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Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: That is agreed.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the opportunity to say a few words on this legislation. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Moloney, and wish him well with the Bill. However, it will be very hard to vote in favour of it. The Minister of State's speech was very complicated and the average person on the street could not comprehend from it what is to occur in regard to health insurance. Senator Twomey referred...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the opportunity to offer some brief words on the legislation. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy John Moloney, to the House and I compliment him on his knowledge of various aspects of Bills he has brought through the House. I refer to the national cancer strategy, Mayo General Hospital and the transfer of services from Castlebar to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy John Curran.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 8, 10 and 11 are cognate. Amendment No. 12 is related. Amendments Nos. 8, 10, 11 and 12 may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: Does the Minister wish to respond?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: Is the amendment being pressed?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 4 arises out of Committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, and 11 are cognate. Amendments Nos. 6 and 9 are cognate, and amendments Nos. 12, 13 and 14 are related. Amendments Nos. 4 to 14, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: The Senator is moving away from the issue of amendment No. 1.

Seanad: Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: The Leader is moving away from the amendments. We are on group 1.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: This is a Seanad Bill which has been amended by the Dáil. In accordance with Standing Order 103, it is deemed to have passed its First, Second and Third Stages in the Seanad and is placed on the Order Paper for Report Stage. On the question "That the Bill be received for final consideration", the Minister may explain the purpose of the amendments made by the Dáil. This is looked upon as...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: I call on the Minister to speak on the subject matter of the amendments in group 1.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: I support Senator Coffey in this regard. It is an issue that has been well debated in many local authorities. I compliment the Minister of State on bringing this complex legislation through the House with great efficiency and with great attention to the debate in the House. He has introduced a degree of flexibility into the housing sector to allow people to move from sector to sector...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: This is an example of the flexibility which the Minister of State has shown. I congratulate him on this initiative and I welcome it. The Multi-Unit Developments Bill, which will regulate apartment management companies, was recently published. Once a local authority apartment is purchased, the complex is no longer a local authority complex. Would such a complex come under the new...

Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: I support Senator Coffey on this. The Minister is applying this levy to granny flats or apartments or separate living quarters.

Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: We all know what these are. They are located throughout the country. Provisions are made within families for a parent or parents to live separately but under the one roof. In most cases that provision is made to prevent people going into nursing homes or similar accommodation. This is wrong. I support Senator Coffey who also feels very strongly about this issue. The Minister has not...

Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: For their independence.

Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: What of the issue of the rural house that may need-----

Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: I can let the Senator speak at the end of the discussion on the Bill.