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Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: There is no doubt that in some instances planning and zoning practices are inconsistent with national, regional and local planning guidelines. The Bill aims to increase efficiency and improve the performance of An Bord Pleanála by up to 60%. That is a welcome development. The statutory quorum of the board is to be reduced from three to two people. I do not agree with this because it could...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage (7 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I move "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: It is self-generating.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Senator Hannigan has a pressing appointment and, if the Leas-Chathaoirleach and the House agree, I am prepared to defer to him. I will speak after him.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an t-Aire agus fáiltím roimh an Bille seo. I welcome the Minister and the introduction of the Bill. I would not be telling the truth if I said I was happy with all of the provisions of the Bill because I am not. The Minister would need to be the good Lord himself to bring forward a Bill that would find satisfaction on every side of the House, even the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I said we were not always right or wrong.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I join those who expressed satisfaction at the passing of the Lisbon treaty in the referendum. I warmly congratulate the Taoiseach, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Martin, and the Minister of State, Deputy Roche. I also acknowledge the involvement of parties on the other side of the House. The winning of the referendum was a victory for the people and common sense. Will the Leader...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Before the summer recess, I asked the Leader to arrange a debate on the report that was compiled by the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government following its visit to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland to examine the manner in which the electoral register for that jurisdiction is compiled. I am sure we will hear the usual barrage of complaints about this...

Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I compliment the Minister and all those associated with inserting this amendment because it is absolute common sense. It reflects the value of mature debate on such issues. The Minister of State has outlined the thinking behind the amendment. Although the Minister did not accept amendments in this House he indicated that he would review them. He was true to his word. The Minister of...

Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Now.

Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Áine Brady, and the Minister, Deputy Gormley, for bringing forward the Bill. It is an extra string to the bow of the powers of local authority members. I am on the record as having said previously that without money, local authority members do not have powers. This is a revenue stream that did not exist heretofore. I accept there will be teething...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I request the Leader to arrange for a debate on road safety and noise pollution as early as possible in the next session. I heard a locally-elected representative complain about boy racers on a midlands radio programme today. We do not want to be killjoys. I have raised this matter previously and a journalist has contacted me about it. These young people drive cars in some cases with the...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I strongly support Senator Cannon's remarks. I m sure that, like me, Members of this House are approached every day by business people complaining about the banks. The banks are not discharging their responsibility. It is a simple as that. We, as parliamentarians, cannot stand idly by and watch this happen. The lifeblood of this country in terms of commercial activity is ebbing away...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I rise to support the comment of Senator Callely about the banks. On Tuesday morning I met a developer in Mullingar who has paid his taxes and whose C2 is intact. He is a good community and family man and any developments in which he was involved have been completed. Westmeath County Council does not have to worry about completion and planning enforcement is not an issue. The stories he...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: On behalf of the Government side of the House, I thank the Minister. This is the first Bill in many years whereby a funding base has been provided for local authorities - it is an extra string to their bow. Concerns were expressed by Members on the other side of the House, which I respect. The response and assurances given by the Minister certainly addressed my concerns and I have no doubt...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: As Government spokesperson on the environment, heritage and local government, I thank the Minister of State on behalf of the Government side of the House. The job has been very well done. It is a flagship Bill and I have no doubt it will serve communities throughout the country well in the future. The passage of the Bill through this House initially was one of the better events that have...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: Ag 10.30 a.m. amárach.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I compliment everyone concerned. In some ways this echoes the words of Padraic Colum's poem The Old Woman of the Roads, "O, to have a little house! To own the hearth and stool and all!". Since taking over the portfolio of housing, the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran, has been very proactive in the whole area of housing and homelessness. The Bill affords Members of both Houses an...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: This is an innovative measure and the Minister deserves great credit for it. As everybody in local government knows, apartment complexes have produced many difficulties and this measure will invest in former tenants of apartments home ownership pride, which is very significant. I accept this area is complex and that it has been difficult but notwithstanding that, the Minister has taken the...

Seanad: Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Camillus Glynn: I have made my position on this matter clear. The Minister cannot accede to my request. The Bill provides, "A county council shall, each year," which means that every year it must make a return to a rating town council within its administrative area. This does not apply to the former town commission county councils as I understand the Bill. The rate struck by the former town commissions...