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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: The Senator will feel better after getting that off his chest.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: The Senator should sit down now. He had all that pent up over the summer. The wife was sick listening to him giving out.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: I will call for a debate on the issue I raise. I show my support for the former Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, in the principled stand she took on the issue which caused her to tender her resignation.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: I will ask a question but I would like the Leader to have the background in order that I can do so. Is that in order?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: I am mindful of that fact.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: Universal health care and the provision of primary health care is a major policy of the Government and the Labour Party, of which I am a proud member. It is vital that such a service is rolled out as part of the programme for Government. After 18 months, the issue has not to date been progressed in any way, causing the resignation of one of my close colleagues. Today I call on the Leader...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: I request the Leader to seek a debate on the HSE's directive to withdraw funding for travel for non-clinical work. As Members of this House may know, suicide awareness training falls into the category. The directive means that the allowances paid to current specialised tutors will be cut and a service that is aimed at removing the stigma attached to suicide and giving support to communities...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: I hold the name of my county, Tipperary, in great esteem and I take great exception to it being besmirched. I wish to highlight the plight of former Tipperary Water workers who were forcibly made redundant after joining SIPTU to improve their working conditions and reverse a unilateral 8% reduction in their wages in the past three years despite high turnovers. The workers, whose employment...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: Will the Cathaoirleach let me finish the point? It was unfair of him to allow me to go through three quarters of it before telling me that it was an item for an Adjournment debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: Yes. Will he contact the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation concerning this matter? Will the Minister adjudicate on whether the company has been in breach of the Payment of Wages Act 1991 by reducing the workers' pay unilaterally? The same company has a turnover of ¤261 million and made a profit last year of ¤4.5 million. In the Minister's opinion, through the Leader, are...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: -----it is a disgrace that such a company would let staff go because they sought to join a union. I will table an Adjournment debate on the matter and thank the Cathaoirleach for his indulgence.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: His time is up.

Seanad: Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (20 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for attending our debate on this subject. He has kept himself apprised of recent events, but I wish to discuss history. Almost to the day 100 years ago, my grandfather, Neddy Kavanagh, moved 300 yards from where he lived on Mill Street in Carrick-on-Suir to higher ground on Greystone Street because he had been flooded for three consecutive...

Seanad: Irish Water and Related Reforms: Statements (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State. I apologise because Senator Whelan and I were at another meeting and I thank him for his forbearance with us on this issue. Like the Minister of State, I had many years of experience in local government and I am acutely aware of the role of local government staff in the current provision of water throughout the country. Extrapolating from the number of...

Seanad: Charities Act 2009: Motion (19 Sep 2012)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and hope she enjoyed her summer break. I would also like to welcome our guests. As other speakers have said, charitable organisations do fantastic work in this country and have been doing so for years. We have all bought into the concept of charity work. Personally, I have been involved in various organisations since I was a child. Unlike...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2012)

Denis Landy: I concur with the views of my colleagues, Senators John Kelly, John Whelan and Jimmy Harte, on crime and the lawlessness on our streets. I too call for a debate on this issue in the autumn. A number of years ago there was a raft of crime in rural Ireland. The Garda set up an operation to intercept the gangs leaving the capital and travelling to the west and the south. They stopped them...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2012)

Denis Landy: "No" is the answer to that question.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2012)

Denis Landy: I will answer for myself and the answer is "No". I will not be ---

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2012)

Denis Landy: I ask the Leader to request the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, to examine the plight of workers in some call centres. We have made great play of attracting foreign direct investment and creating employment in call centres. However, the stark reality is that some employees are being very badly treated. The health and safety guidelines that pertain to employees...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2012)

Denis Landy: On a point of order, the matter came to my attention in the last few days by way of constituents of mine and I thought it important to raise it before the House rose-----