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Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 4: In page 3, lines 24 and 25, to delete "or Seanad Éireann". This is consequential on the last amendment. I do not need to say more than I already have but ask the Minister to reconsider the timing of the proposal and its application to Senators.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I support this amendment in principle. I believe the abolition of the dual mandate is taking away something which Members of the Oireachtas formerly held and this is an attempt to deal with that. The Constitution states that there shall be directly elected local authorities. This section is either toothless or could be challenged on constitutional grounds. The amendment recognises that there...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: In some way this indicates that the Member of the Houses of the Oireachtas has pre-eminence in a sense. The wording recognises the problem and for that reason it is either meaningless or, if it means anything, it will be open to a constitutional challenge. I read in The Irish Times recently that an independent councillor has said he would be willing to take a constitutional challenge to any...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 8: In page 6, to delete lines 1 to 5.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 9: In page 6, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: 8.–Section 5 of the Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act 1999 is hereby repealed in so far as the section relates to limitation of election expenses and accordingly sections 72 and 75 of the Electoral Act 1997 are hereby revived to that extent. I put it to the Minister that there...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 10: In page 6, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: "

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 11: In page 7, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: "

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I will withdraw the amendment, but I ask the Minister to reconsider the matter. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Bill, as amended, received for final consideration. Question put: "That the Bill do now pass." Tá

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I say to the Leader of the House that when we have a debate on drink, the emphasis should be on under-age drinking, which is illegal. We must realise that people over the age of 18 years are adults and there is a limit to what we can do in that regard. If RTE can film people drinking in pubs on the night the junior certificate results are issued, I do not understand the reason the Garda...

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (21 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: Having listened to the speeches from the Government side today and yesterday, the Government position is full of contradictions. It is either moving towards an outright shift from our neutral position or it is full of confusion. For example, Senators Dooley and Morrissey said we should take a stand and support the US and the UK over Iraq, but what about supporting and upholding the UN? We are...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I agree with other Senators that it is a waste of time to debate the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill today, particularly when it is to be considered further by the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service. I also agree that we should be debating the war on Iraq today. I am glad we are debating it tomorrow, but it is really an afterthought. As Senator Ross said, if we want to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: As is happening in the Dáil, we should be giving the war in Iraq priority today.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I support Senator Ó Murchú's call for the Minister, Deputy Ó Cúiv, to come before the House to discuss the issue of Irish emigrants. I note he is quoted today as saying that it is payback time for these emigrants and that many of them are worse off in their host countries than they would be here. I would like the Minister to explain what the Government is doing to support those emigrants,...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (6 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I do not agree with their being discussed together because each relates to a different issue. Amendments Nos. 2 and 3 are more related. As I want to raise a different issue in relation to them, I do not want the three amendments to be grouped.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (6 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, line 17, to delete "either House of the Oireachtas" and substitute Dáil Éireann". I thank the Minister for coming. Amendment No. 1 proposes to exclude Senators from the change in the legislation. Many Members who spoke on Second Stage made the point that Senators were in a different position from Deputies. They have a relationship with councillors which...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (6 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister said one did not have to be a practising member of a local authority to bring one's perspective to bear. I disagree. As a practising member of a local authority, one is aware of what is happening in the local authority at any given time. I bring to the House my perspective on problems with local government funding, housing programme delivery and so on. I do not just know that...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (6 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: I am not so sure.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (6 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister has an advantage in his role, particularly in the portfolio he holds. I have the ordinary county councillor's perspective of these problems.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (6 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: No, not all of them, but that is part of Fianna Fáil's reasoning behind the change. To my knowledge, the Taoiseach has stated this as a reason for attracting new people at local government level.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (6 Mar 2003)

Joanna Tuffy: That happens anyway.