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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Property Insurance: Discussion with Irish National Flood Forum (12 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I am sorry for being in and out of the meeting but I was supposed to be in the Chair of the Seanad half an hour ago so I had to get a substitute. I welcome the group and particularly those who made the journey from west Cork. I will not go into specifics but I am aware of the reality for the people in Skibbereen, Bandon and many other towns. I will make a few brief points. I am not a...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I wish to raise a parochial but important issue, and I would like the Leader to get some information for me on the future of Dursey Island cable car. For those who do not know it, Dursey Island is one of the most remote and isolated parts of the country. It was the last place the people who sailed from Cobh saw as they left Ireland on the RMS Titanic before the ill-fated ship hit the...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator, sometimes you abuse your powers here. You are naming people-----

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: With all due respect, you are a senior Senator in this House and a Senior Member of the Oireachtas but you sometimes take a step too far. Calling for an explanation about a member of the Judiciary is a step too far.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I have received notice from Senator David Cullinane that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to make a statement on his plans to develop a technological university in the south east, the process involved in this development and the timescales envisioned for the development of any...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator has made his point. I call Senator Barrett.

Seanad: Early Intervention and Economic Benefits: Statements (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator is actually a minute over time. She was so engrossed she ignored my little warning.

Seanad: Early Intervention and Economic Benefits: Statements (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: As it is now 2.45 p.m., I am required to put the following question in accordance with the order of the Seanad of this day: "That amendment No. 3 is hereby negatived, in respect of each of the sections undisposed of, the section is hereby agreed to in Committee, the Title is hereby agreed to in Committee, the Bill is reported to the House without amendment, the Bill is hereby received for...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: As Senator Cullinane is a teller, he is entitled to call a vote through the lobby. O'Keeffe, Susan.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: The time is slipping by.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: Does it relate to the amendment?

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I do not want the Senator to wander too far from the amendment.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator is inclined to make a political point about another jurisdiction. I would advise him to stick to the amendment and make his criticism more relevant because our time is very limited.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: That comment is ultra vires.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I am trying to be fair to all sides in the time left.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are out of order. Amendment No. 1 is in conflict with the principle of the Bill and amendment No. 2 is not relevant to the subject matter of the Bill as read a Second Time.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 3, 6, 10 and 17 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed?

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator is well over time.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: I am calling Senator Paschal Mooney.