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Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)

Denis Landy: I believe I am addressing the Minister of State with responsibility for NewERA so that might clarify one point. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and welcome his opening address. The briefing document that was supplied to us by the Oireachtas Library was indeed excellent and it supplied strong and irrefutable evidence that we need to build out our water system. It contrasts...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)

Denis Landy: I commend the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, for her initiative on temporary employment. It is estimated that almost 40% of retailing employers take on extra staff at Christmas time but heretofore many people on jobseeker’s allowance were reluctant to take up this employment because when they broke their claim it took months in some cases to get it back again. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2013)

Denis Landy: On 24 October 2012, Saorview went live supplying a free television service to 600,000 customers. While transmission was free, it cost people more than €100 per television set to upgrade to ensure they got the service. Lo and behold, 13 months later, the same people are being told they have to rescan and retune their televisions and that the system will not be operational after...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2013)

Denis Landy: I support the call made by a number of Senators for a debate on homelessness. It is important we have a debate on this issue. A basic need for every citizen is a roof over his or her head. I welcome the call for the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, to come to the House to debate this issue. I want to raise the issue of medical cards and medical card holders who continue to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)

Denis Landy: Perhaps Mr. Brannigan might set out the way in which he believes the public consultation process should proceed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)

Denis Landy: I thank the witnesses for attending. I make some points to evoke from them some responses that we can use when the representatives of EirGrid appear before the committee. They will forgive me if I have to leave. However, once they put the answers on the record I will be able to get them. My first question is on public consultation. Why do the witnesses believe the system of consultation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Local Authority Members Association (7 Nov 2013)

Denis Landy: I thank Councillor McElvaney and his colleagues for coming in to make their case. LAMA is an organisation that carries out the specific role of representing the rights and welfare of councillors and has done this successfully over many years. The issues that have been raised here are pertinent and while not dealt with specifically in the legislation, they are important. As someone from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland (7 Nov 2013)

Denis Landy: I welcome delegates from the Association of Municipal Authorities in Ireland, particularly the President, Mr. Callaghan and some of the executive members who are in attendance. Most people in this room will know that the AMAI is my nominating body for the Seanad. I am delighted to say that I was successful in winning a seat on behalf of the association and have worked very closely with it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Reform of Local Government: Discussion
Association of County and City Councils (7 Nov 2013)

Denis Landy: I asked Councillor O'Brien about the collection and allocation of moneys at municipal level and the basis on which it will be apportioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Reform of Local Government: Discussion
Association of County and City Councils (7 Nov 2013)

Denis Landy: There will be 40 seats in Tipperary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Reform of Local Government: Discussion
Association of County and City Councils (7 Nov 2013)

Denis Landy: I welcome the delegation from the Association of County and City Councils and thank Councillor O'Brien for his contribution. In regard to the apportionment of commercial rates and the local property tax, how does the association envisage the money being distributed to individual municipal district councils? I support Councillor O'Brien's suggestion about bringing community development...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Landy: Senator Byrne should have some manners and stop interrupting the Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Landy: I echo the call made in the House yesterday for a debate on EirGrid and pylons. The Labour Party Senators in the House will continue to make the case for undergrounding cables across the country. We have recently discovered it can happen in certain parts of the country, so there is no reason it cannot happen everywhere. That is the case we will make. In 1884 the Gaelic Athletic Association...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Denis Landy: This hotel is more than just bricks and mortar. It represents the beginning of a part of our culture that defines us as a nation more than any other. It binds people throughout the country together. I call on the Leader to ask the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, who has responsibility for the Office of Public Works, OPW, and the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Statements (23 Oct 2013)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Taoiseach. No more than his county footballers, he has a habit of coming back for more. We welcome the fact that he is in the House to discuss the outcome of the referendum. We appreciate that he has given us two hours of his time for an open and constructive debate. If we had not had a referendum on 4 October, we probably would not be discussing the matter today. The fact...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2013)

Denis Landy: I add my voice to that of Senator O'Brien in expressing sympathy to the family of Councillor Gary Wyse, whom I knew quite well. He always played the ball, and did not play the man, in politics. It is something I admired about him. I join Senator Bacik, and Senator Jim D'Arcy who raised it yesterday, on the one-parent family tax credit issue. The proposal in the budget is to cut the tax...

Seanad: The One Percent Difference National Giving Campaign: Statements (22 Oct 2013)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister to the House and I also welcome the fact that the House is giving this issue a further airing. The Minister launched this campaign in June 2013 and the campaign is now being giving greater publicity. The radio advertisements to which Senator Ó Murchú referred are giving the people of Ireland a greater understanding of the campaign. Irish people have a long...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2013)

Denis Landy: I thank Senator Diarmuid Wilson for that clarification.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2013)

Denis Landy: I support my colleague Senator Ned O'Sullivan on the issue of councillors. I ask the Leader, if he is making contact with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, to check out a concern of mine with him. I have been led to believe that councillors' salaries, small as they are at €16,000 or thereabouts, have been reduced under the Haddington Road agreement,...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2013)

Denis Landy: It is not an internal matter. This is the national broadcaster and GAA is our national sport. It is our number-one sport. After the year we have had in hurling and football, it is unacceptable that RTE, as our national broadcaster, would refuse to tell the people of Ireland the results of county finals across the country. I was also told that it would be impossible to carry 64 results in...