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Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator Healy Eames should address her comments through the Chair, please. Her time is up.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator's time has concluded.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I must call Senator Leyden.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator is not entitled to make a statement. She has made her point.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Statements are not allowed on the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator Leyden has one minute and should not start a confrontation.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Does Senator Leyden have a question?

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: The clock is ticking.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator D'Arcy is ultra vires.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Has the Deputy a question for the Deputy Leader?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (23 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I have notice from Senator Fidelma Healy Eames that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Social Protection to outline the progress in amending the Civil Registration Act 2004 to enable the Irish registration of deaths of those who die abroad. I have also received notice from Senator Tony Mulcahy of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Bank Branch Closures (11 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister of State for his very frank and fair reply, as usual. It would be unusual if he were to be in any way discourteous to me. However, it is cold comfort. I accept the Minister of State is between a rock and a hard place. AIB has an obligation to ensure its business is commercially viable. Nevertheless, the decision, taken without prior consultation with customers, to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Bank Branch Closures (11 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister of State for taking the motion, which refers to a relevant and prevalent issue concerning the Mizen peninsula. Our former, long-established colleague, P.J. Sheehan, was in these Houses for almost 30 years, representing Goleen and the Mizen peninsula. If he were still in the other House, there is no doubt that this branch in Schull or Ballydehob would not be closed, but...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Pilot Training College (10 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister for being so frank. I am disappointed as I feel much concern for the students who have been wronged and there has been much light touch regulation from the IAA. Perhaps we could examine that in future. The IAA experienced a company getting into difficulty in the not too distant past, although it may have been before the current Minister took office. I am a solicitor...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Pilot Training College (10 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister and thank him for taking this debate. In or around 1 July, I was contacted by a distraught mother who had paid approximately ¤85,000 to have her son trained as an airline pilot. She borrowed some of that money and remortgaged a property, a story that is typical of many of the students caught in this situation. How much money has been lost by the students in total?...

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I call on Senator Bacik who has six minutes.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator is colourful.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Alex White, to the House.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator Leyden has me confused. I wish the Minister of State well.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator Conway's time is disappearing.