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Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Dara Calleary: I wish to join with others in condemning the violence at the weekend directed towards Members of this House. It is completely unacceptable in a democracy. It is also fair to point out, however, that the previous protests that occurred under the guise of the Right2Water campaign on 11 October and two weeks ago were done fairly and peacefully. I can speak for the two protests in Mayo which...

Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2014)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy Kelleher for the opportunity to debate this motion. At the end of February, Ms Laverne McGuinness, the deputy director-general of the HSE, addressed the Joint Committee on Health and Children along with the managers of the ambulance service. At that meeting, she stated:The primary role of the ambulance service is to deliver a responsive emergency service to the public in...

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Feb 2014)

Dara Calleary: ...could be discussed, rather than at a working group immediately outside the House. Bringing it to Committee Stage points to a problem. We have a very good jobs committee, chaired by Deputy English, and party jerseys are left outside the door. For whatever reason, however, the Technical Group does not participate and we do not have the benefit of this type of discussion at committee...

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2013)

Dara Calleary: Fianna Fáil welcomes this Bill and intends to support it. I join with the Minister in thanking the Company Law Review Group for its work on both this Bill and the big Bill, as well as for the information and assistance it provided to the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation during the latter's review of it. This Bill is significant because it has become apparent in the...

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the publication of the Bill and the work done by the Commission on Credit Unions earlier this year, which led to the Bill. It is important that we recognise and acknowledge the importance of the credit union movement in Ireland. We have more credit union members per head of population than any country in the world. On a relatively small island, 2.9 million people have accounts in...

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2012)

Dara Calleary: I thank my colleague, Deputy Niall Collins, for giving us the opportunity to have this debate. We had two days debate following publication of the Mahon report. Much of the focus of that debate and in other fora was on the personalities involved in the Mahon tribunal, the amount of money involved and the disciplinary action that followed. No one focused on the recommendations on planning....

Seanad: Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Nov 2009)

Dara Calleary: I thank Senators for their contributions and look forward to continuing the debate on Committee Stage. I wish to make a number of points on the appointment of the board. On Committee Stage in the other House, I made a commitment that we would take into account nominations from the Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, as well as the joint committee, to the board of FÁS. I...