Results 1-20 of 52 for destroyed speaker:Sean Barrett

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (27 Jan 2016)

Sean Barrett: ..., wrote about "Dancing at Lughnasa": "Their dance is the dance of the misplaced, of proud, gifted, bravely energetic women whose lives were misshapen by an Irish society that will, as it changes, destroy the life they have struggled to achieve". Senator Ó Clochartaigh has referred to the social commentary that runs through these plays, and the search for the fifth province by a man...

Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Sean Barrett: ...of mortgage credit." The banking inquiry has not yet finalised its summary, conclusions and measures to prevent a recurrence of the crisis but what I saw at the banking inquiry was about 50 people destroying a banking system, destroying a country and putting it into a rescue situation. Those people were in the construction sector. I asked Mr. Michael O'Flynn, one of the construction...

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Sean Barrett: ...has raised very important points, which also were mentioned by Senators Michael D'Arcy and Cummins. This is an appalling addiction and whereas cigarettes and alcohol take a long time, this can destroy a family immediately. I thank Members opposite for the points they have made but between now and Report Stage, would it be possible to provide for a rule that one cannot spend more than a...

Seanad: Situation in Middle East and Ukraine: Statements (27 Nov 2014)

Sean Barrett: ...Trimble said, "I jumped; now you must jump." Ireland has to jump now. What is taking place is illegal under international law, as Senator Power and others have stated, and the settlements are destroying the possibility of peace. There are also ramifications for the rest of the region and the problem of ISIS. It feeds ISIS when Europe is seen to be unfair in its dealings with Israel and...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: ...be found in imported ash from central Europe. We are all trying to develop a forest that is sometimes invaded by the vermin the Minister of State mentioned and sometimes by invasive species that threaten to destroy much of what is of value. This will undo much of the work done in Irish woodlands. Some procedure such as that the late Shane McEntee had brought forward in respect of ash...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I move amendment No. 14: In page 13, line 7, to delete “6 months” and substitute “1 month”.This amendment deals with the case of a forest being destroyed or removed, which is a very serious matter. We are all agreed in this House that if a forest is removed by any means, including fire or natural causes, the owners should notify the Minister in writing of the...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: ...in a forest are being or are likely to be damaged by vermin, the owner of the land concerned may be served with a notice stating the trees are likely to be damaged by vermin and directing that the vermin be destroyed so far as is reasonably practicable to do so, or that certain specified steps be taken to prevent damage within such time as the Minister may specify. The animals identified...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: ...of Convoy Presbyterian Church, which was attacked by fire bombers last Friday. I commend the local priest, Fr. Phillip Kemmy, for expressing his sympathy. The Orange Hall in Convoy was also destroyed. When the Orange Order visited here through the invitation of the Leader and the Cathaoirleach, it praised the former Minister, Deputy Ó Cuív, for a previous programme of...

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (2 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I second the Senator's amendment. It is a serious matter, as Senator Norris has said, to destroy a public record because one is trying to undermine the Minister in the context of the Freedom of Information Act. It is a form of suppression and merits a penalty that will act as a deterrent for that offence.

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: ...has received e-mails from botanists expressing the view that if we do not address the spread of rhododendrons, indigenous trees such as the arbutus, an indigenous Irish tree, and the oak will be destroyed. Some cleared forests are like a lunar landscape. I welcome the provisions provided for in this regard in the legislation. However, during a visit to Wicklow I noted that there are...

Seanad: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2014)

Sean Barrett: ...his speech that the Bill tries to iron out the cycles of mad lending in the Irish banking system, where there were huge rates of increase in the supply of credit for those areas I mentioned. This destroyed the environment in which small and medium enterprises try to operate. What counter-cyclical measures can be invoked or to what was the Minister referring in his speech? On the purpose...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

Sean Barrett: ...and de-normalise tobacco use. Senator Crown has mentioned the PR companies. I appeal to other parts of the private sector, which, in general, I support. The members of those associations destroyed the economy of this country in 2008 by reckless banking. Law firms with deep pockets in Dublin should not rally round to attack this Minister because he is trying to improve the health of the...

Seanad: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Second Stage (13 May 2014)

Sean Barrett: ...for Aviation Regulation has a role in assisting airports in performing according to the efficiency indicators. We did not have a great record in Dublin either. It was a pity the powers of the regulator were virtually destroyed by former the Minister Noel Dempsey when he just ordered it to increase the charges by over 40% to pay for the second terminal. It is important not only to invest...

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Sean Barrett: ...in that and the repeated use of the word "strategic" by central government. One of the entries under the word "strategic" in the Oxford English Dictionary refers to something designed to disorganise the enemy's economy and to destroy morale. Sometimes strategic plans have precisely that effect. If it means "important" in the mouths of people who say it so much, let us just call it...

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2013)

Sean Barrett: ...this is a new environmentalism or a new puritanism. It is obvious that the losses occur mostly in areas for which the Department already has control. The loss of water could not happen in houses. One’s upstairs bathroom would flood and destroy the house if that was where the leaks occurred or the garden would be flooded. I do not believe the leakages are predominantly or...

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

Sean Barrett: ...has here. Ireland needs something like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the United States, which provides for a five-member board - we have 14 members - that has a commitment to the interests of investors and the public. Our accountants have no commitment to that because they destroyed the shareholders in the Irish banks and cost the public €64 billion. Section 104 of the aforementioned...

Seanad: Statistics (Heritage Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (16 Oct 2013)

Sean Barrett: ...at Trinity College - we have a fascinating history. I found papers by John Kells Ingram in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. It is regrettable that, as Senator van Turnhout noted, so much of that material has been destroyed. There does not seem to be any breach of faith involved or a prospect that we would embarrass people. I am sure the Minster of State will be most...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2013)

Sean Barrett: ...valuable not because some members of the Labour Party went missing or spoke in favour of but against the Bill but because of the serious issues raised therein. Property bubbles are threatening to destroy many economies worldwide. We need a system that favours entrepreneurship and enterprise over finance and banking. Many countries have been doing the exact opposite. This is Wall Street...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Sean Barrett: ...Deputy Cannon gives a guarantee to come here and explain why he suddenly remembered this incident and who bribed him. This is a most serious charge against the Seanad designed, yet again, to destroy our credibility. I do not believe that any Member of the Seanad engaged in bribery and corruption. I want to know why it was not taken up. I am proposing an amendment to the Order of...

Seanad: Turf-cutting: Statements (19 Sep 2013)

Sean Barrett: .... It certainly opened my eyes to it. This is a wonderful piece of environment, a wonderful habitat and the European Union, in the interests of the community of a whole, has asked us not to destroy them. In a sense one can see that. In a cutaway bog we have tried to see what we could do with it. It is a sort of a lunar landscape and productivity falls very rapidly on it and we are...