Results 1-20 of 32 for destroyed speaker:Denis Naughten

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Supports (22 Nov 2023)

Denis Naughten: ...ground is dire. Our farmers have lost approximately 7,000 acres of meadow and 7,000 acres of grazing land. This flood began on St. Patrick’s Day and continued well into the summer. It has not only destroyed crops, but also forced farmers to use their silage grounds for grazing, leaving them without fodder. This crisis is not just about compensating them for the loss of fodder,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (8 Mar 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...and Local Government if he will remove the SAC designation for Lough Funshinagh Turlough in County Roscommon given the devastating environmental impact of the persistent six-year flooding which has destroyed the natural flora of the catchment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12441/22]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: ...to the climate mathematicians, but not our atmosphere. Unless we completely change the approach to calculating agricultural emissions, we will decimate the industry here in Ireland while also destroying our atmosphere for generations to come. This is a lose-lose situation unless we look again at the maths behind the climate targets. This Bill is anti-democratic. If enacted, this...

Death of Garda Colm Horkan: Expressions of Sympathy (24 Jun 2020)

Denis Naughten: ...children across the west of Ireland. Some of those abuses took up many hours of debate here in Dáil Éireann and led to important changes in the law. We have no idea of the countless lives that would have been destroyed were it not for the perseverance and dedication of Detective Garda Colm Horkan. Ar deis Dé go raibh a anam.

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: ...to shut down the sector and import products from an alternative source in South America, where people are being moved off the land. That is bringing about a devastating impact on the climate and destroying the lungs of the globe in the Amazon basin. We need to look again at how we calculate and treat methane emissions.

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (25 Apr 2018)

Denis Naughten: In response to Deputy Brendan Smith's point about businesses being obliged to travel into the local town, it is absolutely soul-destroying to see that happening in this day and age. That is not something that I want to see continuing. That is why the Government and I are determined to ensure we unlock as much commercial investment as possible, first through the broadband task force, in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Denis Naughten: ...The Taoiseach said earlier in the House that farming is a business but it is specifically excluded from the Irish Red Cross Society administered scheme. A considerable amount of fodder has been damaged and destroyed. While this not an issue now the unavailability of fodder in the early part of next year will be an animal welfare issue. Financial provision needs to be made for farmers...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (8 Dec 2015)

Denis Naughten: ...term facilities must be made available to businesses in respect of their stock. Funding needs to be made available for refurbishment costs, and there needs to be rates relief. Fodder has been destroyed on farms, and funding needs to be put in place to replace it. Where stock have been taken out of sheds, bed-and-breakfast costs need to be covered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Denis Naughten: Could Ms Power just clarify the number of horses that have been destroyed and over what period? She referred to 60,000 to 70,000 animals. The local authority and ISPCA figures are significantly lower than that. What is the source of Ms Power’s figures, and to what period does it correspond?

Other Questions: Petrol Stretching (1 Apr 2015)

Denis Naughten: ...the question of the priority the Revenue Commissioners are giving to the issue of petrol stretching, in light of the devastating impact it is having on families and individuals who have had their vehicles destroyed.

Other Questions: Petrol Stretching (1 Apr 2015)

Denis Naughten: ...there does not seem to be a loss to the Exchequer, it is not really an issue for the Revenue Commissioners. In my constituency and the adjoining counties we have families that have had two cars destroyed. In some cases, the replacement car has also been destroyed by this practice. Something serious went on here. The Minister has said 141 cases have been reported to the Revenue...

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: I acknowledge the presence of the Minister in the House. This proposed commission of inquiry is yet another investigation into a dark era of abuse of children in Ireland, an investigation into the destroyed lives of both mothers and their babies, and, of course, an investigation into lives cut short, some having spent only a short time on this earth. There are many aspects to this. There...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: ...impact of diesel laundering and petrol stretching. However, if even a small amount of this stretched fuel is put into a vehicle, after a couple of thousand kilometres the engine will be completely destroyed. Hundreds of people have had their engines destroyed. I have given the example of one garage which is taking in two vehicles a day. Second-hand replacement petrol engines cannot be...

Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: ...at District Court level. This penalty should be imposed on the individuals involved because they are causing immense financial hardship throughout my part of the country. People's vehicles are being completely destroyed and they do not have the money to pay to have them repaired. Two vehicles a day are coming in for repair to a particular garage every day. Another issue I wish to raise...

Death and Burial of Children in Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2014)

Denis Naughten: .... While the Minister for Health is preparing legislation to preserve testimony given in confidence by abuse survivors of these institutions, despite earlier assurances that such information would be destroyed, we now find out that documents provided by the successors of Wellcome, the religious orders that were responsible for these homes and the State agencies that were involved in these...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 May 2014)

Denis Naughten: ...is the most up-to-date available to me, one in 18 local authority houses was vacant. Four of every ten of those houses require major refurbishment. All of us are knocking on doors around the country at the moment. It is soul destroying to go into local authority estates and see vacant houses that are perfectly suitable to accommodate people and do not require major refurbishment....

Criminal Law (Incest) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2014)

Denis Naughten: ...centre of the Roscommon case to ensure their courage and bravery are recognised. No other family should be failed by the State to the extent that this family were. Judge Miriam Reynolds said:But there are six lives that are destroyed and there is no other way of saying it, they are all victims of abuse. The woman who gave birth to them will cast a long shadow over their lives...

Other Questions: Direct Provision System (27 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: ...provision system is the Magdalen laundries scandal of this generation. Some day, a Taoiseach will have to come before the Dáil and make a similar apology to Irish citizens whose lives have been destroyed by these modern day workhouses.

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (5 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: ...throughout the health service. A number of orthodontists in the west have been referred to the Dental Council for fitting used braces to children's mouths. These are braces that should have been destroyed, but no child in receipt of these braces has yet been contacted. I could go on and give other examples. We need mandatory medical disclosures to patients where something goes wrong...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: ...all efforts to sustain the life of the unborn which potentially is viable outside the womb. The Minister articulated the point very well on Committee Stage when he said no one could attempt to destroy a potentially viable foetus in utero and that was provided for in the Constitution. I question this and believe the legislation is needed to clarify it. That is why I have tabled this...