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Seanad: Economic Growth and Job Creation: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: Take your time. Looking at the other side of the House, I think a few others are breathless as well.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Amalgamation (27 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I hope the matter will be sorted out.

Seanad: ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I was worried about the sky falling on Grafton Street because I was admiring the renewal of the paving there this morning. That might refocus the Minister.

Seanad: ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I am sure the Senator is very pleased with that response.

Seanad: ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 2 and 3 are related and will be discussed together.

Seanad: ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: The Minister can clarify the position if he wishes to add something. Otherwise, I will ask Senator Ó Clochartaigh if he is pressing the amendment.

Seanad: ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I raise the issue my colleague, Senator Mooney, and others have raised on a number of occasions, including last week, namely, the appalling downgrading of, and lack of concern for, rural Ireland and rural post offices, which was very obvious last night with the very large and peaceful demonstration outside the House. For some time, this side of the House has called for a Minister for rural...

Seanad: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Second Stage (26 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I am glad to see the Minister of State, Deputy Tom Hayes, back in this fine establishment where he started his national political career. He is always welcome in this House. My party, Fianna Fáil, supports this Bill which builds on the original Fines Act introduced by the then Minister, Mr. Dermot Ahern, in 2010. The current system imposes an unsustainable administrative burden on the...

Seanad: Inland Waterways: Statements (26 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Deenihan, to the House. The statements on Ireland's inland waterways must conclude by 1.10 p.m. and the Minister may now make his contribution to the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I concur with Senator David Norris on the difficulties pertaining to nurses. Soon, we will have lost an entire generation of nurses to foreign soil which is something we will regret down the road. I concur with the remarks of Senator Colm Burke in regard to general practitioners. The proposal, as presented to them, is unworkable, will not succeed and will cause damage to service. I ask the...

Seanad: Community Courts: Motion (25 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Costello. Sometimes I think his rightful place is in the Upper House. He is a bit lost where he is but I wish him well. My party supports the concept of community courts. International experience, particularly in the US and the UK, has been drawn on and it is not unusual for us to look at situations abroad. In particular, we looked at juvenile...

Seanad: Community Courts: Motion (25 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: The Minister is otherwise engaged.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: We have trounced them in Croke Park since.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: I refer to the ongoing whistleblowers saga and the lack of confidence in the politburo of the Garda and the Minister for Justice and Equality. I call for a debate on this issue as a matter of urgency. I will not propose an amendment to the Order of Business today, but I ask the Leader to set aside two or three hours in the next week or ten days for a debate on the issue. We are hearing...

Seanad: An Coimisinéir Teanga a Cheapadh: Tairiscint (20 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Iarraim ar an Seanadóir Ó Murchú an rún a mholadh.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: This is not appropriate to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: This is not appropriate to the Order of Business.