Results 161-180 of 1,934 for speaker:Tom Shehan

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Forestry Sector (16 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: I have been contacted by many private forest owners whose plantations were destroyed in the storms earlier in the year and who are not in a position to replant them. It is unfortunate that the Minister of State with responsibility for this area, Deputy Tom Hayes, cannot attend the House this evening. I am aware he had a prior engagement in Tipperary. If grants were made available for...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Labour Activation Measures (8 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: I appreciate that the Minister could not attend and I know that she is a very busy lady. I should have specified at the outset that the man to whom I refer applied under the TESG scheme. However, he was told that in order to qualify for the scheme his possible employer must provide a commencement date and from that date, whether the job went ahead or not, he would be knocked off his social...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Labour Activation Measures (8 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I wish to raise the issue of access to the Safe Pass for the unemployed. A man came to me recently who had been unemployed for a year and a half but who luckily got a job for nine months on a building site because he had his Safe Pass on the day of hiring. He is a qualified driver of one of the highest types of crane. The man, who has a wife...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: In light of the requests for a debate on justice matters, is it appropriate under Standing Orders to bring the former Ministers for Justice, Dermot Ahern, Michael McDowell, John O'Donoghue and Gerry Collins, before the House?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: If a real and honest debate is to be held, the aforementioned individuals should be part of it.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: I wonder whether it could happen.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: Absolutely. In light of the fact that the phone bugging continued for 30 years, all the former Ministers for Justice should be included.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Tom Shehan: While some might think it is a trivial issue, people who lodge money in banks are exposed to a serious threat at present. There is only one bank in my local town and it has a small carpark used by staff. I am getting hammered with parking fines and I see the same thing happening to people who pull up outside their banks to run in and lodge money. This means people are parking in carparks...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Tom Shehan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Tom Shehan: I sense a Michael Flatley moment coming on.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Tom Shehan: I ask the Leader to arrange to have the Minister for Social Protection come to the House if that is possible. A case was highlighted to me recently about those who are unemployed who had worked in the construction industry. They have a safe pass certificate and if it is due to expire the Department does not pay for it to be renewed. People are being told by the social welfare office that...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Tom Shehan: On a point of order, it is totally inappropriate for a Member to cast a slur on a Minister who is not here to defend himself. Senator David Norris should have a little courage and do it when the Minister is in attendance.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Tom Shehan: The Senator should not pontificate when the man is not here. He is absent.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Tom Shehan: It is a political charge-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2014)

Tom Shehan: I raise the issue of rural post offices and refer to the motion to be taken in the other House today and tomorrow. First and foremost, this is political opportunism, although perhaps we might find a better word to describe it. Essentially, it is an attack on rural Ireland, but I direct the blame at one source, namely, the board of directors of An Post. If it were the board of directors of...

Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)

Tom Shehan: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. Public services are essential to the functioning of our economy and society. A strong and effective public service is recognised as a source of competitive advantage for any country. The Irish public service has already made a major contribution to the national recovery and as the country enters a new phase after the conclusion of the troika programme...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

Tom Shehan: I wish to raise two issues relating to the justice portfolio. When will the coroners Bill come before the House? Could we ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to come to the House to discuss the possibility of making it compulsory for pedestrians and cyclists - three cyclists have been killed already this year - to wear reflective jackets in areas where there are no footpaths or...

Seanad: Freedom of Information Act 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 2014: Motion (29 Jan 2014)

Tom Shehan: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber and welcome the regulations to extend the provisions of the freedom of information legislation to Irish Water. The freedom of information legislation will bring transparency, accountability and, hopefully, responsibility to the actions of Irish Water, which is such an important entity. Making Irish Water subject to that legislation will ensure a greater...

Seanad: Standards in Public Office Commission Membership: Motions (22 Jan 2014)

Tom Shehan: I move: That, pursuant to subsection (2)(b)(v)(inserted by section 2 of the Standards in Public Office Act 2001 (No. 31 of 2001)), of section 21 of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 (No. 22 of 1995), Seanad Éireann approves the proposed appointment by the Government of Mr. Jim O’Keeffe (being a former member of Dáil Éireann and not being a member of the European...

Seanad: Standards in Public Office Commission Membership: Motions (22 Jan 2014)

Tom Shehan: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.