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Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2013)

Tom Shehan: I witnessed that, as I am sure did all colleagues. That was the approach. I commend the Bill to the House.

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2013)

Tom Shehan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The Bill allows the Government to anchor its already operational multi-annual expenditure limits in national law. This is a requirement under the EU-IMF programme of financial support for Ireland. Specifically, the Bill amends the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011, and in doing so provides for medium-term expenditure management in...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Tom Shehan: Maybe the Senator should say "we" rather than "they".

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Tom Shehan: The Senator was the one who said that people would not come in.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Tom Shehan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I must agree with Senator Byrne. The referendum of which all sides were in favour was rejected by the people but, in hindsight, the people would probably prefer if they had not rejected it at the time. I commend the Minister because he has spent a considerable amount of time on this Bill, which structures a framework for the holding of inquiries. Much...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

Tom Shehan: Second, an amendment could be made to the legislation, or done in some way, to ensure that many of these young turks, naysayers and people who want rid of the Seanad are not allowed to stand for election for the next Seanad.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

Tom Shehan: The first Seanad met on 11 December 1922 in the National Museum on Kildare Street. Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde, the great-grandson of Henry Grattan, was the first to take his seat in the new Seanad in what was a very different Ireland. Of the 489 Bills received from 1922 to 1936 the Seanad substantially amended 182 of them before they became law. The weight of the Seanad's authority...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

Tom Shehan: In Sextons in Haggardstown.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2013)

Tom Shehan: Will the Leader invite the Minister for Justice and Equality to the House as soon as possible to review our bail laws? Last week I wrote to the Department to seek up-to-date figures for crimes committed by people while on bail. We seem to have a massive problem with burglary, and in 2012 the suspected offenders in 1,585 burglaries were on bail at the time of the crime. The figure in this...

Seanad: Register of Lobbyists Legislation: Motion (26 Jun 2013)

Tom Shehan: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute the following:"recalls the 10 Principles for Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying adopted as a recommendation by Ireland as part of the OECD Council in 2010 in response to concerns over lobbying practices and demands for transparency in public decisions making; recognises that in all areas of policy,...

Seanad: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2013)

Tom Shehan: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Tom Shehan: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Tom Shehan: Ag 10.30 maidin amarách.

Seanad: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Tom Shehan: First, I again welcome the Minister to the House. Above all other Ministers, he must be the Minister who appears here most often.

Seanad: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Tom Shehan: I believe this Bill reflects a common sense approach to good governance and good government. The purpose of the Bill is to allow greater mobility within the public sector and, as a result, greater flexibility. The Bill sets out the technical amendments needed to facilitate such increased mobility. The Croke Park agreement provided a basis for movement within the Civil Service, the health...

Seanad: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Tom Shehan: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Second Stage (30 May 2013)

Tom Shehan: The Government has published the approved text of new legislation to give effect to the draft agreements arrived at during the recent LRC process. Legislation is needed if direct pay reductions are to be applied to the pay of any group of public servants, including officeholders, such as members of the Government, Members of the Oireachtas and members of the judiciary, and to the pensions of...

Seanad: Diesel Laundering: Statements (23 May 2013)

Tom Shehan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Mar a déarfaí, ní mar a shíltear a bhítear. The difference in the price of diesel charged at fuel outlets in County Kerry can be up to 10 cent. People can draw their own conclusions from that. Last week, I purchased fuel at a garage in Limerick on my journey home. On Monday, my car started to shudder and when I...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (23 May 2013)

Tom Shehan: In light of the proposal to bring forward the budget to 15 October, I ask that the Leader invite the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, to the House so that members can impress on him some ideas for the forthcoming budget. In the interests of a stimulus package, I have one idea, namely, the refit of derelict houses. Hypothetically, a 20% grant towards a...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (14 May 2013)

Tom Shehan: Amendment No. 70 is out of order.