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Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Seán Kenny: ...Irish people, they deserve to get something back. I wish to see the increases continue in the years to come. However, I am somewhat disappointed that there is not an increase for a section of the population who are under the age of 26. I feel that is discriminatory on the basis of age. I commend Labour Youth for lobbying on this issue, which needs to be reviewed.

Topical Issues: Water Quality (12 May 2015)

Seán Kenny: ...also said that backyard lead piping will be dealt with by Irish Water. She said there were between 30,000 and 40,000 houses in that situation. I must, however, express the concern my constituents feel on this matter. There have been a number of media articles on this problem. It has aroused concern in particular in regard to the effect it might have on children. I hope that when the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) Virgin Atlantic Airlines (2 Apr 2015)

Seán Kenny: We take issue with that, as we feel we are acting as watchdogs for Irish consumers as well as everyone else.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Effects of Gangland Crime on the Community: Discussion (10 Dec 2014)

Seán Kenny: ...Development on providing a safe environment where people can come forward and give their views. She mentioned that a Garda presence is required, with boots on the ground, in order to make people feel safe, so they come forward and give information that will lead to some kind of resolution of these problems. One hopes that when these new extra gardaí are trained and become available,...

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

Seán Kenny: ...the bottom line is that reliefs have been targeted at low- and middle-income workers. This highlights the Government's commitment to ensuring that low- and middle-income earners and families are prioritised when it comes to feeling the benefit of the emerging recovery in their pockets. In budget 2015 a relief from deposit interest retention tax, better known as DIRT, for first-time house...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Experience of Persons of Mixed Race in State Institutions: Mixed Race Irish (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Kenny: ...children who say to me that their children have been abused in the street. There have been, from time to time, assaults on people of mixed race. I do not know if that is declining, but my own feeling is that it may be declining. As I listened to the delegation I was reminded of something. I was a member of Dublin City Council in 1990 when the freedom of Dublin city was given to Nelson...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Iarnród Éireann: Chairman Designate (9 Jul 2014)

Seán Kenny: ...of private security on the DART and that sometimes the assistance of the Garda Síochána is required. That is a problem that needs to be managed, especially when people, particularly women, may feel afraid getting off an unmanned station late at night. These are issues that need to be addressed. Much of this is down to anti-social behaviour which is outside the control of...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2014)

Seán Kenny: ...merger. I am also very pleased that the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources is taking on these responsibilities from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, as I feel that the former Department is a better fit. As a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources I will be doing all I can to assist in the passing...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2013)

Seán Kenny: ...if there have been any developments on this aspect of the legislation. That said, I am happy to see this legislation come forward. We need greater transparency in our public bodies than we have at present and I feel this legislation provides an improvement over the current situation. I was very unhappy to see the legislation which I helped to pass as a Member of this House between 1992...

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2013)

Seán Kenny: ...right to make that decision. If the people make the decision to retain the Seanad, the Government must respect the decision and develop alternative proposals to deal with it. If the referendum fails, I feel strongly that it should not be seen as the people wanting nothing to be done about the Seanad, and there is much unhappiness about the way it functions. There is also much concern...

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2013)

Seán Kenny: ...fairness must be observed. In addition, access to the courts will be unfettered in respect of all procedural aspects of the inquiry process and remains open at all times. In other words, if individuals feel the need to seek relief in the courts, that route is open to them. The Bill includes extensive requirements to safeguard the constitutional rights of any person participating in an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Twitter and Facebook (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Kenny: ...useful. Other bodies could use Twitter in the same way. The issue that repeatedly arises is when someone misuses Twitter and makes remarks that are offensive or untrue about someone who then feels aggrieved. I accept there is a helpline and people can communicate with Twitter but what if someone wants to find out the source of the tweet? Can tweets be traced? If the person who is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Twitter and Facebook (7 Mar 2013)

Seán Kenny: ...he replied that the courts are like the Ritz Hotel, the doors are open but not everyone can go in. It is difficult and takes a lot of resources for a person to secure redress. Should someone who feels aggrieved go to the gardaí and report it or is there a central unit they should contact? What is the procedure for someone who wants to make a report to the law enforcement agencies?

Magdalen Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Feb 2013)

Seán Kenny: ...remember that the issue of the Magdalen laundries is fundamentally about the women who spent time in the institutions. It is also about their children. Most of the survivors are aging and elderly. Some women feel that both church and State pursued a policy of denial for as long as absolutely necessary. It is for their sakes that the church and State should consider offering an apology....

An Garda Síochána: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Jan 2013)

Seán Kenny: ...policemen on both sides of the Border who have been killed since the Troubles began. I have no doubt that those responsible for the murder of Detective Garda Donohoe will be brought to justice. I feel now is not the most appropriate time to discuss the politics of policing, given it is a very sensitive time both for gardaí and the family of Detective Garda Donohoe. I believe that...

Spent Convictions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Seán Kenny: ...This is why only minor offences are considered in the legislation; sexual and other serious offences are excluded. This is in the interest of the public and the State. The public must be able to feel safe and, to that effect, the proposals on spent convictions would undermine the legitimate requirement that those who wish to work for the State in sensitive roles or for the providers of...

Suicide Prevention: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Seán Kenny: .... I wish to outline some of the steps to which I refer in the hope that the information I will provide will be of use. Suicidal behaviour is a cry for help. Most people have suicidal thoughts or feelings at some point in their lives. Almost all suicidal people suffer from conditions that will pass with time or with the assistance of a recovery programme. There are modest steps we can...