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Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2010: Order for Second Stage (17 Feb 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (16 Feb 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I ask the Minister of State to outline the current situation regarding the major regional water scheme for the Dunmanway area. My understanding is that the scheme was to be progressed to actual construction under the 2006-2009 programme. My information from the local authority, however, is that the matter is currently with the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. It...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: So will Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Bill in principle but with some slight reservations. It is incumbent on the Government to act and root out the very cruel puppy farms that obviously exist, some of which are for dog fighting and illegal activity. Some of the people involved have taken part in other activities in the past, some may be paramilitary and some may be involved in illegal drugs, betting and gambling....

Seanad: Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security: Motion (21 Jan 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator's plane is leaving.

Seanad: Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security: Motion (21 Jan 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: At 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday next.

Seanad: Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security: Motion (21 Jan 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption of the following proposed measure: a proposal...

Seanad: Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security: Motion (21 Jan 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I support the motion. It is beyond question that we should be co-operating in many areas throughout Europe, none more so than security and the prevention of crime throughout the entire Union. This could apply to activities such as terrorism, the importation of drugs and the trafficking of human beings and goods. Ireland, particularly the south-west coast, is used as a gateway for the...

Seanad: Flood Relief (20 Jan 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I will not take up too much time. The motion submitted on Tuesday of last week has been overtaken by the visit of the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, to Cork, west Cork in particular. I thank him sincerely for his visit to the flooded areas of Skibbereen which was flooded three times in a seven week period and almost for a fourth time, Bandon which was severely flooded on 19 November,...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: Ag 10.30 maidin amárach.

Seanad: Hospital Services (20 Jan 2010)

Denis O'Donovan: I propose that the House adjourn for five minutes.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I join other Senators in welcoming Senator Ó Brolcháin to this Chamber. I wish him the very best for the future. I hope this courtship will continue over the next two and a half years for him and I also congratulate his family. As spokesman on justice on this side of the House I concur with the remarks of my colleague, Senator Ellis, on the tragic and untimely death of the young garda...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: It will be 2012.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: It is a 42-bed hospital.

Seanad: Criminal Procedure Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: Tomorrow morning at 10.30.

Seanad: Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister of State. That the Bill was introduced here is a great recognition for the House. The amendments today are technical. I appreciate this type of legislation. It is a very positive Bill. By and large, it has been welcomed in its passage through both Houses. It is great that the Bill will now go before the President. I will not make a Second Stage speech on Ireland...

Seanad: Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (3 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: It is with a heavy heart that I speak about the horror story emerging from the Murphy report. It is certainly not bedtime reading. Having studied the Ryan report and now this report some months later, it is very sad that our society has come to this point. Regrettably, this has been ongoing for most of my lifetime. I recall a tale told to me as a student in 1973 or 1974 by a visiting...

Seanad: Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (3 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: Such interference is appalling. I am aware of priests who left the church and subsequently married and I laud them for their honestly and integrity. They were probably not happy in their chosen careers. I reiterate another point that I made on the Order of Business the other day, namely, that while a small percentage of clerics were involved in the abuse, there were hundreds, probably...

Seanad: Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (3 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I find it difficult to understand the reason no one has been jailed as a result of these abuses, although I accept some of the culprits may be in their graves. There has been talk of war crimes and so on. Some of the material contained in the Murphy and Ryan reports is almost as serious as what took place in a different fashion in Bosnia and other places in recent times. The Murphy report...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (2 Dec 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: I propose that we extend this debate for until 3.45 p.m. to complete this Bill.