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Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: I agree with those speakers who have called for a debate on the CAP reform policy agreed last night. In answer to Senator McHugh, it is wrong to say the different organisations were not consulted. I am a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food which has met all the groups, the IFA, the ICAS and the ICMSA.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: The record should be put straight. It is very hard for the Minister to fight the cause when different farming groups are moving in different directions, which was the case. The IFA was totally against decoupling.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: Halfway through it changed its mind and decided it wanted decoupling. It is very hard for the Minister. We will have to wait and see what is contained. Senator O'Toole mentioned rural development. I do not agree that rural areas are dying. The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Ó Cuív, has responsibility for rural development. Funding from the CLÁR programme, which...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: I support Senator MacSharry's call for a debate. I am aware that one State-funded organisation has objected to a €40 million development in Sligo town. That is wrong. On Saturday morning last, a distressed parent came to me in regard to the high cost of motor insurance which has forced his son, daughter-in-law and grandchild to return to England. The young man, who has a good job, paid a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: I respect that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: We should at least have a debate in this House on what is currently happening in this regard.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: Thank you, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Arts Bill 2002: Second Stage. (24 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: I welcome the Minister and the Bill. It is crucially important that the arts are supported. The traditional arts have been the poor relation of the Arts Council in recent years, particularly when one considers that they received only 1% of a €48 million budget. This is an indication that something is badly wrong. Were it not for Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in the past 20 to 30 years,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: I support Senator Leyden's call for a debate on No. 14 as soon as possible. There is much annoyance in the north-west because of a decision taken by six members of a board – even though there should have been ten members on it – which affected the entire north-west region in terms of radio listenership.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: I wish to share my time with Senator Mansergh.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: I welcome the Minister to the House. I thank the staff of the Standards in Public Office Commissioner for the work they have done. It was a difficult job and I can only imagine the difficulties they encountered. We need a complete overhaul of our electoral spending laws. We also need to increase spending limits. The system should be fully transparent and accountable. It needs to be clearer,...

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: Taxpayers are paying enough. I do not believe they are prepared to pay for election expenses.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: That is not fair. We take a great deal of stick from the Labour Party. However, I understand SIPTU makes a donation to every Labour Party candidate in a general election.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: Nobody seems to know that fact. It does not seem to be public knowledge.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: People would be interested to know how much the figure is. I know I would like to hear it.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: Reference was made to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Cullen, regarding the amendment of legislation. He had no choice because, as it stood, the system was unworkable. For example, in Sligo town, a developer who is a Labour Party supporter and a decent man—

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: —was caught, having spent €8 million developing a site, including a multi-storey car park, a shopping centre and 65 apartments. The cost of construction of each of those apartments was roughly €150,000. However, Sligo Corporation could only pay €100,000. He was held up for two years and nearly made bankrupt. That is the only reason this legislation had to be changed. That man can pay...

Seanad: Auctioneering Profession: Motion. (28 May 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: I move amendment No.1: To delete all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute the following: "–notes that the Auctioneers and House Agents Acts 1947 to 1973 provide a regulatory framework for the manner in which auctioneers and house agents must act in the performance of their professional work; –recognises that the regular review of the adequacy of regulatory legislation is...

Seanad: Health Service: Statements. (13 May 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: I concur with the two previous speakers. As a public representative and frequent visitor to hospitals, I am aware that the patients I visit are very satisfied with the treatment they receive. That is because of the work done by the doctors, nurses and other staff in the hospitals concerned.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 May 2003)

Eamon Scanlon: I support, for different reasons, the sentiments of Senator Higgins on the granting of a new licence to a new consortium for the north-west region. I know that the station has been very well run over the past 13 years and has been very successful. It has been one of the top local radio stations in the country. We know that the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland is an independent body and that...