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Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2012)

Denis Landy: Níl mórán Gaeilge agam ach táim ag dul chuig ranganna Gaeilge gach seachtain agus tá ceist agam don Cheannaire. An dtiocfaidh an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna isteach chun plé a dhéanamh ar an gcóras nua atá curtha i bhfeidhm do scoileanna atá tar éis múinteoirí a chailliúint de bharr laghdú sa chóimheas idir daltaí agus múinteoirí? Tá an fhadhb seo le feiceáil in...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Denis Landy: I support the Government in the devolution of powers to local government. However, I was surprised to hear in recent days of a proposal to centralise the provision of driving licences into a single national unit. I ask the Leader to clarify if there is any substance to this. I was informed by IMPACT members who seemed to have considerable information on the issue. It is a retrograde step...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: Unfortunately, my voice is not as strong as that of the two previous speakers and, therefore, I will not contest it. I want to ease Senator Norris's concerns when he gets into a theatrical state that the forests of Ireland will be open to him to go for a walk and will not be closed-----

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: I am going to ask the question but the Cathaoirleach has given great latitude to the former speakers.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: I raise an issue that has been the subject of much concern for members, that is, the processing of medical cards. In recent weeks, I have been in correspondence with the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Róisin Shortall, who has responsibility in this area. I assure members, through the Minister, that the PCRS will come to the House and provide an information seminar....

Seanad: Social Welfare Code (22 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister to the House. Is the Minister for Social Protection in a position to consider the provision of social welfare support for once self-employed people who now find themselves unemployed? As the Minister is aware a large number of people who were formerly self-employed and who are now unemployed are entitled to only a limited range of social welfare supports. The...

Seanad: Social Welfare Code (22 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: I thank the Minister for what I consider to be a positive response. I accept that self-employed people are allowed to apply for means-tested jobseeker's allowance. However, as the Minister is aware this is a cumbersome process that can take up to six or eight months and in the meantime people have nothing to live on. In the context of trying to kick-start the economy the Minister will be...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: That is the fourth matter raised by the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: I wish to clarify a matter for Senator Norris. The members of Dublin City Council had no role whatsoever in respect of the decision-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: I do not believe Senator Byrne ever served as a local councillor so he probably knows nothing about the matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: I wish to clarify that the members of Dublin City Council have no role in respect of the collection of waste.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: It was an executive function that was taken away from the elected representatives by the former Fianna Fáil Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr. Martin Cullen.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: It was a disgraceful act on the part of Mr. Cullen to take away the role of local councillors in respect of the collection of waste and we can now see-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: Yes. I am going to ask it in a moment. I just want to reply to the Senators across-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: Yes. My question relates to people being fined for not displaying national car test, NCT, certificates on their cars. If a traffic warden places a ticket on a car in respect of the non-display of an NCT certificate, he or she is doing so without knowing whether the owner of the vehicle has actually applied to have the test carried out. Traffic wardens are not in a position to check...

Seanad: Food Wastage: Motion (15 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: I, too, commend the Minister for his work to date. I was awestruck by his knowledge of his brief and ability to relay statistics to us. I support Senator Darragh O'Brien on the issue of horticulture. I come from south Tipperary, but literally in the next parish is Iverk Produce, probably the biggest vegetable producer in the country. I know from talking to many of the staff that they are...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: I still have not mastered how to run one item into another, so I will just raise one item today, unlike-----

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: -----the previous speaker who managed to run three items together. He even interrupts me during my little item. I would like to raise a serious issue today that is causing problems in both rural and urban Ireland. This is the continuous theft of gold for sale. I have seen statistics from the Garda Síochána in my own area and in my region which show that robberies are being carried out...

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: The Senator should not refer to it if he does not want to.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Denis Landy: He should not do something he does not want to do.