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Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister, and to save time I endorse everything that my previous two colleagues have said. As the Minister is aware, a Fianna Fáil motion supported by all parties and none was passed in July of last year. That called on us all to work together to see what we could do to benefit our hard-working councillors. The Minister was good enough to meet with us and we had a long,...

Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: Senator Ó Clochartaigh should be allowed to speak without interruption.

Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: Senator Ó Clochartaigh should conclude.

Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: The Senator's time has elapsed.

Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: Is it agreed we suspend while the Minister is absent from the Chamber? Agreed.

Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: The next speaker is Senator Alice-Mary Higgins.

Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: There will be.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Feb 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Corcoran Kennedy, to the House. I compliment my colleague, Senator Swanick, on tabling these very worthwhile amendments. While I fully accept the ruling of the Leas-Chathaoirleach that they are out of order on the grounds they would be a charge on the Exchequer, I fail to see how they could be a charge on the Exchequer. As Senator Swanick has pointed...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Feb 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: Slightly, but to come back.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Feb 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is a sort of curveball.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Feb 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Feb 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: We still have to deal with other Bills in the future.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Feb 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: I want to finish the point. People such as Senator Reilly, who tried to introduce initiatives to benefit the health service, were ridiculed, not only by some Opposition Deputies and Senators, but also by colleagues in his own party, including a recent former Minister for Health. We have to stand up and say it as it is. We do not have the consultants to service our health service. Until we...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: I did not hear Senator Frank Feighan making any comment.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: I want to say that since Sinn Fein embraced democracy in the recent past it has-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: -----come up with some very good ideas. When it comes up with good ideas, we do our best to facilitate them. In regard to Senator Swanick's Bill, an annual celebration of the anniversary of when we declared ourselves an independent Republic is an excellent proposal. We are not seeking to have that day classified as a bank holiday because that would place an extra burden on employers, who...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: I am not familiar with the legislation Senator Conway-Walsh refers to. That was a matter that was dealt with in the Lower House. We are dealing with legislation that has been brought forward by our colleague in this House, and we look forward to the support of Sinn Féin for that legislation.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: I wholeheartedly agree with Senator Boyhan and Senator McDowell regarding the Judiciary and the mechanism by which judges are appointed. For a senior Minister in government to call into question whether the Chief Justice of this State is capable of chairing such a judicial body is an absolute disgrace, and the fact the Government is allowing that Minister to continue to peddle this is...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: I look forward to receiving the Leader's support.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: North-South Interconnector (24 Jan 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank Senator Gallagher for giving me a minute of his time. I totally and absolutely endorse everything he said on the proposed interconnector. This process has now been going on for over ten years, in which time the families who live in these areas of Cavan, Monaghan and Meath have suffered financial, psychological and physical torment. It is just not good enough. From day 1 they have...