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Seanad: Financial Stability and Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Apr 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I welcome the Minister of State to the House again. It is appreciated that he attends here as regularly as he does. I congratulate Senator Barrett on the Bill he has introduced, which made very interesting reading. There are particular aspects I found fascinating and wish to dwell upon. I take the Minister of State's point. Effectively there are two perspectives here, which can run on...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. We appreciate her support and willingness to come here regularly. The Bill essentially extends existing anti-trafficking legislation. Trafficking in persons for the purpose of sexual or labour exploitation is currently outlawed under the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008. The Act incorporated EU anti-trafficking standards as set out in...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I thank Senator O'Donnell for her contributions on this subject which she has made on many occasions. Her bona fides on the matter is entirely without question. She has very strong beliefs about the role and future of the national lottery in this country and the need to keep it within public ownership and within the Irish system. As somebody with a Labour Party background, I too believe in...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2013)

Aideen Hayden: As many other Senators and many Members of the Lower House have noticed, Richie Boucher’s pay packet is up for review today at the Bank of Ireland AGM. Aside from the role the State has to play, there is an important role to be played by the ordinary shareholders in Bank of Ireland as well. Many institutional investors probably will not oppose Richie Boucher’s package but many...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I ask that the Cathaoirleach assert some respect for the role of the Deputy Leader of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I thank the Opposition for a very constructive debate yesterday on the issue of mortgage arrears. I welcome the publication today of the personal insolvency guidelines. It is important to acknowledge that they are a minimum and they go some way to answering the incredible uncertainty among people who are in debt. Now anyone approaching a lending institution and enduring the humiliating...

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears: Motion (17 Apr 2013)

Aideen Hayden: The Senator said it very well.

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears: Motion (17 Apr 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I do not question the bone fides of those who have proposed this motion. They have shown their concern for this issue on a number of occasions in this House. I refer particularly to Senator MacSharry. When he proposed his Private Members' Bill, we said that while we supported the theory of his proposal, unfortunately we could not support the...

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears: Motion (17 Apr 2013)

Aideen Hayden: There has been a great deal of talk about family homes in the residential sector. One in four families in this country lives in a rented property. In the Dublin area, the figure is one in three. Some 40% of people in Galway live in rented properties. They are families too and deserve to be recognised as such. We have not yet had a process in this area. We have had a process for people...

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears: Motion (17 Apr 2013)

Aideen Hayden: People do not know where they stand. A person on a certain income can receive a proposal from one lending institution, but somebody else on the same income might be given a totally different option from another institution. If we do nothing else, we should recognise the importance of free and independent expert legal advice. There needs to be a level playing field in this regard. We do...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I see that he is not in the House but I want to-----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I disagree with the comments made by Senator Norris. They are inappropriate with respect to the role of Germany in Europe today. The Croke Park issue is very serious. I very much doubt that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform will have any trouble coming into the House for a debate on the matter. It is, however, for the Leader to request that debate. I congratulate the Irish...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I thank the Cathaoirleach and welcome him back. I congratulate the Minister for Social Protection on extending the fuel allowance by one week in recognition of the extremely bad weather. I ask the Acting Leader again to arrange a debate on fuel poverty. On 1 May the cost of solid fuel will increase which will affect the poorest people in Ireland, the people who do not have central heating....

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I wish to reassure Senator Wilson, who is very concerned about the future of the Government, that there are absolutely no notes of discordancy between the partners involved in this particular coalition, irrespective of what any of the national newspapers - which are not noted for their accurate reporting - may say.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2013)

Aideen Hayden: As the saying goes, "We are damned if we do and damned if we don't". Like others, I wish to pay tribute to Jimmy Walsh. I have only come to know Jimmy since I was elected to the House and I must say that he is not just a friendly face, but also a fount of information. I recall on one occasion making a statement on the Order of Business about a particular historical date. Jimmy met me in...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I welcome the remarks by Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell on the group of people canvassing on behalf of the Camelot group. It is an important issue for this House and the Lower House because it has always been a useful facility for Members to be able to bring in groups, particularly groups in the voluntary sector, to put forward issues and to brief Members on matters that are coming up. It...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I warmly welcome this provision in the Finance Bill, which is a positive development. I have personally championed REITs for many years. This is not a property subsidy, and it is important that Senator Barrett understands that. Effectively, this will be a company structure allowing property to be owned in an effectively collective fashion by shareholders. This would tax the income of the...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Aideen Hayden: As one of those who spoke loudly and vociferously about the degradation of our towns and the level of damage being done during the recession to them, I welcome this opportunity to bend the Minister's ear on the issue. I welcome the living city initiative as it is a timely reminder of some of the positive measures that were taken in a similar vein during the 1980s. During the 1980s, for...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I support the principle of what Senator Barrett is saying. A very good report a decade ago or so showed that 90% of the development land in the greater Dublin area was held by a very specific and small number of developers. There is a note of caution for the future that, when we are looking at tax policy and fiscal policy, we should make sure we do not encourage or permit the situation to...