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Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: I thank the Minister for his explanation. I was not aware of all detail of which he has informed me. I can understand why this measure may not be appropriate to include in a criminal justice Bill, although if someone is found to have willfully refused to pay something the court has charged them to pay, that is very close to being criminal. The Minister said that the companies Bill that...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: I would like to express my appreciation to the Minister. When I first took an interest in this Bill, I found it very educational. I assumed its intention was to protect whistleblowers who wished to inform. I did not realise it made it a crime for them not to inform. That has been a real education for me. I congratulate the Minister on his enthusiastic pursuit of this necessary and good...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: It is interesting to find that this is the day the Leas-Chathaoirleach cannot ask if we are calling on the Leader to arrange a debate on an issue because the Houses are taking a break for a few weeks. I would like to give Members some homework to do. I was impressed by the words of the largest pharmaceutical company in Britain which stated the UK regime made it attractive to conduct more...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage. (26 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for introducing the Bill. I appreciate Senator Bradford's generous comments. For many years, we have debated and called for legislation to protect whistleblowers. The new Bill will protect whistleblowers from dismissal or from being penalised in the workplace. The Minister is taking a much needed tough stance on white collar crime....

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage. (26 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: I welcome the Minister back to the House. He has been with us on a number of occasions recently.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage. (26 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: It was a final meeting.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: I welcome the Minister before the House, and to a large extent his proposals are also welcome. I was very much involved in the introduction of the plastic bag levy ten years ago and although I argued strongly against it, each argument was overcome. I am now an enthusiast for the measure. I am on the board of two international organisations in the supermarket business and spend my time...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: I read during the week that a professor in Columbia University posed the question to his students, as a matter for ethical debate, why 12% of people in one country might have agreed to be organ donors while the corresponding figure in a neighbouring country was 99.9%. The students discussed, among other issues, whether it was to do with religion or was a question of the availability of...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed). (21 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: Acceptance of amendment No. 3 will involve the deletion of section 3 of the Bill.

Seanad: Electoral Amendment Bill 2011: Committee Stage (21 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: I thank the Senator for his comments.

Seanad: Electoral Amendment Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: Senator Clune without interruption.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (21 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: I support Senator Mullen in his call for an immediate debate on the Cloyne report. It should take place before the recess and not next term. There is a need for moderate, considered and cool discussion on this point. Like Senator Coghlan, I listened to the archbishop and the Taoiseach yesterday. A great deal of discussion must take place and it should happen now, not in a few months time....

Seanad: Electoral Amendment Bill 2011: Committee Stage (21 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: Amendment No. 1 is consequential on amendment No. 12 and amendment No. 13 is related to amendment No. 12. All three will be discussed together.

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: This new format of debate is excellent and one we should encourage. However, it might not work so well if we did not have a Minister like the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney, who seems to be well on top of his brief and is willing to respond to our questions. I am impressed by much of what he has said today. The Minister is in an impossible situation in respect of one issue, an old hobby...

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: That would be a shame. The system you have put into place is ideal. I am loth to change it and have the spokespersons making speeches.

Seanad: Residential Institutions (Redress) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: Senator Power was due to speak next but she wishes to delay her contribution until later. I will, therefore, call Senator Jim D'Arcy to make his contribution now.

Seanad: Finance (No. 3) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: Is Senator Zappone pressing the recommendation?

Seanad: Finance (No. 3) Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: Recommendations Nos. 3, 4 and 5 are grouped together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Feargal Quinn: The grocery business in Ireland has been a very competitive one, as I have experienced over the last 50 or 51 years. I have been concerned for some time that the purchasing policies of companies based outside Ireland do not always support Irish products and Irish producers. What really concerns me at present is the intention of the Minister to introduce legislation putting a regulatory...