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Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: Will Senator O'Malley take an incinerator in Dún Laoghaire or in Limerick or wherever else?

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: That is the story. People do not want it.

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I listened to Senator O'Malley's contribution in the ante-room.

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: What of Senator O'Malley's ex-leader, the former Deputy, Michael McDowell, and Ringsend?

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: Speaking of forked tongues.

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome this opportunity to discuss the important issue of waste management which is sadly overlooked by the Government. I want to focus on the need to recycle more and how I, like many in this House, believe incineration is not the answer to Ireland's waste problems. These days waste is generated by a large number of sources. In households alone, there are the problems of increased...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: The Senator should do a Ronald Reagan on it.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: The Senator should not talk about his fair-weather friends.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: Like Senator Norris, I was delighted to see the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, unveil the conflict resolution unit whose first mission will be in Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste is one of our Irish Aid programme countries, which means it is one of the nine or so countries which receives special assistance. At present Irish aid represents 0.53% of GNP, and the Government has...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Statements (Resumed). (21 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I wish to share time with Senator Twomey. I will take four minutes and I believe Senator Twomey will also take four minutes.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Statements (Resumed). (21 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. As someone who has spent a considerable time in recent years talking to people in the north east, I am very aware of the prevalence and level of autism in society. As many people know, we are in the middle of a baby boom so it is clear the incidence of autism will rise. It is very important therefore that we find ways of putting facilities in...

Seanad: Civil Marriage: Motion (27 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I wish to share time with Senator Prendergast. Perhaps the Acting Chairman will indicate when five minutes have elapsed. I commend the Independent Senators on tabling this motion and they have done very well to use their Private Members' time to up the ante on this issue. We must move forward with this. This month marks the one-year anniversary of my party's introduction of the Civil Unions...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I was delighted to see that Meteor mobile telephone company has been named as one of the top 50 Irish employers in the past year. It promotes a work hard, play hard ethos and that is why it has achieved a growth in subscribers of 150,000 in the past year which increased Eircom's profits. Meteor's revenues have risen by 30%, not only because the number of subscribers has increased but also...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: The Government set it up.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: The Senator is over time.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I agree with Senator Leyden's comments on the Israeli Minister's gratuitous statement. I have just read a book called Kristallnacht, which describes the events in Germany in 1938 and the lead-up to the Holocaust. For a Member of the Knesset to make such a statement is extraordinary. I suggest he read his history books. We need a debate here as soon as possible so we can impress on the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I remind Senator Harris that the reason his leader is being burned is because of his actions, words and failure to convince anybody.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I assure Senator Harris my party has nothing to hide from the tribunal. We sleep the sleep of the innocent and do not need his advice or words on this issue.

Seanad: Fairtrade: Statements (4 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. World poverty and disadvantage is still one of the leading concerns in the world today. We are seeing an ever-widening gap between the rich northern hemisphere and the poor southern hemisphere, with many children born into the deepest levels of poverty imaginable. As a result, we see efforts by right-meaning people to try to narrow the wealth...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: The recent downturn in the construction sector was commented on earlier. Yesterday the Taoiseach said the downturn was one of the reasons for the drop in tax receipts. Senator Quinn mentioned the quarterly household survey that was published recently. That showed that in the last quarter more than 5,500 people have left the construction sector. Everybody knows the residential construction...