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Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 34 and 36 are related and they may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 35 and 37 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: Is that agreed? Agreed

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I think we should move on, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 26 and 28 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator McCarthy may not speak again on the amendment. Senator Hannigan, as the proposer of the amendment may, however, speak again.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: No, only the proposer of the amendment may speak again.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I do not claim to be an expert on the economy but I noted one of the headlines in today's business section of The Irish Times stated: "Banks to reveal details of bonuses." I find it difficult to accept, after what has happened in the past three years in the banking sector, that any bank would be considering giving any bonuses to any of its directors or chief executives. Some of them should...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I ask the Leader for a debate on the legislation on the fishing industry passed in 2006 arising from a ground-breaking opinion given to the members of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food yesterday by Dr. Gerard Hogan, a leading constitutional expert, who set out clearly to the committee that in his view, administrative-fixed penalty fines or a penalty points system, as...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: That was a major bone of contention of the 2006 Bill and something I always believed was the case. The Minister told me at the time, when I was a Member of the Dáil, that he would revisit the legislation. This House is an appropriate forum for the Leader to suggest that amending legislation should be brought forward to appease the fishing industry on the one critical issue affecting them....

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: There was no equivocation in his advice. Why should fishermen be brought before the Circuit Court or the District Court and end up with criminal records?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I know a young skipper who wants to travel to America to attend his sister's wedding. She is one of the undocumented Irish and cannot come home to marry but he cannot travel because he has a record arising from a fishery offence. The fishing industry is experiencing very difficult times. Arising from the clear opinion given by a leading constitutional expert, I suggest to the Leader that...

Seanad: Swimming Pool Projects (25 Nov 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister for attending to deal with the issue. I wish to outline my concern at the situation regarding the community swimming pool in Dunmanway. I was informed a few years ago by the then Minister, Deputy O'Donoghue, that refurbishment work would be carried out on the pool and subsequent to that there was a possibility that a brand new pool would be built. The pool serves a...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: A bit like Bantry pier running out of water, the way I am going, I will soon run out of steam. I was in the process of reading into the record correspondence and minutes which deal with consultation and, in some cases, the lack of it. It is relevant to the amendment and to the section. Most of the minutes and letters to and from the Department refer to different areas of co-operation,...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: It is proposed that the House will sit again at 2.30 p.m. next Tuesday, 25 November 2008.

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: I am still on the question of consultation which is tough, but I must read it into the record because there is still a problem in that regard. Mr. O'Mahoney suggested that Bantry Bay Harbour Commissioners should write to the Department before they would consider any amalgamation or partnership. The whole pier would have to be sorted out financially and the dredging done before any...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: It is all about consultation.

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: The Leas-Chathaoirleach might have missed it on his resumption of that beautiful position.

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator Paschal Donohoe, for whom I have great respect and who has recently been promoted, tabled this amendment, which states: In page 17, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: "'public consultation' means a publicly advertised invitation for submission from stakeholders and the general public;". In other words, he is making the important point that consultation should take...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: And I will get busier, unfortunately.