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Seanad: Fisheries Protection (20 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Is the Senator supporting my salmon fishing issue?

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (20 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I move: That Seanad Éireann calls on the Government to include Seanad reform in the Constitutional Convention. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy McGinley, to the House and I welcome this debate. The motion is a clear, succinct and unequivocal request. As we were aware before the last election, both Fine Gael and Labour called in their election manifestos for the abolition of the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Neither matter is appropriate to the Bill.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (19 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I have received notice from Senator Marc MacSharry that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on reports in relation to the underfunding of the care of people with intellectual disabilities at Wisdom Services, Cregg House, Sligo; the reason the Government is pursuing an agenda...

Seanad: Lagan Brick Dispute: Statements (14 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Eighth Report of the Committee of Selection: Motion (14 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: The Committee of Selection reports that it has nominated Senators Deirdre Clune, David Cullinane, John Kelly, Michael Mullins, Feargal Quinn and Mary White to serve on the Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. The Committee of Selection reports that it has nominated Senators Cáit Keane, Denis Landy, Fiach Mac Conghail, Catherine Noone, Labhrás Ó Murchú and Ned O'Sullivan to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister. The Fianna Fáil Party broadly supports the Bill. Substantial work was done on the framework of the legislation by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in the previous Government, Mr. Dermot Ahern. I note also that the Minister acknowledged the Private Members' Bill introduced in the Dáil by Deputy Dara Calleary. The Bill will bring us close to having...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I will conclude on a matter that will only take me a few seconds to mention. I am interested in hearing the Minister's response to the comments of Dr. Maurice Manning of the Irish Human Rights Commission and a former Member of this House. He said: The grounds of discrimination in the employment equality and equal status legislation should be extended to include discrimination on the basis...

Seanad: Arts Funding (13 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank my colleague, Senator Michael D'Arcy, for allowing my Adjournment matter on the West Cork Arts Centre to be taken first. The Minister of State has had a taste of what west County Cork has to offer since last week. He went down a treat in Bantry.

Seanad: Arts Funding (13 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I will raise another parochial issue, that of the West Cork Arts Centre in Skibbereen. I highlight the great background work done by the local community, including those involved in the arts, as well as my former colleague and Minister, Mr. John O'Donoghue, who has west Cork connections. His wife comes from the area. He did great work in preparing the framework for the arts centre which is...

Seanad: Arts Funding (13 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister for his response. It does not, however, allay my concerns. The need for the Department of Finance procurement conditions to be fully complied with could be the devil in the detail but that is not the Minister's problem. I was slightly amused to note that in the reply that was circulated, the West Cork Arts Centre was located in "Siberian" and not Skibbereen. I know...

Seanad: Arts Funding (13 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: That could be the link to Siberia about which I am worried.

Seanad: Seanad Report on the Rights of Older People: Statements (13 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, to the House. We will have statements on the rights of older people on which a report has been completed by the Seanad Public Consultation Committee. I invite the Minister of State to proceed.

Seanad: Seanad Report on the Rights of Older People: Statements (13 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Decade of Commemorations: Statements (Resumed) (7 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I remind the Minister that he has two minutes remaining.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments (6 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: An bhfuil an Seanadóir sásta?

Seanad: Redundancy Payments (6 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: The Minister has given a comprehensive reply.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments (6 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister, who is always welcome in this House.

Seanad: NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator Darragh O'Brien, without interruption.

Seanad: NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: I am sorry if I forced the Senator to finish abruptly. I call Senator Wilson.