Results 161-180 of 278 for does speaker:Aideen Hayden

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2013)

Aideen Hayden: .... Many asylum seekers are incarcerated in the system of direct provision. The Irish Refugee Council makes clear in its recommendations that significant changes are required to the system. It does not behove us, on a day when Nelson Mandela is being honoured by the people of Ireland through the attendance of our President and Tánaiste at his funeral in South Africa, to allow a...

Seanad: Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Nov 2013)

Aideen Hayden: ...it, the transfer of child protection, welfare, preschool inspections, domestic and sexual abuse services, child and related community psychology services into one agency with the staff and budget coming, as it does, from the HSE, together with the merging of the Family Support Agency and the National Educational Welfare Board, seems as though it should address many of the concerns about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Social Dimension of Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

Aideen Hayden: ...and why we ended up where we did, it is wrong to say that the cause of the 2008 crisis was entirely a profligate drift in public finances. It was the same drift in public finances, if the delegation does not mind my saying so, that happened on a global basis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Aideen Hayden: Basically, the Revenue does not have that information so my supposition may correct. It seems from the exchange between Ms Feehily and the Chairman that there are no legal issues at play here because the law says that the payment is due on or before 1 January, except where an agreement is reached with the Revenue Commissioners. The Chairman explored with Ms Feehily the possibility of that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Aideen Hayden: eToll has my debit card details and does not seem to have a problem with that. One of my concerns is that 45,000 people have chosen to have the money taken out of their accounts in advance. People are afraid of the Revenue Commissioners and when they get a letter from Ms Feehily's office, they pay up because they do not want to be on the wrong side of the tax authorities. In terms of the...

Seanad: Asylum Support Services: Motion (23 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: ..., to cook for the family and to provide for it, and, as was rightly pointed out, space to have a relationship between two partners and between those partners and their children. The bottom line is this does not exist in direct provision and this is a scar on the face of this country. We are all very much agreed across the board this must be a priority for the Government. I do not want...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Statements (23 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: ...quotas and the timing of elections to ensure there is no overlap with Dáil elections. Many of these proposals emanate for very good reasons. Any reform can be incremental and I understand reform which does not require a constitutional referendum is attractive. In my opinion if we are to be true to the people's mandate, the way to approach the issue of reform is to decide what type...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: ..., I very much welcome the safeguarding of the homeless budget. However, I am concerned that the home renovation initiative, which will provide a tax credit to homeowners who carry renovations, does not include, for example, rented properties. Four out of ten people in Ireland are living in rented properties, particularly in urban areas. I am concerned about matters of fuel poverty and...

Seanad: Budget 2014: Statements (15 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: What does the Deputy think one would bury with the amount of €860? He should get real.

Seanad: Budget 2014: Statements (15 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: ...heard mention thus far - it is something we are inclined to forget - that there was a major discussion as to whether the adjustment should be €3.1 billion or €2.5 billion. If the Minister of State does not mind, I will claim that as a Labour Party win. Without the reduction in the adjustment to €2.5 billion-----

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: ...more sustainable from a constitutional perspective. It should be understood, however, that the Seanad has placed the issue on the table of the Government. However, responsibility for this issue does not lie with one of the Labour Party Ministers. Dare I suggest that if that were the case, legislation probably would have been introduced by now, although that is neither here nor there. ...

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: ...refers to section 19 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, which addresses the problems of upward only rent review clauses in the context of residential dwellings as not being unconstitutional. Does the Minister of State have anything to say about that? I would also like to raise the issue of-----

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: ...rent certainty. Like all Senators, I accept that we are in a different era and that upward only rent review clauses are damaging to business. According to the Bill's explanatory memorandum, Senator Quinn does not foresee any constitutional issue. I am afraid that I must disagree. The main difficulty with the proposal is that it is an arbitrary and disproportionate blanket provision....

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: If Senator Daly does not mind, without interruption.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I would like to comment briefly on what Senator Eamonn Coghlan said, and I agree with him. I am not aware of a single Senator in this Chamber who does not work behind the scenes, championing causes and reform. I can point to legislation where my intervention caused an amendment to be made to a Bill. I know that every Member of this House is in the exactly the same position. Just because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Management and Operation of Housing Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: ...arrears resolution process, but they cannot offer a MARS, mortgage arrears resolutions solutions process because they are not in a position to offer the same types of solutions to their borrowers as commercial banks. Does the HFA have any function in that? Mr. O'Leary said that he does not envisage the difficulties local authorities are experiencing having any impact on the HFA loan...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Aideen Hayden: ...fine for tenants to pay rents to receivers under deeds of mortgage, the receiver has no obligation to the tenant in respect of repairs. I do not regard this as reasonable consumer protection. Does the Governor have any comment to make on the issue? Similarly, the Governor indicated the code of conduct on mortgage arrears is designed to protect consumers. A code of conduct is not...

Seanad: Directive of European Parliament on Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children: Statements (19 Sep 2013)

Aideen Hayden: ...is extraordinarily difficult to obtain access to these pages in the first place. Child pornography on the web is evolving technologically. It is not simply found through a Google search and one does not normally stumble upon it randomly. A stark example of this is the self-report system, hotline.ie. According to its 2010 report, the organisation only once succeeded in identifying and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (18 Sep 2013)

Aideen Hayden: ...the harbour board but it did not benefit the immediate local community in terms of business. Perhaps Ms Scott-Lennon would comment on what the cruise business as compared with the Stena business brings to the community in terms of employment opportunities. Also, does she have any views on what, aside from the construction of the larger docking station that will facilitate the cruise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Aideen Hayden: Does FLAC favour a budget telephone line to provide such help?