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Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Road Traffic Legislation (4 Dec 2013)

Deirdre Clune: I am glad that the Minister of State is here to respond to my question about regulating the clamping industry, particularly on private property. The Minister for Tourism, Transport and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, published heads of a Bill earlier this year and hoped to present the Bill now. Twice in the past week people have told me stories about the terrible way that clampers treat people,...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Road Traffic Legislation (4 Dec 2013)

Deirdre Clune: I thank the Minister of State. I am glad to hear about the legislation and I look forward to its introduction. This House will be ready to take it whenever the Minister is ready to move.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)

Deirdre Clune: I say well done to the Minister of State on getting to the Bill to this stage and on the establishment of Irish Water. This is the second Bill this year and this one provides for the transfer of water services which are currently the responsibility of the 34 local authorities. I welcome the Bill and have always been supportive of the establishment of an organisation like Irish Water which is...

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)

Deirdre Clune: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Deirdre Clune: I thank Ms Riordan and wish her well. I appreciate that she is getting to grips with Science Foundation Ireland but that she has much experience in the area. Similar to Deputy Calleary I wish to raise EU funding. The issue has come up previously that we do not do enough to leverage funding in the EU for our research spend. Ms Riordan probably has that in her sights, which is a good...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Deirdre Clune: Yes, it is something like that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Deirdre Clune: Ms Riordan could please keep it in mind during her stewardship.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Deirdre Clune: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Deirdre Clune: Excuse me, I have to go to the Seanad Chamber for a vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Initiatives: Discussion with ConnectIreland (3 Dec 2013)

Deirdre Clune: I welcome Mr. Clune and Mr. McLoughlin. My comments are similar to those of Deputy Collins. Well done to ConnectIreland. It is a great idea. The fact that ConnectIreland developed it at the forum was also great. Rather than simply put a hand up and throw out an idea, the witnesses followed through. That is important because often these fora can produce great ideas but it is left to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2013)

Deirdre Clune: Senator MacSharry tabled an amendment concerning the proximity of Committee Stage and Second Stage of the Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013, the next item we are due to discuss. The Bill was published last week and the matter was agreed by the leaders. Fianna Fáil has tabled a substantial number of amendments so I will not be accepting the amendment to the Order of...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2013)

Deirdre Clune: The Order of Business is No. 1, Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 – Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 11.45 a.m. after the Order of Business; and No. 2, Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013 – Committee Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Nov 2013)

Deirdre Clune: I am interested in teasing out the position with regard to the quality framework for traineeships, a matter in respect of which Deputy Calleary posed a question. The Minister indicated that the apprenticeship scheme is being reviewed and that SOLAS has been established. I read a newspaper article yesterday which indicated that the City & Guilds has produced a report on the value of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Nov 2013)

Deirdre Clune: I apologise for interrupting but I wish to make a further point in respect of the fact that under this model, employers actually contribute rather than just taking.

Seanad: Report on Grocery Goods Sector: Motion (20 Nov 2013)

Deirdre Clune: It seems that many Senators are shopkeepers.

Seanad: Report on Grocery Goods Sector: Motion (20 Nov 2013)

Deirdre Clune: I am glad to have an opportunity to speak about the report prepared by the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. When I was a member of the other House some years ago, I was a member of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it examined this whole area. The document we are discussing contains some quotes from a report drawn up by that committee in 2010,...

Seanad: Report on Grocery Goods Sector: Motion (20 Nov 2013)

Deirdre Clune: Before we commence, I propose that speaking times be allocated as follows: eight minutes for group spokespersons, five minutes for all other Senators, and the Minister of State to be called on to reply not later than 4.25 p.m.

Seanad: Report on Grocery Goods Sector: Motion (20 Nov 2013)

Deirdre Clune: I move: That Seanad Éireann notes the Report of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine entitled 'Report on The Grocery Goods Sector "Increasing equity and transparency in producer-processor-retailer relationships"' which was laid before Seanad Éireann on 23rd October, 2013.

Seanad: Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2013)

Deirdre Clune: On Thursday.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Property Taxation Application (14 Nov 2013)

Deirdre Clune: I had anticipated that type of response. The Minister of State said it was the intention that many such estates would not be taken in charge nor would it be appropriate for local authorities to do so. It is probable that the residents of the estates I have in mind did not know they would not be taken in charge. There is another category of estates where the process of taking in charge has...