Results 521-540 of 605 for speaker:John Whelan
- Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: Why did 12,000 people protest about education cuts outside the gates of this House in 2009?
- Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: I want an answer.
- Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: Fianna Fáil wasted that every week when it was in government.
- Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: I, too, welcome the Minister to the House. He is continuing his very important work and legislative programme. This is a positive and constructive Bill as it addresses a diverse and vast range of issues. It amounts to a housekeeping exercise for the energy sector and associated issues. I am glad the Bill is deemed to be so progressive and constructive that there are scarcely any grounds...
- Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: I spoke too early. It is vital in the area of energy provision, just as in the provision of other resources such as water, that we not only address the challenges of generation and transmission but conservation and efficiency, which are equally important. It is to be welcomed that the Bill places a huge emphasis, as well as legal responsibility and responsibility, on energy supplies and...
- Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: I meant Senator Mooney. It was a Freudian slip.
- Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: I could come up with a few CDs which deserve to be burned. The Senator put one forward for consideration.
- Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: I hope Senator Cassidy is not referring-----
- Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: ------to the statutory instrument-----
- Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: ------currently before the House, in his reference to the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, and the copyright issue. I also commend the Minister for identifying installation and refit as key areas in supporting families, through the warmer homes initiative, as an effective and efficient way of tackling fuel poverty. In tandem with these measures, it is excellent news that the Bill, as it...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: It is polluting water.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: It is polluting one's neighbour's water.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: I will address the amendment and the issue of criminality and prosecution. Senator Crown told us last week that if one drew a line from the German Embassy to the American Embassy, the line would run through his house. I do not live in the embassy belt but in Cremorgan, Timahoe. I am the proud owner of a septic tank and have been for 30 years. The reason half the country is covered in...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: I implore members of the Opposition to stop speaking out of both sides of their mouths-----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: -----and complaining about the quality of water. We saw what happened in communities such as Galway, the dangers when water supplies are contaminated, the risk it poses to public health and safety, the cost it imposes on the taxpayer-----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: Any right thinking person would maintain and moderate their septic tank to ensure it works properly to purpose. On an annual basis I and families in my area arrange for a technician to call. He charges between â¬100 and â¬150 to check and inspect the tank and, perhaps, change the filters or-----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: I commend the Minister for mainstreaming genuine environmental issues and concerns and for protecting the water sources and courses in rural Ireland. I also commend the county manager in Cavan, Senator Wilson's county, for taking the initiative. There are 9,000 septic tanks in Cavan and 3,300 have already been inspected. Only 11% have been found to have any fault. There is no timebomb...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: The fact is that it does not cost an arm and a leg to fix the vast majority of problems. It could be a small filter problem as I deal with on an annual basis.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: -----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
John Whelan: I know it first hand. In fact, Cavan is not much different from Connemara, Donegal or Cremorgan.