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- Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs: Statements (5 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton. The contributions of spokespersons will be eight minutes and all other Senators five minutes. As it is Seachtain na Gaeilge, Minister, ar aghaidh leat.
- Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs: Statements (5 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Níl an Ghaeilge chomh flúirseach agam ach oiread. Tá beagáinín agam.
- Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs: Statements (5 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Yes.
- Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs: Statements (5 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: The Minister is not confined to eight minutes, like the other speakers. If the Minister goes over 30 minutes, I will call him.
- Seanad: Visit of AWEPA Delegation (5 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Before I call the next speaker, I am sure Members will wish to join me in welcoming Ms Miet Smet, President of the Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa, AWEPA. She is also a former Belgian Minister, Senator and MEP. On my behalf and on behalf of my colleagues in Seanad Éireann, I extend a warm welcome to you as well as our good wishes for a successful visit to Ireland....
- Seanad: Reform of Further Education and Training: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Let us get back to the business of the day. The next speaker is Senator Mark Conway, who has five minutes.
- Seanad: Reform of Further Education and Training: Statements (5 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: We should stick to the statements on education.
- Seanad: Reform of Further Education and Training: Statements (5 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, to the House. Following the Minister of State's statement, group spokespersons will have eight minutes and all other Members will have five minutes. I will call on the Minister of State to reply not later than 1.20 p.m.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Was that Kinsale?
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: I ask the Leader to outline what stage the legal services Bill has reached. It has been promised for the past three years but seems to have been sidelined for whatever reason. When will it come before the House? My primary reason for rising to speak is to ask the Leader to recognise that the Government, last evening, accepted on principle the protection of residential mortgage holders Bill...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Social Welfare Offices (4 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I am always glad when Ministers or Ministers of State who previously served as Senators return to the House. In that context, I am delighted that the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Tom Hayes, is waiting to take the next matter. When the Cabinet reshuffle occurs in late summer, I hope the Taoiseach...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Social Welfare Offices (4 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Any Minister or Minister of State who previously spent time in this illustrious establishment, which was, of course, saved by the people, deserves to be recognised.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Social Welfare Offices (4 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State. I will not go into too much detail on this issue as I have already supplied it to the Minister. In my home town of Bantry, social welfare services are operating out of four buildings in different parts of the town. This is most inconvenient for staff and for users of the services. Where sensitive documents have to be transferred from one part of the town...
- Seanad: Economic Growth and Job Creation: Statements (4 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Mary Ann O'Brien has priority as nobody from that group has spoken. The Senator has eight minutes.
- Seanad: Economic Growth and Job Creation: Statements (4 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Is it agreed that each Senator will have four minutes? Agreed.
- Seanad: Economic Growth and Job Creation: Statements (4 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Economic Growth and Job Creation: Statements (4 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: That matter was agreed on the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Economic Growth and Job Creation: Statements (4 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: You are well over time.
- Seanad: Economic Growth and Job Creation: Statements (4 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Unfortunately, that is what was ordered. I am trying to get everybody in and it would be unfair on those who are sitting here a long time not to get to speak. I call Senator Clune.
- Seanad: Economic Growth and Job Creation: Statements (4 Mar 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, to the House.