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Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)

Jimmy Harte: I agree with most of what Senator Crown said. However, those of us who come to this House through the local government route have constituencies to which we relate as a consequence of having served the communities in question.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)

Jimmy Harte: I take the point that, technically, we do not have constituencies, but people appreciate that we look after certain areas. I call for a debate on fish discards, an issue which is the subject of discussion throughout Europe. Members may be aware of a campaign that was initiated in the United Kingdom by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, presenter of "River Cottage" on Channel 4. According to his...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)

Jimmy Harte: I join with colleagues in congratulating Michael D. Higgins on his presidential victory. I look forward to his inauguration on Friday. Also, I wish Sligo Rovers well in the FAI Cup and wish the Irish soccer team well on Friday and Tuesday next. As I said yesterday, I am glad that Trapattoni is in charge of the Irish team and not Berlusconi. I hope that-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)

Jimmy Harte: I hope so.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)

Jimmy Harte: He had plenty of money behind it.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)

Jimmy Harte: I refer to a local issue in Letterkenny. I ask the Leader to bring the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to the House to discuss the ongoing problem in Donegal and in the Letterkenny area in particular where several developers have left the scene and gone into receivership. There have been public meetings held regarding the issue of sewerage pumps in housing...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)

Jimmy Harte: I would rather the Minister would come to the House to clarify the situation for us and give the residents some hope for the future.

Seanad: Recent Developments in the Eurozone: Discussion with Minister of State (8 Nov 2011)

Jimmy Harte: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The situation in Europe is very fluid and worrying. I find it difficult to grasp what is happening. As Senator Mullins said, if different economists with doctorates from Harvard disagree on fundamental issues to do with Europe, it is very difficult for an ordinary citizen to discover what is really going on. I noted that this is the longest...

Seanad: Recent Developments in the Eurozone: Discussion with Minister of State (8 Nov 2011)

Jimmy Harte: He never used the word, "burn".

Seanad: Recent Developments in the Eurozone: Discussion with Minister of State (8 Nov 2011)

Jimmy Harte: I would rather Ireland's position in five or ten years time when the IMF has gone rather than be like Greece where the IMF may be there for 20 or 30 years and Greece will face severe austerity in the meantime. We may have difficult times ahead. I am in business and I know how difficult it has been and I know that businesses and families are suffering but when we get our financial...

Seanad: Recent Developments in the Eurozone: Discussion with Minister of State (8 Nov 2011)

Jimmy Harte: It is true.

Seanad: Recent Developments in the Eurozone: Discussion with Minister of State (8 Nov 2011)

Jimmy Harte: The problem is there is denial. Hitler said with regard to the big lie to keep it simple and to keep repeating it and eventually people would believe it.

Seanad: Recent Developments in the Eurozone: Discussion with Minister of State (8 Nov 2011)

Jimmy Harte: We did lose it.

Seanad: Recent Developments in the Eurozone: Discussion with Minister of State (8 Nov 2011)

Jimmy Harte: We lost our sovereignty and no amount of denial will solve the problem but we must move on from here. Today we are a little further forward than we were six months ago, even though we are not in a great position. The Minister of State may be better informed than I am about the situation in Greece and Italy as it seems to be difficult to comprehend. I note that Berlusconi has lost his vote...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Jimmy Harte: I concur with my colleague, Senator Ó Murchú, who called for a debate on homelessness. He mentioned the Simon Community, of which I am a director in the north west, so I appreciate his remark. He made a valid point that may need clarification in that the definition of homelessness has changed in recent years. We always used to regard homeless people as those who were actually sleeping on...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)

Jimmy Harte: I concur with many of the sentiments expressed by Senator Mooney on Aviva. I know this industry from my years in the insurance business as an agent of Hibernian Insurance in the early 1980s. It developed from Hibernian Insurance and merged with Norwich Union to become a large company with a great future, Aviva. The cost of running an insurance company like Aviva in Ireland has proven to be...

Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Jimmy Harte: Truth has not gone away, you know.

Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Jimmy Harte: Bring back Bertie.

Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Jimmy Harte: Bring back Bertie.

Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Jimmy Harte: Bring back Bertie.