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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: I welcome both delegations. While there is much tidying up still to be done in the industry, I commend Horse Sport Ireland on the excellent work it has done so far. Why has Ireland dipped in international show-jumping rankings over the past ten years? Horse Sport Ireland stated in its report that it was addressing this. What does this entail? In recent years, we have seen some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: I thank the witnesses for their submission. Bookmakers are a little like politicians - nobody believes them, no matter what they say. I was born and reared across from a bookmaker's shop and when The Hook was in action - Deputy Creighton will remember that - I was hooked at the time. I grew up with backing horses but I have seen huge change in the industry. I have also seen huge change in...

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: That is in County Tipperary.

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: There is a new party forming.

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: Are we finishing the debate now?

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: Do we return to the debate then?

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: I will hand my presentation to the Minister some time.

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Denis Landy: I appreciate the Minister giving me time. I will refer very briefly to something dear to the Minister's heart and at which he spends every Saturday morning he can; GAA. I made a presentation to the Minister on 22 October 2014 on the development of a tourism product incorporating the GAA story from its foundation in 1884 to the present day and to market it on a worldwide basis. There are...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2015)

Denis Landy: I welcome the resolution of the outstanding issues in the provision of medical cards for children aged six years and under. I take the opportunity to pay tribute to a legend of hurling, Jimmy Doyle, who passed away suddenly yesterday in Thurles. He was a man who loved to talk about hurling, but he never wanted to talk about himself as a hurler. He was named on the team of the century and...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Commissioner Phil Hogan (23 Jun 2015)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Commissioner to the Chamber and commend him on the work he has done so far. I am sure he has been to many far-flung places since he took up his role but I am certain, too, that he is aware that the Kilkenny hurling team seems to have unearthed another Henry Shefflin at the weekend in the guise of Ger Aylward from Glenmore. I hope Mr. Hogan is keeping an eye on those things, as...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Derelict Sites (18 Jun 2015)

Denis Landy: I also welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Coffey, to the House and commend him on his work, particularly in recent weeks, in the brief relating to housing and the new legislation on urban regeneration. He came in with a swagger of a Munster champion and I hope we can sort that out in the next couple of weeks.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Derelict Sites (18 Jun 2015)

Denis Landy: This is a very serious issue. I attended a forum on rural development with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, last week and this was one of the biggest issues that arose. It concerns the blight of derelict sites on rural towns. Right across the country, we can see that businesses have closed and people have left houses for one reason or...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Derelict Sites (18 Jun 2015)

Denis Landy: I thank the Minister of State for his very strong and forthright response. He served as a member of the local authority in Waterford for many years, and I served with him on a regional authority. We are very familiar with this type of situation. The Minister of State is not just knowledgeable in theory but also in practice. I am dismayed to find out that in 2013, only 44 derelict sites...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (18 Jun 2015)

Denis Landy: Get your ducks in a row, Darragh.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2015)

Denis Landy: I join with Senator Darragh O’Brien in raising the plight of the workers of Clerys, many of whom I met at lunchtime. Several issues were brought up with me which I said I would raise on the floor of the House today. Obviously, we have to deal with the bigger issue, a point already articulated by Senator Norris. The workers asked me to raise two issues. First, Clerys, as of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Leader Programmes Administration (11 Jun 2015)

Denis Landy: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Ann Phelan. I commend her for the work she has done on the issue of rural development since her appointment and the work that has been done to date on the report of the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas, CEDRA. This Commencement matter relates to that issue and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Leader Programmes Administration (11 Jun 2015)

Denis Landy: I thank the Minister of State. Most of the questions in my Commencement matter were answered in the reply. I am pleased there will be support, both technical and in terms of training, for the people on the board, which is very important.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Leader Programmes Administration (11 Jun 2015)

Denis Landy: I am aware that in some counties, including my own, there is not just one application made. In that regard I hope people can come together, not hold up the process and reach a compromise. I spoke to councillors across the country in recent days in preparation for this and in some counties they have one application. Limerick is an example where three different groups came together and made...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)

Denis Landy: A number of people in my area have brought to my attention the new - or not so new - concept of angel workshops. It purports to provide angel therapy, a non-denominational spiritual healing system. It may seem like a funny subject until one realises that people are paying €50 or €60 per session to talk to the angels. Some of the people who have contacted me have other...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)

Denis Landy: I ask the Deputy Leader to raise the matter with the Minister and perhaps she can have some divine intervention on the matter.