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Order of Business (1 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Given the continuing decline in the tourism sector——

Order of Business (1 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Without interruption, a Cheann Comhairle. You need this holiday more than the rest of us.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Are any issues that might arise from Ireland's exclusion from the terms of the Schengen Agreement likely to be dealt with by way of primary or secondary legislation, and if so, to what extent? I refer specifically to the difficulties——

Order of Business (1 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: ——experienced by people from the Orient in getting travel visas to this country. We are suffering because of that.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: I am sure the Tánaiste is well up on the Schengen Agreement.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: I would love to hear her thoughts on same.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: We will not get an answer.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Our tourism season might be over by the time I get the answer.

Written Answers — Placenames Database: Placenames Database (1 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide an update on the progress on his Department's work in relation to placenames; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14147/10]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (1 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when funding will be awarded to a GAA club (details supplied) in County Kerry in relation to the piling mat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14343/10]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (1 Apr 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science when emergency funding will be awarded in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry. [14342/10]

Overseas Development Aid. (30 Mar 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way the implementation of the recommendations of the hunger task force report will be affected by the reduction of 16% in spending on global hunger initiatives in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13251/10]

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2010)

Tom Sheahan: My understanding, when I became acquainted with planning-----

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2010)

Tom Sheahan: I will drive on as far as I can, a Cheann Comhairle, and we will go for the spuds then. My understanding of planning has developed into three fundamental aspects, namely, precedence, consistency and transparency. This Bill rubbishes those three fundamental aspects. Planning permission for a one-off house was once dependent on site suitability. Unfortunately, it now depends on the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2010)

Tom Sheahan: We will drive on. Will somebody please explain to me-----

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2010)

Tom Sheahan: I have said what I said and I stand by it. I want somebody to explain to me why, when a person inspects the planning file and the site, their recommendation is overturned by people who were not near the site. For years the Irish Rural Dwellers' Association has sought to have a representative on An Bord Pleanála, but why has this been blocked? Every time they tried, they have been...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Call it what one likes, it is immoral. It might not be the people who own the land today but the next generation who will be nailed for the tax. During the production of local area plans, I saw land being zoned even though its owners did not want it zoned. I went to the forward planning section of Kerry County Council on behalf of several people who had asked for their land to be removed...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Tom Sheahan: Will I be able to proceed without interruption?

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Tom Sheahan: The purpose of the Central Bank (No. 2) Bill is to address the necessary changes and enhancements to the regulatory functions of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland. A constituent who has €2.3 million in borrowings from a particular bank visited my office on Monday. This man's business is above board and all his loans are performing. He approached his bank for a...