility but when somebody goes into a particular office the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Offices (10 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister of State. I needed an update and I have noted her advices and will pass on the information to the appropriate people. I hope a solution will be found because it is unfair to the general public and the staff. It is not the most ideal situation to have four different offices in a relatively small town with a population of 3,000 people.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Offices (10 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: There is a little more light at the end of the tunnel.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This is large, significant and groundbreaking legislation. Fianna Fáil broadly welcomes the Bill as the present legislation governing mental capacity in Ireland dates back to 1871 and is regarded as outdated and unsuitable for dealing with people whose ability to make decisions is affected through illness, injury or any other cause. The...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: I did not mean shortly. I hope the Minister of State will have a long and significant contribution to make in the next Government or Opposition. This is an important milestone and legislation in which she should take some pride.