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Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (3 Dec 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Senator for the ecclesiastical conclusion.

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (3 Dec 2014)

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

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (3 Dec 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I ask the Leader to arrange for an urgent debate, with the Minister, Deputy Coveney, in attendance, on the crisis facing dairy farmers with the new proposals and with the abolition of quotas. The quota system which was imposed on us by Europe was a retrograde step and it was wrong. However, that is history now. There is good news and bad news. What happened when the quotas were imposed in...

Seanad: Geological Survey of Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (2 Dec 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Report of Committee of Selection: Motion (2 Dec 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: This is the 19th report of the Committee of Selection. The Committee of Selection reports that it has nominated Senator Michael Mullins to serve on the Committee of Members' Interests of Seanad Éireann. The Committee of Selection reports that it has nominated Senator Hildegarde Naughton to serve on the Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. The Committee of Selection...

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit.

Seanad: Availability of Certain Medication: Statements (26 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I call Senator Feargal Quinn to make a brief contribution as the Minister is due to respond.

Seanad: Availability of Certain Medication: Statements (26 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: He is under pressure. It was almost 1.05 p.m. when he commenced his contribution. It was only spokespersons who were meant to speak, but I will allow the Senator to make a brief contribution.

Seanad: Availability of Certain Medication: Statements (26 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: They are broader issues. I invite the Minister to respond to the debate.

Seanad: Availability of Certain Medication: Statements (26 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I ask Members not to be mischievous.

Seanad: Availability of Certain Medication: Statements (26 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister, whose time is up.

Seanad: Availability of Certain Medication: Statements (26 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: Technically, it was to be just the groups' spokespersons but I will allow two minutes each to Senators Conway and Daly.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: As Fianna Fáil spokesperson for justice, I rise to acknowledge and congratulate Ms Nóirín O’Sullivan on her appointment as Garda Commissioner. It is important to note that the chief Garda whistleblower, Sergeant Maurice McCabe, the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors and many others in political and civil society also welcomed the announcement. It was done in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Judicial Appointments: Discussion (26 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the three witnesses for their excellent presentations. What are their views on the setting up of a judicial council?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Judicial Appointments: Discussion (26 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: It is for whomever wants to answer it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Judicial Appointments: Discussion (26 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: That comes down to the point that the removal of a judge from office in Ireland through impeachment is virtually impossible, as I well know. I should have prefaced my remarks by saying that as somebody who has practised law for 36 years, I believe our judges have served us well, by and large. That is something that should be borne in mind. On the ratio of women in the Judiciary, I am a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Judicial Appointments: Discussion (26 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: No. That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Judicial Appointments: Discussion (26 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: The point I want to make is that if we want more women on the High Court and the Supreme Court, 80% of lawyers are solicitors. If more solicitors were being chosen we would have a better chance of reaching a 40% or 45% measure in that regard by choosing from the ranks of solicitors of whom there are more women than men.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: Will the Leader arrange a debate on the progress of the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, or lack thereof, as the case may be? Almost six years after its establishment it would be fruitful to have a debate on its current position, where it is going, what the future holds, what money it has made and what it ultimately hopes to achieve. I raise this issue after a person from a rural...