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Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Denis O'Donovan: I thought it was the other way around.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Denis O'Donovan: As chairman of the All-Party Committee on the Constitution it is important to contribute to this debate. The All-Party Committee on the Constitution has been given the task of examining the Constitution in its entirety. It makes sense that it should have the opportunity to examine any proposals for constitutional change. The committee has viewed the Constitution as consisting of two large...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Denis O'Donovan: I have not said we have discussed it. I am making my contribution to this debate.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Denis O'Donovan: I am making my own contribution and should be allowed to continue without interruption.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Denis O'Donovan: I am speaking as a member of the committee. While it would make sense to give the All-Party Committee on the Constitution the task of considering all proposals for constitutional change, that may not always be practicable. Cases will always arise where the Government judges that it must seek a constitutional change as the first step in a series designed to solve an urgent problem. In the case...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

Denis O'Donovan: I was making the point, before I was interrupted by Deputy Costello, that the 1995 Government under the then Taoiseach, Deputy John Bruton, and the then Minister for Justice, Nora Owen, would not allow this issue to be dealt with by the Constitution Review Group chaired by Dr. T.K. Whitaker. That precedence, therefore, is already established. When these articles were subsequently amended...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (16 Nov 2004)

Denis O'Donovan: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in the refurbishment of a Garda station (details supplied) in County Cork; the further reason for the delay in allocating funding for same which was announced approximately four years ago; the details of the proposal to purchase an additional plot of ground for same; the reason for the delay in...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (23 Nov 2004)

Denis O'Donovan: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proposals she has for the purchase of a site for the construction of a new school (details supplied) in County Cork to replace the existing overcrowded and inadequate school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30211/04]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (23 Nov 2004)

Denis O'Donovan: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans she has to renovate and refurbish a national school (details supplied) in County Cork; the date when works will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30212/04]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Mar 2005)

Denis O'Donovan: Question 227: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for a sewage scheme for an area (details supplied) in County Cork; the proposed date for works to the scheme to commence; the nature of the works to be executed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7221/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Apr 2005)

Denis O'Donovan: Question 342: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason Irish citizens, who were forced to work abroad for over a two-year period, have to fulfil the habitual residence condition to qualify for social welfare payment on their return here; the reason it is taking up to six months for a decision to be made on whether a person is habitually resident in the common travel area;...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Apr 2005)

Denis O'Donovan: Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts being made to expand the surgical unit of Bantry Hospital; the position regarding the provision of additional consultants for the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12642/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (21 Apr 2005)

Denis O'Donovan: Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position with regard to the provision of a CT scanner for Bantry General Hospital; the situation regarding the provision of the necessary specialised staff to operate the CT scanner (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12643/05]

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (21 Apr 2005)

Denis O'Donovan: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position with regard to the proposed new development of Baltimore Pier and Harbour; the nature of the commitment by his Department to carry out the hydrographic survey in Baltimore Harbour; and if negotiations have taken place between his Department and Cork County Council regarding the takeover of the pier...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (27 Apr 2005)

Denis O'Donovan: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress by her Department regarding the purchase of a site for the construction of a new school (details supplied) in County Cork, if a site has been identified; the location of same and any other relevant details; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13692/05]

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed). (29 Sep 2005)

Denis O'Donovan: The Minister has made a bold and brave decision to go ahead and purchase this site. One cannot argue the price is excessive given that a landowner in west Cork recently offered a 12 acre site to the Department of Education and Science for a school, at €1 million per acre. By contrast, Thornton Hall is a valuable site on the outskirts of Dublin.

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed). (29 Sep 2005)

Denis O'Donovan: Wherever one seeks to re-site a prison there will be a "not in my back yard" outcry. No community will welcome a prison in its area. The Minister had to grasp this nettle as soon as possible. He should be complimented on his efforts to reform the prisons, for example, he has dealt quite well with the overtime situation. On entering the Seanad in 1989 I became spokesman on justice for several...

Garda Stations. (27 Oct 2005)

Denis O'Donovan: I moved this matter on the Adjournment having regard to the fact that this small Garda station in my constituency is a very important one. The old station is in a state of disrepair and local gardaí are in temporary accommodation which is inappropriate and unsuitable in this era of modern policing. Will the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform outline the current plans and the...

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Second Stage. (17 Nov 2005)

Denis O'Donovan: We had five problems. That is one resolved.

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 Nov 2005)

Denis O'Donovan: Regrettably, the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005 poses many problems for me. I do not have difficulty with the thrust of the Bill but there are five areas where change must be made for it to be acceptable. First, the Bill must provide for administrative and graded sanctions and decriminalise fisheries offences. According to EU records and standards 86% of all EU fisheries...