Results 81-100 of 124 for long speaker:Shane Cassells

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Shane Cassells: ...in recent days of the Taoiseach asking his Ministers to compile lists of what Fianna Fáil Members on these benches are seeking to deliver for people every week. I ask the Taoiseach where, in the long list of things he and his party promised to the people in 2011 to get themselves into power, is the new regional hospital for Navan. That was not just promised by three Ministers but...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Shane Cassells: ..., major pressure is being placed on small businesses, yet these statistics show that this crutch is growing even larger. I asked repeatedly on the day whether that was sustainable, but it is not. Along with other Deputies, I asked about the per capitafunding. The graphs are very illuminating in this regard. My county of Meath has one of the largest populations in the Dublin commuter...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Cassells: Regarding the long-term strategy, the Department is dealing with both the county councils and the approved housing bodies that do such fantastic work. The Department is dealing with the matter through acquisitions. I am harping on this issue because building has unquestionably flagged over the last decade or so. I saw very little building during my time on the local authority. We now have...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 34: Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (8 Mar 2018)

Shane Cassells: ...a headline figure, which is fine. Is the Department trying to get them to ensure a very good equitable spread across all areas in meeting those targets, or does it not care one way or the other as long as they deliver an overall figure? In the Department's report it is just an overall figure. I had to ask for the breakdown. Is there an aversion to a policy of direct build by councils?...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 Mar 2018)

Shane Cassells: ...Drogheda is strong enough in its own right. I would support the call being made by the Drogheda city status group if it were based purely on the town of Drogheda. However, I cannot support it as long as it is bumping up Drogheda's numbers by taking parts of County Meath.

Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (14 Feb 2018)

Shane Cassells: The Minister did not answer the question. He has dodged a bullet, but he will not dodge it for long. There are people watching who know that he has not answered the question. Will he grant EirGrid-----

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (6 Feb 2018)

Shane Cassells: 616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total and long-term amount due in development levies to each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5584/18]

Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Dec 2017)

Shane Cassells: ...like to see further areas tackled later, such as the protection of traditional forms of media. One might ask what it matters if the other strands die. Industries evolve and things change. So long as we are getting what we are getting, who really cares about the platform on which it is presented? I care. I care about traditional print media, be it national or local media, such as the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Establishment of Town Councils Commission) Bill 2017: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Shane Cassells: ..., positive benefits for the people who live in towns. However, I hope that if we are ever in government, I will have the courage of my convictions to back up what I am saying today. It is something I have been saying for a long time and I do not want to have to eat my words. I want to stand by what I am saying. Deputy Ó Broin mentioned Spain and we had the same examples in Italy....

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (9 Nov 2017)

Shane Cassells: Deputy Timmy Dooley wants to bring forward proposals in this area. My next question is on land remediation and landfill sites. I spent a long time on a county council and wonder if the Department has looked at the potential exposure in this regard. In my county an illegal dump has recently been discovered in Timoole in Rathfeigh and the bill for 70,000 tonnes of waste, including 30,000...

National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)

Shane Cassells: ...heeded. I appreciate that this is a draft plan and I hope there will be good, honest and robust exchanges to give people in the regions a fair chance, but the Minister of State knows from his long time in local government that what has been set out in this statutory document, which will filter down to the subservient regional, county and local plans, will lead to a great deal more...

National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)

Shane Cassells: ...man, told Paschal that the plan limited Limerick's ambition and that, although the approach to the development of city regions had been the most forward-thinking strategy to emerge nationally for a long time, the scripting was limiting the potential of those regions and not addressing the issue, namely, the balance with Dublin. That is what the chief executive of Limerick City and County...

Local Authority Boundaries Review: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2017)

Shane Cassells: ...and counties throughout the country are expanding. I find that totally against the very essence of good local democracy. If anyone can tell me that I am wrong, he or she would want to have a long hard look at himself or herself. That is the system we have and that we persist with, and we call it democracy. I spent 17 years as a councillor and I saw a lot of positive advances in the...

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

Shane Cassells: ..., but I will touch on that. In 2013 the then Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and now Taoiseach, Deputy Leo Varadkar, said that the money spend on the traffic guarantee payments would go a long way in terms of road maintenance and upkeep. How right he was. Let us continue in that vein. Can Mr. Nolan explore that? Mr. Nolan has been very honest and frank. He gave an honest and...

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

Shane Cassells: ...which is the first point on the correspondence. It is a simple question as to whether there had been underfunding or a cut to the funding of the service provider since 2010, but it is amazing how long it took to get to an acknowledgement of that fact from the HSE. Even at that, the language used is not precise. The HSE refers to an acknowledgement that the funding was "not sufficient"....

Public Accounts Committee: HSE Financial Statements 2015 and 2016
Clarification of Matters Relating to Meeting of 2 February 2016 (15 Jun 2017)

Shane Cassells: ...who the HSE was funding. In the context of internal reviews of what the HSE is getting for its money, it is clearly unacceptable that young adults with intellectual disabilities are spending that long on a bus. They would be in Wexford more quickly than they were getting home. These are particularly vulnerable people.

Priority Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (24 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: ...were advised that it would be a 14-week refurbishment period. My office was in contact with the principal, Karen Reilly, yesterday and she said that if a parent of a prospective pupil asks how long the school will be in the temporary accommodation and when it will be able to move into the new permanent school that she would not be able to answer the question. The school was under the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: ...Even though what is being provided by the city council is not still acceptable, the point is that people can walk out their doors and access facilities in the city centre. People in Mosney are a long way from accessing any type of facilities for their day-to-day lives. Last year, the State paid €43.5 million to eight direct provision operators. Mosney was one of the biggest, and...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: I know that. I am only teasing it out. Mosney has become a long-term centre. Has it been analysed in terms of alternatives? That leads me onto my next point. We are all well aware of the difficulties in accessing accommodation. What is the Department's role in terms of this issue, the Rebuilding Ireland programme and the contribution of the Department to that programme? Is the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account (Resumed)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Resumed)
Chapter 6 - Procurement and Management of Contracts for Direct Provision (Resumed) (11 May 2017)

Shane Cassells: ...How is the Department of Justice and Equality dealing with this? Is it sharing its strategy? Is the Department making the point that it does not want to go down that route because of the fear of long-term accommodation in communities? Is that a philosophy the Department is sharing with the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government?