Results 741-760 of 1,229 for speaker:Denis Landy

Seanad: Decade of Centenaries Programme of Commemorations: Statements (22 May 2013)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister to the House. I will briefly allude to the Century Ireland initiative. It is a fantastic initiative and I commend all involved in that, including RTE. This period is about the commemoration of 1913, 1916, the War of Independence and the Civil War but it is also about local issues. History is not solely about remembering war; it is about remembering events that...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)

Denis Landy: This afternoon there will be a briefing in the audio-visual room on the provision of further services for children with Down's syndrome. I have listened to the comments about the level of corporation tax being paid and it occurs to me that everybody in this and the other House would support the provision of extra services for children with Down's syndrome, although the question is always...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)

Denis Landy: That party is now showing its concern.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2013)

Denis Landy: This week, we had a report from the CSO which provided a lot of information. It showed that the unemployment rate is starting to fall, although gradually, and also that employment is gradually rising. It also showed that we have had population growth of 350,000. I want to commend the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, on noting this early in his Ministry and for...

Seanad: Wind Energy Guidelines: Statements (15 May 2013)

Denis Landy: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Wind Energy Guidelines: Statements (15 May 2013)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I support all that has been said in the debate on common sense prevailing in regard to the provision of wind farms throughout the country. However, I would ask what is the first concern for Government. In my opinion, it is the welfare of the communities across rural Ireland. Secondary to that should be the provision of energy through wind...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Denis Landy: I wish to raise the issue of the voluntary registration of approved bodies that provide social housing. In 2012 the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, asked the bodies to register voluntarily. Will the Leader obtain for us an update on this issue? There are 700 voluntary housing groups, but very few have of them have registered voluntarily. It may be time to have a statutory...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Denis Landy: I support Senator Whelan in his call for some real action on narcolepsy. He has raised the issue over the past year, but despite promises we have seen no real action. It is time that those affected by it got results and a response from Government. I ask the Leader to provide the necessary clarity for the Opposition on GP medical cards. It is quite clear the Government has set out its stall...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Nessa Childers, MEP (1 May 2013)

Denis Landy: It is under discussion.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Nessa Childers, MEP (1 May 2013)

Denis Landy: I would like to thank Ms Childers for her very honest response. I realise there were a lot of questions to be answered, but perhaps she will give a little time to one I raised concerning the willingness of the Irish State to transpose legislation into Irish law, sometimes to the detriment of our economy and sometimes creating a disadvantage for Ireland against other EU states. I discovered...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Nessa Childers, MEP (1 May 2013)

Denis Landy: I welcome Ms Childers on behalf of the Labour Party Senators. Unlike Senator Burke, who played senior hurling in Brussels, I played on the junior team for six and a half years as a member of the committee of the regions. I have some sense of how matters in Brussels function and I respect the fact that Ms Childers outlined views that fit into a European context but not necessarily the Irish...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2013)

Denis Landy: I welcome the statement made yesterday in the Dáil by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, with regard to Coillte. He said yesterday that he thought he could also speak for his colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Coveney, in that they were probably agreed that the mooted privatisation of Coillte looked more...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Rural Transport Services (24 Apr 2013)

Denis Landy: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Rural Transport Services (24 Apr 2013)

Denis Landy: I apologise for interrupting but I wish to raise a point of order, namely, that copies of the Minister of State's reply have not been made available. It is difficult for us to follow the Minister of State without the copy.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)

Denis Landy: On Monday the Government published a report on pensions that it had commissioned from the OECD. The report goes into great detail on pensions in this country. It recognises that, relatively speaking, there is a generous pension system in place compared to those in other OECD countries. It also recognises the importance of the continuation of the provision of such payments to prevent...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Denis Landy: I concur with the comments made in regard to the explosions in America. I want to raise an issue in regard to property tax, namely the significant confusion that reigns among people across the country. For example, in my town of Carrick-on-Suir residents of one full housing estate have received no notification of their property tax liability yet. Some people might think this is great, but...

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2013)

Denis Landy: I support the generality of what Senator Mooney has just said because I also have grave concerns about this issue. I raised the matter of the local government fund earlier, to which the Minister of State did not respond when summing up. Perhaps he will address my concerns now. There is a certain point at which local government cannot function in terms of the amount of money it needs. We...

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Denis Landy: I did not know that.

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State. I generally speak after Senator Barrett in debates like this and I always tend to start by picking up on something he mentions. The weather, more than vehicles, is responsible for causing potholes in my area. We are now in the last week of March and every day this week we have looked out at snow falling, which is unprecedented for this time of year in this...

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Denis Landy: Hear, hear.