Results 1,021-1,040 of 1,760 for speaker:Aideen Hayden
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: We were the first members of our family to visit the grave of a great-uncle.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: It is something we must come to terms with as a nation. Both leaders visiting the graves will be a step in the right direction. Many people from the Dublin tenements found themselves in the British army because of their extreme poverty. My question for the Leader is about housing. I do not wish to sound like the prophet of doom but I believe that at this time next year we will be tackling...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with European Court of Auditors (17 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: I would like to comment on a number of issues, one being expenditure in 2012. The cost of agriculture, marketing and direct supports is very high, while expenditure in the area of social affairs is considerably lower at 8%. I am confident that this will change in the next couple of years, given the increased commitment to amending expenditure in the direction of employment in social...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: RTE will air an investigative programme tonight, the findings of which are already in the public domain, showing how users of an unregulated drug detox service provided by a voluntary organisation were engaged in fund-raising activities for up to 18 hours per day. This raises the obvious issues regarding the regulation of charities, which we have already discussed in this House and which I...
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: Amendment No. 60 cannot be moved as it involves a potential charge on the Exchequer.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: Amendments Nos. 61 and 62 have been ruled out of order.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: Amendment No. 65 has been ruled out of order.
- Seanad: Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: I welcome the Minister, who I believe will be spending many hours with us today. I congratulate the Government on introducing the Bill and the Minister's personal commitment to the issue has been noteworthy. It is long overdue for the many homeowners who have been victims of what is known as pyritic heave. Such a technical term belies the human misery suffered by individuals who found...
- Seanad: Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: In reality the HomeBond scheme was to give assurance to purchasers that any structural defects would be covered by the bond. It was a breach of trust for HomeBond to withdraw from pyrite damage, in the knowledge that homeowners had no way of dealing with the matter. If there was a third party with responsibility, then HomeBond should have paid up and pursued that third party itself. It is...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: I am sure the Leader would have no objection to asking any Minister to come to the House to discuss issues regarding NAMA at the appropriate time and in the appropriate place. However, I completely concur with Senator Bacik. The matter alleged is rightly one for the Garda Commissioner and should remain with him-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: -----until he has had the opportunity-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: -----to investigate properly and appropriately any allegations of fraud that are being made.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: I am sure the Senator would agree if he were sitting on this side of the House-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: -----instead of, dare I say, stirring on the other side of the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: No, Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: I have no intention of withdrawing. As the Senator well knows-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: -----if there are any allegations-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: As I said-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: As I said, I do not intend to withdraw that remark. If there is any allegation of wrongdoing or fraud in NAMA-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)
Aideen Hayden: -----the appropriate person to investigate that is the Garda Commissioner.