Results 1-20 of 26 for 5 million speaker:Brian Ó Domhnaill

Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements, Questions and Answers (28 Mar 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...real issues. It will ensure estates that deserve some funding are ineligible to apply for it or to draw it down. That estate in Donegal, St. Jude's Court, should be available to apply for the €5 million fund. The Minister of State mentioned that local authorities did not apply for the €5 million fund.

Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements, Questions and Answers (28 Mar 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...it. The system needs to be radically reviewed immediately. If that is not done, people in housing estates that should be in category three or category four will be ineligible to apply for the €5 million fund. That fund is only a drop in the ocean to remedy the problems facing people.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...conclude soon. I have outlined an alternative mechanism that could be used. It would at least not force individuals who conscientiously object to abortion to pay for the service. More than 1 million people agree that this is a serious issue. The abortion service is being packaged here as healthcare but I have yet to see where the practice of healthcare can be packaged by killing an...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...his contributions, a lasting imprint in the House for years to come. My colleague, Senator McDowell, mentioned the Government information unit that is based in the Department of An Taoiseach. The €5 million spending there is additional to the €170 million already spent by the Government and State agencies in promoting Government services. That is €175 million being...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: My comments on foreign aid are well documented. Most of the ¤623 million that will be borrowed to provide such aid next year and for which taxpayers will be liable will be paid to the United Nations, the European Union, world banks and regional banks in Africa. Ireland is sending ¤43 million to a country which purchased fighter jets. An article appeared in yesterday's edition of The...

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (4 Oct 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...-using the land but we must encourage small farmers to stay in the sector. The proposed supports in the CAP for younger farmers are very welcome but unfortunately there are no proposals for the 5 million farmers who are retiring across Europe or who anticipate leaving agriculture in the coming months and years. We should fight for a retirement package for some of the older farmers who...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Ba mhaith liom tagairt a dhéanamh don fhadhb mhór atá sa tír seo i dtaca le daoine óga, idir 18 agus 25, a bhfuil dífhostaithe agus nach bhfuil deiseanna fostaíochta ar bith acu. Níl obair ar bith ar fáil dóibh agus níl aon tacaíocht ar fáil dóibh ó thaobh structhúir de ón Rialtas ach oiread. Some 62,580...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Sheepmeat Sector (8 Jul 2015)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...sheep sector's importance in many rural parts of the country where the land may not be as good as in the major agricultural areas. According to the national sheep register there are more than 3.5 million sheep in the country. Most sheep flocks are located along the western seaboard. My county has 12.5% of the national sheep stock with approximately 450,000 sheep in County Donegal - more...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...staff of the Houses and members of An Garda Síochána. I ask the Leader to bring the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine before the House. The report on the future of agriculture, Food Wise 2025, was launched today in the RDS. It is a template which follows the strategy introduced by the former Minister, Deputy Brendan Smith, known as Food Harvest 2020. It is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (3 Nov 2015)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...markets. It is very difficult to deal with both. We can take Tesco Ireland as an example. Its financial statements for last year indicate that it is working on a net margin of approximately 1.5% overall of what is turned over in the supermarket. It makes money in that regard, but it and many other multinational supermarkets make their money when paying for the goods. They pay after 90...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...Regulation, ComReg, regarding the public service obligation, PSO, levy on every electricity customer in the country, domestic and non-domestic, whose closing date for submissions is tomorrow at 5 p.m. ComReg proposes an increase of 56% in the PSO levy, which would bring the total collected from customers to approximately €327 million, an average of €63 per customer per year....

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...amendment on Report Stage. There is a cartel operating within the industry. As I understand it, one centre in the North is flaunting the fact that it has in cold storage and available for use €5 million worth of AI seed from male greyhounds. How can the ordinary punter deal with this? Most owners and breeders cannot afford the AI fees which range from €2,000 to...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (29 Oct 2008)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...continue to be a priority for this Government; notes the greatly increased funding base for disability services that has been built up over recent years, particularly the additional €425 million in respect of disability services allocated to the HSE since 2006; recognises that the Government has devised and implemented effective structures for the co-ordination and integration of...

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...charges but only after the installation of water meters and that people would only pay for the water they use. If a utility charge or rate on houses is introduced, the same charge is levied on an 85 year old woman living in poor and isolated conditions as on someone living in a €5 million mansion in Dublin 4. That is not equality. Is that what the Labour Party proclaims to be equality...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...quota. In monetary terms, the reductions proposed to the mackerel quota on the pelagic side and the prawn and whitefish quotas would cost the fishing and processing sector approximately €70 million. If implemented, these outrageous proposals will result in the direct loss of between 400 and 500 jobs, according to Bord Iascaigh Mhara. I wish the Minister well next week and do not...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Coast Guard Stations (4 Oct 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ..., Noel Dempsey, announced that the Government planned to keep Malin Head and Valentia open. He also pledged to upgrade all three centres, including the centre in Dublin, to the tune of ¤2.5 million. The Dublin station has now been fully upgraded, as has the Malin Head station, following an investment of approximately ¤721,000. I understand that Valentia is also to be upgraded. In...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2007)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...Ireland the very best of look at the Special Olympics which will take place in Shanghai during the coming weeks. This year, the team consists of 142 athletes, competing in 12 different sports, 55 coaches and 200 volunteers from the 18,000 involved in the Special Olympics movement in Ireland. I know our athletes will do us proud, irrespective of whether they win, lose or draw. This House...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with ICSA and IFA (15 Nov 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...within the Department versus the cuts to the schemes. Reference was made to the Croke Park agreement. According to figures, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has an excess of 185 full-time equivalent staff. Issues must be addressed with regard to staffing costs and whether there can be reductions. By 2014, the staff ceiling in the Department must be cut by 433 based on...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...examine the Finn Valley college issue. The Stranorlar technical school, which was built in 1939 and opened in 1940, is the oldest County Donegal Vocational Educational Committee school today. On 5 April 2007, Stranorlar technical school officially changed its name and is now known as the Finn Valley college or Coláiste Ghleann na Finne. In 2005, the Department of Education and Science...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: ...and outline clearly the steps the Government is taking to deal with the issue on a European-wide basis. Many worrying issues arise in regard to health services. Last week we learned about the €6 million write-off by HSE West of fees for which consultants did not apply to the health insurance companies. Today we learn that the accident and emergency unit at Limerick hospital is not able...