Results 221-240 of 394 for speaker:James Heffernan
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)
James Heffernan: -----why not invite those who are involved?
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)
James Heffernan: With respect-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)
James Heffernan: -----can I beg the Cathaoirleach's indulgence?
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)
James Heffernan: Can I finish my point? We should open up this House, as has been done previously, to those who are involved at the coalface of homelessness, such as the Peter McVerry Trust, Focus Ireland and Simon Community,-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)
James Heffernan: -----to come in and tell us what it is like and what we can do about it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2014)
James Heffernan: I remind Senator Leyden that Israeli Ministers have recently issued a call for the public to arm itself. That is a dangerous departure which will blow that conflict into a full religious one. The Irish Water saga has gone from the sublime to the very ridiculous. Senator Mullins lauded the fact that €100 will be handed over to a person who has a private well. These people never...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
James Heffernan: While the proposal from Fianna Fáil this morning may be a bit of stunt, it is no harm that people are finally starting to listen. A number of people and high profile politicians seem to be jumping on the water charges band wagon. To hear the leader of Sinn Féin say that he will pay the charge one minute and say he will not pay it the next in solidarity with people is a bit of a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
James Heffernan: It is probably worthy of a debate at some stage. The register is not fit for purpose and it needs to be sorted out.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Role and Functions: Environmental Protection Agency (4 Nov 2014)
James Heffernan: I am not a member of the committee and I thank the Vice Chairman for allowing me to contribute to this discussion. I have some questions for the director general of the agency. Shortly after her appointment she stated in an interview with The Irish Times that in her opinion the EPA should not be racing to prosecute business for non-compliance with environmental licences and regulations....
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
James Heffernan: A mock court was held in 2002. I support Senator O'Brien. The Sinn Féin leadership has to face up to this issue. It is the same type of justice we saw take place in the Catholic Church, namely, things were covered up and perpetrators were moved on to other places to continue on. It needs to make a full disclosure to the authorities North and South about what it knows and who the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
James Heffernan: -----and perpetrators exposed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
James Heffernan: I join Senator Denis Landy in his remarks on RTE's coverage of Gaelic games. It is a poor showing in respect of the county finals which are the most important thing to happen to various parishes and villages around the country and do not get the coverage they deserve.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
James Heffernan: That is fair enough. I take the opportunity to congratulate the Kilmallock senior hurlers on their fantastic victory at the weekend. The celebrations are probably still going on.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
James Heffernan: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)
James Heffernan: One second. I am just after standing up. I welcome the ambassador, Mr. Abdul Abdelrazek, to the Visitors Gallery and note my support for Senator Averil Power's amendment to the Order of Business. The Maíria Cahill case was raised a couple of times today. I took on board what Sinn Féin said about how the IRA filled a vacuum in terms of policing and that people did not have...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Station Closures (2 Oct 2014)
James Heffernan: I would like to get the average figure per station.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Station Closures (2 Oct 2014)
James Heffernan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. He said 16 Garda stations have been assigned to community groups. Did all of the 16 properties have to go through the same process whereby, first, the option of disposing it on the open market was considered and in the event of a lack of interest then the community groups were given preference? The Minister of State said the cost to date of...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Station Closures (2 Oct 2014)
James Heffernan: I also welcome the Minister of State and congratulate him on his post. It was one of the better decisions made by the Taoiseach.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Station Closures (2 Oct 2014)
James Heffernan: It is good to see a young person being elevated to such a high office. That is good for young people involved in politics. I say well done to the Minister of State. On the issue at hand, namely, rural Garda stations that have been closed, some of which have been sold and others that are in limbo, the closure of some of the stations was announced on budget day a couple of years ago. The...
- Seanad: Situation in Gaza and Ukraine: Statements (31 Jul 2014)
James Heffernan: The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, branded the state of Israel a terrorist state. It is a definition with which I find hard to disagree.