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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Three of the Senator's own are missing too.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Healy Eames, O'Toole, MacSharry, Coffey and Buttimer expressed strong views on the difficulties being experienced by home owners, particularly those who have lost their jobs. The banks and the Government must play a part and I support the calls for assisting those who are on the margins. Home owners with good track records should be given extensions to their mortgages and allowed...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I provided an update for Senators last week and if further progress is made this week I will revert to the issue on tomorrow's Order of Business. Senators O'Toole, O'Donovan, Hannigan, Leyden, Coffey, Callely, Ormonde, Coghlan, Ó Murchú, Ó Domhnaill and Buttimer expressed strong support for rural bus services. I commend the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Ó...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I think that is a reasonable request because this will be a long sitting day - we may not adjourn before 11 p.m. or midnight. I accede to the request by the Senator for a sos from 1.30 p.m. until 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Senator Keaveney expressed her views on the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission and rights on the seabed. I will pass on the Senator's strong views to the Minister. Senator Donohoe raised certain issues and highlighted the major challenges facing our country regarding the problem of the economy. I gave an undertaking earlier on the Order of Business that we will have this debate....

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: -----with the banks in regard to this area.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: If someone is giving employment, and I speak with considerable experience in this regard-----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: -----they are a respected person in terms of what they can do to make a contribution and help people to work in the land where they were born and reared.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: That is of the utmost importance at the present time.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Senator Buttimer called for a debate on sport with the Minister present. I have no difficulty in having that debate take place at the earliest possible time.

Seanad: Death of former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: This is a sad occasion. However, it gives me pleasure to say some words about a person with whom I was elected on at least four, perhaps five, occasions, who served in this House for many years. Michael Howard was born on 19 September 1933 in Ballinalacken in north Clare, the only child of the late Thomas and Bridget Howard. Michael's father passed away when he was a very young man and it...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Committee Stage (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: I propose that the House suspends until 2.45 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re renewal of provisions of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act; tributes to a former leader; No. 2, Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008 - Committee Stage; and No. 35, Private Members' business, motion 32 regarding the information and communication technology sectors. It is proposed that No. 1 shall be taken at the conclusion of the Order...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: In what year was the judgment to which the Senator refers?

Seanad: SCHEDULE 1. (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Next Wednesday. Report Stage ordered for Wednesday, 24 June 2009.

Seanad: SCHEDULE 1. (17 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Ag 10.30 maidin amárach.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole, Alex White, Keaveney, Ormonde, Calley, Bacik and McFadden expressed strong views on Crumlin hospital, which has been an outstanding hospital for decades. We have all played our part in fundraising and supporting the causes of those who have worked hard to fundraise for that hospital. Anything we can do to assist those running that hospital will be done. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: That has been the case not simply for one election but for the past seven elections dating back to the 1981 election. Other than myself, there is only one Senator in the House who fought the election in 1981. We must bear in mind these experiences and in Seanad reform we must address the situation that has been presented to us. It will be addressed and there will be meaningful Seanad reform.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: The Senator represents a constituency only 34% of whose members vote.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2009)

Donie Cassidy: This is Bloomsday and the Senator, who is a representative of Bloom in the House, should make truthful contributions in this week of importance, as pointed out by the Senator.