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Seanad: Department of Social Protection Payment Methods: Statements (2 Apr 2015)

James Heffernan: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Department of Social Protection Payment Methods: Statements (2 Apr 2015)

James Heffernan: On a point of order, the Minister of State has mentioned that there was a small sample number. What number of letters were sent if the sample was small?

Seanad: Department of Social Protection Payment Methods: Statements (2 Apr 2015)

James Heffernan: What is a small sample? I would like to know the percentage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: Go raibh maith agat. I have a couple of questions on cyber crime which I shall skip. Instead, I shall directly refer to national security and some of the remarks the Garda Commissioner made in her opening statement. She said, "We will maintain a strong focus on protecting the State and its people against all forms of terrorism, and also on tackling serious crime such as organised crime and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: With the greatest of respect, the Garda Commissioner has not answered my question. I asked her did she believe the IRA does not exist

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: I find it frustrating that I cannot get a simple "Yes" or "No" answer. Either the organisation exists or it does not. To me, the answer is simple. The answer is simple for the people who live in those areas because to them the organisation exists and is in their faces. What assessment took place? What was it based upon? Let us be simple. If the organisation does not exist, did it hold...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: No, I have not. I had hoped the Garda Commissioner could have been able to respond in some form but the Chairman has ruled.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: No. If allowed, I will return to my other question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: When it comes to child pornography, serious VAT fraud offences, other tax offences and so on, is the computer crime investigation unit up and running and fully resourced?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: I echo the comments made by Senator Landy. Today, we have witnessed the retirement of one of the greats of Irish sport. Nobody in any code will match the feats of Henry Shefflin. It is incumbent on the State to devise an honours system for people who have represented their counties or country at the highest level of sport. Henry Shefflin is a legendary figure. He won the player of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: It was not me.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (24 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: Before I begin, am I precluded from mentioning names in a Commencement debate?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (24 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: Fair enough. I just wanted to clarify that before I started. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan. My matter is fairly straightforward in that I ask that a response be given to a resolution that was passed by Limerick County Council in November last. As far as I am aware, Limerick County Council has received no response at all from the Department of the Environment,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (24 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: I think the Department is well aware of the matter.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (24 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: I take on board the Minister of State's reply. Many people have provided sworn affidavits in this case, including elected representatives and people who represented the applicant in his consultations at pre-planning level. This is not about the final planning decision. It is about what occurred prior to it. The point being missed by the Department and the Ombudsman is that the guidelines...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: I join others in congratulating the fantastic performances of Irish sporting teams, from hockey right through to rugby. I take this opportunity to once again offer my commiserations to the Kilmallock senior hurlers who have had a fantastic year which ended in heartbreak on St. Patrick's Day. It was another heartbreak for Limerick teams in Croke Park and things do not become easier the more...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: -----until a longer-term solution which includes the use of post offices is found. The Government needs to stop undermining the post office network and start supporting it.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: Will the Leader support my amendment?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: I will not press the amendment in light of the commitment the Leader has given to hold a debate. However, if the debate does not materialise I will certainly propose another amendment to the Order of Business as early as possible.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: Last week, a documentary called "India's Daughter" was aired by the BBC which dealt with the brutal gang rape and killing of a young female medical student called Jyoti Singh in Delhi in December 2010. The documentary made for harrowing viewing but shone a spotlight on the treatment of women in Indian society. One of the defence attorneys who represents the rapists has said that if his own...

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