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Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (Resumed) (11 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: Will the Leader arrange a debate on regional planning guidelines? I have asked for the debate on a number of occasions. We should have the debate immediately because a number of regional authorities have put their planning guidelines on display. This is the ideal Chamber in which to have the debate because of the relationship between the House and local authorities. The guidelines will...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: Senator Coghlan mentioned it on several occasions.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: Senator Coghlan is also very pleased about it.

Seanad: Compulsory Retirement from the Irish Army of Lieutenant Dónal de Róiste: Motion (10 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I congratulate Senator Harris, ably assisted by Senator O'Toole, on tabling this motion. We have had a very interesting debate on this subject. If I cast my mind back to 1969, I was a teenager in second year in secondary school in Ballinafad college, which was a day school and a boarding school run by the SMA Fathers. It had some students from...

Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 59 and 60 are related and they will be discussed together.

Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: The Minister is hanging the amendment out to dry.

Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: Is amendment No. 22 being pressed?

Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 28 is related to and is an alternative to amendment No. 27. Amendment No. 33 also is related. Amendments Nos. 27, 28 and 33 may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: As amendment No. 30 is an alternative to amendment No. 29, amendments Nos. 29 and 30 may be taken together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 36 is a Government amendment. Amendment No. 37 is alternative to it and they may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed. Government amendment No. 36: In page 7, subsection (3), line 26, to delete "shall effect" and substitute "shall, at its expense, effect".

Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 38 and 39 are cognate and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed. Government amendment No. 38: In page 7, subsection (5), line 36, to delete "transferred land" and substitute "transferred common areas".

Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 40 is a Government amendment to which amendment No. 41 is an alternative and amendment No. 43 is related. Amendments Nos. 40, 41 and 43 may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed. Government amendment No. 40: In page 8, lines 28 to 32, to delete subsection (1) and substitute the following: "9.--(1) Where in respect of a multi-unit development the development stage has...

Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 44 and 45 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed. Government amendment No. 44: In page 9, subsection (1), line 26, to delete "Where the" and substitute "Subject to subsection (2), where the".

Seanad: Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 51 and 53 are cognate and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Eleventh Report of the Committee of Selection: Motion. (9 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: The Committee of Selection reports that it has discharged Senator Cecilia Keaveney from membership of the Joint Committee on European Scrutiny at her own request. I move: "That the report be laid before the Seanad." Question put and agreed to.

Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: How many of the companies awarded licences to produce bio-fuels have commenced production or are about to commence production? What is the latest position in that regard?

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: Senator Coffey has tabled three simple amendments. I will not labour the argument in support of them other than to say that I believe this legislation has the support of Members on all sides of the House. There is agreement on the Government side of the House to the amendments put forward by Senator Coffey. Therefore, I ask the Minister of State to seriously consider accepting these good...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: The Minister of State to continue, without interruption.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paddy Burke: The Minister of State to continue, without interruption, please.