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Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Motion (27 Jan 2015)

Tom Shehan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Motion (27 Jan 2015)

Tom Shehan: I need a seconder for the amendment.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Motion (27 Jan 2015)

Tom Shehan: Each House will conduct its own business.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Motion (27 Jan 2015)

Tom Shehan: I welcome the Minister.

Seanad: Appointments to State Boards: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Tom Shehan: Following its meeting on 30 September, the Government announced a revised model for ministerial appointments to State boards. From 1 November, all appointments to State boards must be advertised openly on the State boards portal, stateboards.ie, which is operated by the Public Appointments Service. The list of available vacancies, along with a full list of State boards with their members,...

Seanad: Appointments to State Boards: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Tom Shehan: -----and the back of the envelop, as Senator Byrne's party ran the country, in making its appointments.

Seanad: Appointments to State Boards: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Tom Shehan: The Minister added: This new process will improve corporate governance on our State Boards, widen the pool from which members of State Boards are drawn, and ensure that the process around appointments to State Boards is transparent. I would urge anyone interested in serving on a State Board to visit stateboards.ieand express an interest.One should not bother with the back of the envelop job....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Energy Prices (22 Jan 2015)

Tom Shehan: The Minister of State said in his reply, "The CER is focused on actions to mitigate costs for business and residential consumers". My problem is that this is not being done for the consumer. I refer to the recommendation that consumers should switch providers. In my understanding of economics and business one does not chop and change because there is an expectation that the supplier will...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Energy Prices (22 Jan 2015)

Tom Shehan: The word should go out from here this morning that more people changing their supplier is the only way to bring down the cost of electricity.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Energy Prices (22 Jan 2015)

Tom Shehan: I also welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Joe McHugh. The issue I raise relates to the energy regulator. Heretofore, the only time I was aware of the energy regulator was when the ESB or Bord Gáis applied to it for a price increase. The regulator was seen to do its job in that when Electric Ireland applied for a 21% increase in charges it was only allowed to introduce an increase...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Tom Shehan: Will he respond or shall he respond?

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Tom Shehan: No pensions to be paid.

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Dec 2014)

Tom Shehan: This is the Appropriation Bill we are discussing.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2014)

Tom Shehan: Tomorrow.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2014)

Tom Shehan: The benefits of the exemption from road tax and fuel duty under the scheme should remain with the vehicle when it is sold on. People who should qualify for the scheme should be those with a primary medical certificate, a measure which could cut out much of the ambiguity. As for authorised and unauthorised sellers of adapted vehicles, I do not agree with Senator Paul Bradford’s...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2014)

Tom Shehan: I raised this issue some weeks ago on the Order of Business and also last week on Second Stage. I believe there is an anomaly whereby people who have to adapt cars because of a disability and purchase a new car benefit from VRT exemption, fuel exemption and road tax exemption. However, a person who, due to health reasons or following an accident, is in need of a specially adapted vehicle...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2014)

Tom Shehan: Del Boy.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (4 Dec 2014)

Tom Shehan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Nash, to the House. As has been said by my colleague earlier, it was difficult to stand up here and defend the last couple of budgets but this budget has by and large been far more positive than what we have had to deal with for the last few years. It is a little disappointing that we had to move our budgets forward from December to October, probably...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2014)

Tom Shehan: Will the Leader arrange for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to come to the House before Christmas, if possible, for a debate on road safety? I have spoken in the House before about how I believe wearing fluorescent jackets should be made mandatory for those walking or running at night. A lady told me about an incident that had happened when she, her husband and three children...

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (20 Nov 2014)

Tom Shehan: Dé Máirt seo chugainn ar 2.30 p.m.