Results 1-17 of 17 for destroyed speaker:Denis O'Donovan

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2024)

Denis O'Donovan: ...getting a bad name, and rightly so. I cannot understand why the US President, Mr. Joe Biden, whom I would have great respect for, is not calling it out plain and simple if a stop is not put to this. They want to destroy and dismantle Hamas. Hamas is an ideology.They can kill all they want in Gaza but instead of destroying Hamas they are actually throwing petrol on the fire because all...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Control (2 Apr 2019)

Denis O'Donovan: It is very sad because at this time of the year birds are nesting and all sorts of natural life is being destroyed.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (19 Jul 2016)

Denis O'Donovan: ...need for the Minister for Education and Skills to make a statement outlining his Department's plans to provide capital funding to Gaelscoil Cois Feabhail, Moville, County Donegal, following the fire that has destroyed the old Moville boys' school, designated as the new home for Gaelscoil Cois Feabhail. I have also received notice from Senator Paul Coghlan of the following matter:The need...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: ...it has to pass through this House and all I am asking is that the Minister of State and his officials allow for certain improvements by way of amendments within the framework of the Bill, without destroying it and what it is trying to achieve. I am also not entirely happy that debate on the Bill is to be guillotined at 7 p.m. That is regrettable because when we returned after the summer...

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 May 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: ...to survive because he was struggling. That is something that must be dealt with, because if one is dealing with the question of costs, hit the big sharks that are making massive money, but be careful not to destroy the small practices that are struggling to survive. In many of them, including those in Kerry or Donegal, there are three, four or five solicitors in the practice. The...

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: ...wanted to relocate within Bantry, properly zoned within all the parameters and outlines set by An Bord Pleanála, An Taisce objected. I have seen doughnut developments around towns that have destroyed town centres where An Taisce has failed to act. It seems to cherrypick. It is being used. How do we get the information on how it has been used and what are the criteria it uses for...

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Denis O'Donovan: It flies in the face of conservation if farmers in remote parts of Ireland have to put away scrub and burn turf to destroy natural areas.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis O'Donovan: ...was done in the build-up for the past 20 or 30 years, some of it neglected by the previous two or three Governments, he would not have embarked on this road to hell. It is the road to damnation and destroying an arm of the Oireachtas. It is like an amputation - it may never be stitched on again. Many Senators on the other side of the House are dreading the notion of the Seanad being...

Seanad: Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (20 Sep 2012)

Denis O'Donovan: ...there last year and I compliment him on the progress in that regard. I was on my way from Dublin on 19 November some three years ago and was caught by the floods there. The brakes on my car were destroyed and it cost ¤1,200 to get them repaired. When the hot brake pads hit a flood of water, they were bent and I could not make it to Bandon the following day. The only hotel in Bandon is...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: ...situations where there is no time to get a court authorisation and there is a risk of a person evading justice, committing an offence or where information or evidence regarding a crime may be destroyed. In such cases, the superior officer must be satisfied that the surveillance is necessary and the least intrusive method available. There is a strict time limit of 72 hours for the use of...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (resumed) (11 Feb 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: ...during the offloading of crude oil at an offshore jetty. Fifty people were killed, including 41 crew, eight terminal workers [most of whom I knew] and a ship's officer's wife. The jetty was destroyed and the facility, now run by ConocoPhilips, has never operated on the same scale since. The study commissioned by [the Minister, Deputy] Ryan describes the 40-year-old facility as "a simple...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2009)

Denis O'Donovan: ——stymie and could destroy any potential. I am seeking a debate on this, possibly a four-hour debate like we had yesterday on Bantry Harbour.

Seanad: Fishing Industry: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: ...the same area. There seemed to be a conflict of interest and in that instance it was like two bulls fighting over a heifer going to dairy to see who would be the leading light. They have destroyed an export market that took seven years to set up. Never again, while grass grows or water flows, will the United States have any interest in the import of Irish seafood, be it mussels, oysters,...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: ...him. He is still going strong. He is a great character who had a dream for Bantry. He was involved in the harbour area all his life and I hope he will live to see this project fulfilled. ——destroy the eyesore that has been around this community for 140 years — seven-and-a-half acres of grey slobland. Speaking of the estimated cost of £1 1/4m for the project, Committee Press...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (22 Oct 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: ...have another 150,000 people out of work and marching on the streets and we will ask why we allowed An Bord Pleanála let this happen, which would have created 50 or 60 jobs. I am not talking about destroying the infrastructure but Cork port is either a commercial port or it is not. An Bord Pleanála seems to be saying it is but it will not let it expand or develop. I do not like those...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (22 Oct 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: ...can no longer harvest mussels — we do it with suspended ropes and they have a ground harvesting system — and the industry has been stifled. A small industry in a small part of Kerry has been destroyed. I do not doubt the authenticity of the Minister of State, but I have grave concerns about moving forward with the development of areas such as aquaculture and mariculture. I will be...

Seanad: Forestry Issues: Statements (20 Feb 2008)

Denis O'Donovan: .... Afforestation has a significant role to play in this. I am pleased to see the Minister of State take a proactive approach to encourage afforestation in a sensible manner. We do not wish to destroy our landscape. I was a councillor for nearly 20 years and received complaints about country roads near Gougane Barra, the Borlin Valley and the Ballydehob area where the harvesting of trees...