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Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: ——but, thanks to the Leader of the House investing in the Sligo-Dublin line some years ago, the new trains are on the route and the train service will increase in number from three to five starting next week.

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements. (7 Dec 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: That is not true.

Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements. (23 Nov 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: Give credit when it is due.

Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements. (23 Nov 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for this debate. I am happy to have an opportunity to speak on the subject of housing, in general but specifically in the local authority sector. The experience in different local authority areas can vary but I am proud of the record of my county and Sligo County Council for the progress being made in providing local authority housing. One need...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: I support the call made by Senator Coonan in regard to agriculture. The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food met last week in this regard. The devastating effect globalisation will have on this country is frightening. I am glad Senator Coonan stated there should be all-party support for the Minister for Agriculture and Food. The Government should remind Mr. Mandelson that he is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Nov 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: I support Senator Leyden's call to bring An Post and the Communications Workers Union together. The losers are the postmen and postwomen in rural Ireland and the people serviced by these workers. The British and French postal service are hovering like vultures, ready to cherry-pick the market in the greater urban areas. The major losers will be those who live on boreens throughout the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Nov 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: Young workers may be able to survive without the increases but pensioners have no time to wait for An Post and the CWU to engage.

Seanad: Animal Diseases: Statements. (20 Oct 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I am glad of the opportunity to address this important issue. With regard to avian influenza, the Minister of State has stated that 150 million chickens and turkeys have been destroyed. If it came into this country it would have a devastating impact. We must be exceptionally vigilant. The Minister is very much aware and has set up an early...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: I concur with the comments of Senator O'Toole and others because I am a victim of these regulations. Unfortunately, we are approximately 20 years too late in coming to deal with this matter because many small abattoirs were put out of business because of overly stringent interpretation of European regulations. These concerns were forced to compete against meat plants which were heavily...

Seanad: The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act: Motion. (11 Oct 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: I wish to share time with Senator Leyden.

Seanad: The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act: Motion. (11 Oct 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this important motion. We should convey our gratitude to the Taoiseach, the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, and the Minister of State, Deputy Treacy, for their work on this issue. I refer in particular to their visit to the White House on St. Patrick's Day. I am aware that they have spoken to the US President, Mr. Bush, about this matter. I...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Sep 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: I concur with Senator McHugh's comments on bureaucratic madness. It is particularly evident in County Donegal where sheep being exported to the North must be transported 25 or 30 miles south to be inspected and retagged before being driven a further 25 or 30 miles back across the Border, although the destination meat factory is located just ten minutes away. As a result of this practice,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: As Senator Finucane's comments show, cost overruns is a hot issue at the moment. My understanding is that local authorities act as agents of the State in arranging contracts. I personally know the man involved in the contract in Limerick. The job was slow because he had to wait for the geological survey reports, which he needed, as does every other contractor, to price it. The company has...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: This Bill amends the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000 and the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002. It establishes a statutory body to administer a €12.7 million education fund for former residents of institutions and their families. In recent years Irish society has been shocked. It must confront the reality that so many people were subjected to serious abuse as...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Jun 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I congratulate his colleague, Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Fahey, on bringing this Bill to the House. The Bill has been discussed for a long time and the Minister of State consulted many groups on it. Disability strikes in many ways. We are only too aware of the impact it has on the disabled...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: It was stated that the Taoiseach introduced some of the tax breaks referred to earlier when he was Minister for Finance. That was 14 years ago, when this country was staggering, with interest rates at 15% to 17%.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: That is not relevant. Some of the tax breaks were introduced before 1994 and some were introduced after that. They have made a substantial difference to the economy. I come from a rural area in the north west and because of tax breaks, there is blood in the veins of rural areas. Now there are people living in rural areas, where previously they could not get work or have a house. It would be a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: We opened a development in Sligo recently that cost €45 million, providing 200 jobs and including a multistorey car park. Were it not for tax breaks, that development would not have taken place.

Seanad: Suicide Incidence: Statements. (19 May 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: I welcome the Minister of State and will make a few comments on what is a very sad problem in Irish society. This matter is a tragedy of enormous proportions as not a town, village or parish is unaffected by suicide today. The figure of 444 people who took their own lives in 2003 is only the documented figure but there are experts who would suggest that many more people fall within this...

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Eamon Scanlon: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak about the sustainable rural housing guidelines for planning authorities put forward by the Minister, Deputy Roche, and I warmly welcome them. I have been calling for such guidelines for some time, from when I was a member of Sligo County Council and since my election to Seanad Éireann. Some of them will improve all aspects of the planning...