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Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2015)

James Heffernan: .... I was a little concerned about whether fines had been issued but she has clarified that is not the case. On section 158(5), Senator van Turnhout has asked me to put it on the record that she feels this subsection should be deleted as it serves no justifiable purpose that section 158(2) does not already cover. Section 158(2) provides for the only permissible purposes under the services...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)

James Heffernan: ...be held quite openly and candidly, and the public should know who are the applicants for such a major position. If that is the view of the EPA, it is no wonder communities across the country feel as they do. I was present at a very well attended public meeting last Thursday night in Shanagolden which dealt with a proposed new gasification plant that is to be established on a landfill...

Seanad: Growing Tourism to 2025: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

James Heffernan: ...being the capital of culture. It got off to a shaky start but things were ironed out. I ask the Department to support the 2020 bid for the European capital of culture. People in Limerick often feel forgotten about when it comes to the Government. The fact that the city and the estuary are not part of the Wild Atlantic Way stuck in many people's craws. Limerick is seen as the forgotten...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Waste Disposal (28 May 2015)

James Heffernan: ...a heap of jobs, that the council will get a huge sum in rent - the figure quoted ranges between €3 million and €5 million per year - and that everything is hunky-dory with this. That is not the feeling of the people in the area. It is my duty and that of every public representative to represent the public but that has not happened in this instance. It is one year since the...

Seanad: Department of Social Protection Payment Methods: Statements (2 Apr 2015)

James Heffernan: ...come from a town’s hinterland meet on one day of the week, namely, pension day, they generate a buzz in an area. The post office is a great place to meet people, catch up on what is going on, feel part of one's local community and meet people one would not otherwise meet. Some of the letters sent out were a bit over the top. They stated if a person was away on holidays or was...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (24 Mar 2015)

James Heffernan: ...is that this procedure was not followed. This is not about the outcome and it is not the case that he was going to appeal to An Bord Pleanála. He agreed with the outcome. It is just his feeling that it should not have gone so far. This matter has been brought to the attention of the Office of the Ombudsman. I am not sure if it was properly picked up that the guidelines as set out...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Organised Crime (28 Jan 2015)

James Heffernan: The people there feel that they have been abandoned to the wolves. These criminals are running around the Border areas still armed to the teeth. The Government has to be serious about meeting them head on with everything we have got.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jan 2015)

James Heffernan: ...a huge man, had a huge presence and was a huge figure in the parish and community. The children used to flock to him and run after him in training in all weather conditions. God forgive me, but I feel like swearing when I think of the effect the people responsible have had on these children and the lives of all the people of the parish and Deputy Gerry Adams on television last night...

Seanad: Improving the Quality of Early Years Education: Statements (21 Jan 2015)

James Heffernan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan. It is good to have another Limerick person here for a change. I do not feel as alone any more. I wish her continued success in her big portfolio. She will continue the work undertaken by her predecessor, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, who was a very fine Minister for Education and Skills. Senator Jim D'Arcy said he used to have about six minutes...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Tuarascáil (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Jul 2013)

James Heffernan: ...by Members who are apparently independent. Yesterday Senator Ned O'Sullivan referred to them as quasi-Independents. The debate spurred me to enter the Chamber. I have already made my feelings on this legislation well known, but I must take exception to Senator Fiach Mac Conghail's contribution. With respect, the Senator is well versed in treading the boards and acting the part. When...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

James Heffernan: ...equal to the Dáil and the Presidency. It is not to be debated there at all. What a load of rubbish. It is complete bunkum. I do not know whether that word is allowed but that is what I feel. It is very alarming - I think this goes for every citizen - to see how dictatorial the Government has become. Power and decision-making are in the hands of - I do not want to be ageist but...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Station Closures (30 Jan 2013)

James Heffernan: ...small town, one will note that businesses are under pressure, some have closed down and buildings have been left unoccupied. This move will make the elderly and those who live in isolated areas feel much more vulnerable. It is a blow to the morale of the members of the Garda, whose morale is already at a pretty low ebb. The only winners in all of this are the likes of the two shysters...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

James Heffernan: After much reflection on this Social Welfare Bill I have made the decision not to support some of the provisions contained in it. My gut feeling at the outset was that some of them, specifically the blanket cut in child benefit and the cut in the respite care grant, were wrong. A solemn pledge was made not long ago as I was travelling door to door and meeting people in my own area of...