Results 141-160 of 1,229 for speaker:Denis Landy

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: I see them as untied.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: I will accept your ruling. Thank you.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: I am entitled to raise a point of order. We are talking about new politics.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: We have a situation where four groups have been allowed to make their contributions on this debate. However, two groups have been excluded.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: The Minister, through no fault of his own, may have to leave the Chamber, as I have seen many times before.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: I may be out of order but I am going to seek to have Standing Orders changed on this point.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: Thank you for allowing me in, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. It is much appreciated.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: My point was about the debate.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: The debate is so robust, I am afraid to speak. Thankfully, my hearing in one ear is poor so I will not hear any interruptions the Senators opposite may make. I welcome the Minister and agree with his comment that if the statutory instrument were annulled, it would be open season for the operators. Those were not his words but that was the nub of his argument. A previous speaker suggested...

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: On a point of order, Senator Paul Daly is incorrect. The former Minister interacted with the companies for at least six months before he signed the statutory instrument.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: The record must be correct.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: On this first full sitting day I wish the Cathaoirleach well for his term. I also wish the Leader and the other Members who have been elected leaders and Whips well. I will start today as I mean to go on, as I did in the previous Seanad. A total of 43 Members of this House have been elected by councillors and it is important that we look after the welfare of those councillors. I listened...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (15 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: I will be very brief and I will not get emotional either. I could cry but I am not going to. I congratulate Senator Coghlan on achieving the post. He is one of the longest-serving Members of this House and I wish him well as Leas-Chathaoirleach. On a personal level, we are very good friends and shall remain so. One often hears that a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush, and...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (8 Jun 2016)

Denis Landy: I add my voice to all the other voices in congratulating Senator O'Donovan on being elected Cathaoirleach today. What will be required in the coming months and, hopefully, years will be exactly what the Cathaoirleach has done, namely, exude calmness. It will also require a relaxed person who will sit back and listen to the debate, who will move the debate along and who will ensure the...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2016)

Denis Landy: I support Senator Mullins regarding unemployment figures, which, as he said, are down to 8.6%, and that is as a result of An Action Plan for Jobs and Pathways to Work, part of which strategy is education. As it will probably be my last time speaking on the Order of Business, certainly in this term, and as I feel it has always been my duty here to raise issues and anomalies that concern me, I...

Seanad: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Denis Landy: The Senator is very defeatist. That is twice he has said he will be in opposition.

Seanad: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Denis Landy: The Senator is covering his tracks now.

Seanad: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Denis Landy: I welcome Bernard Caldwell, chief executive of the Irish Stablestaff Association, to the Visitors Gallery. I welcome the Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015. I followed the extensive debate on the Bill the Lower House last week. The Bill strengthens governance and transparency in the racing industry, which is very important. It increases efficiency and provides clarity of functions between the...

Seanad: Local Government Review: Statements (26 Jan 2016)

Denis Landy: The Senator can leave if he wishes.