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Seanad: Defamation Bill: Committee Stage (Resumed). (11 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: On behalf of Senator Norris I move amendment No. 46: In page 33, paragraph 4, line 8, to delete "shall" and substitute "may".

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: The Senator must live in a parallel universe.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: As my colleague, Senator Alex White, noted, today sees the hearing into the proposal to change the toll system on the M50. From next August, when the National Roads Authority takes charge of the West Link, tolls for registered users will increase from the current price of €1.90 to up to €2.50, and for occasional users, such as myself, who might use the road once every couple of weeks,...

Seanad: Broadband Access: Motion (12 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber and I compliment the independent Senators on putting down this motion. The Internet has made a fundamental change to the way we live our lives. I was an early adopter of the Internet when I started using it in 1993. I could tell in a few short months that my world had changed forever. When I had broadband installed in my house four years ago, I knew...

Seanad: School Accommodation (12 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I appreciate the opportunity of raising this issue. The Le Chéile Educate Together School was established six years ago on the grounds of Drogheda grammar school on Mornington Road, just outside Drogheda facing the River Boyne. In recent years the school has grown to accommodate a student population of 325, which is 50% higher than that of...

Seanad: School Accommodation (12 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: I add my voice to those welcoming the signing of the Lisbon reform treaty. Since Ireland joined the EEC, as it was then, in the early 70s the country has been transformed utterly, largely because of our membership.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: The structures in place to run the EEC in the early 1970s are largely outdated and more suited to running a group of ten countries than 27. It must be changed and this is the focus of the treaty. Most people in the House have read the treaty and are generally in favour of it but we must guard against complacency if we hope to have the referendum passed. We see the start of the "No"...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: Europe has brought stability, democracy, peace and economic growth. The Leader will agree that it is up to everyone, on both sides of the House, to explain why this treaty will bring benefits to Ireland and to ensure it is passed.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: It is the Lisbon reform treaty.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: According to yesterday's ComReg report on the communications market, the average Irish person pays €44 per month. People might say that we talk more than other Europeans but the French talk more than we do and they pay €100 less every year. It is not a case of c'est la vie because there are four providers in the market and there has been increased usage so we should expect to have lower...

Seanad: Substance Abuse: Motion (19 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: I would like to share my time with my colleague, Senator Prendergast.

Seanad: Substance Abuse: Motion (19 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Pat Carey, to the House. I am pleased to have a chance to debate this issue. Many Senators have concentrated on the supply of drugs but I want to focus on demand. We can make a fundamental difference by working to reduce the demand for drugs. The Minister of State was in the House a few weeks ago, on 17 October, for a debate on the national drugs...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: I was concerned to read this morning that the Economic and Social Research Institute has forecast that growth will slow to its lowest rate in 16 years next year and that unemployment will rise. We live in a global economy where multinational companies can move to other countries to avail of lower wage or tax rates so it is important we try to grow indigenous businesses. I set up my own...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: She is not here at the moment. She can tell us how we can start up and grow new businesses. I was concerned to hear this morning what Forfás had to say about the cost of doing business in Ireland. One of the ways of encouraging start-ups is to ensure our costs are kept down. Electricity costs in Ireland are 20% higher than the European average and the cost of electricity is the second...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Dominic Hannigan: Does the Senator believe the assurances?

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I want to raise the issue of the recent disturbances in Kenya. I was in Kenya on the day of the elections and witnessed at first hand the queues forming at many polling stations as citizens sought to exercise their democratic right to vote. Naturally, I was disturbed and saddened afterwards to see the consequential riots and disturbances. As many Senators will know, Kenya was, up to these...

Seanad: Climate Change and Energy Security: Statements (31 Jan 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister back to the House, fresh from providing the Taoiseach with a dig-out from his recent trials and tribulations. A number of people in the country probably still believe that climate change is one of these passing fads. The rest of us know the earth is not flat and that the impact of climate change is upon us. Summers are getting hotter and the past decade has seen some...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: As my party's spokesperson on crime in the Seanad, I would like to raise a number of issues that have arisen in recent days.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: Regarding the release over the weekend of one of the killers of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe, I too was disturbed to discover that the family had to find out about the impending release of the killer in a Sunday newspaper. I understand contact was made after publication of the newspaper. This was a lack of judgment on the part of the authorities. We need to apologise to the family and to...