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

Pat O'Neill: That point related to amendment No. 31.

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

Pat O'Neill: Amendment No. 32 refers to substituting "those elements of the plan".

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

Pat O'Neill: Senator Cullinane could have come back in to speak on the matter at the time.

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

Pat O'Neill: Senator Cullinane-----

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

Pat O'Neill: Senator Cullinane said all that before in response to amendment No. 30.

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

Pat O'Neill: Senator Cullinane did.

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

Pat O'Neill: Is that agreed?

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Senator Darragh O'Brien is right.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Visit of President of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (12 Dec 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Before calling on the Minister to reply, I welcome Mr. Jean-Claude Mignon, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. On my own behalf and that of all my colleagues in Seanad Éireann, I extend a very warm welcome to him and good wishes for a very successful visit to Ireland.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Does the Minister wish to comment?

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

Pat O'Neill: I do not. I spoke recently to a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly when in this House who lives in a 2,000 sq. ft. three-bedroom bungalow in respect of which she pays £1,500 per annum in respect of waste collection, water charges and the household charge. That is a great deal more than what is being charged by the Irish Government.

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

Pat O'Neill: Senator Ó Domhnaill stated that he is opposed to water metering. Ireland is now the only country in Europe that does not charge for water, which I am sure amazes people in Europe. As stated by Senator Whelan, the people who attended the conference mentioned were amazed to hear that we often have to ration water or issue notices to boil water. The document from which Senator Ó...

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

Pat O'Neill: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, for attending the House for the debate on this important Bill. Man cannot live on bread alone and, in the past, prisoners at their lowest ebb in solitary confinement lived on bread and water. One cannot live without water but it is one of the dearest commodities that our local authorities supply. Some 10% of Kilkenny County Council's budget is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Six-monthly Report on Developments in EU: Discussion with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Dec 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I thank Mr. Moran for his presentation. I welcome the announcement on Japan and I hope we will get good news from China. What is the status of EU negotiations with South American countries, regarding the reopening of the EU market to Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Uruguay? How far are we from allowing South American beef back into the EU?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Six-monthly Report on Developments in EU: Discussion with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Dec 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I asked about South American beef.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Six-monthly Report on Developments in EU: Discussion with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Dec 2013)

Pat O'Neill: So it is not back on the agenda at present.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Amendment No. 6 has already been discussed with amendment No. 1.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Amendment No. 7, in the names of Senators Walsh and Wilson and the Fianna Fáil Senators, has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Government amendment No. 8 has already been discussed with amendment No. 1.