Damien English, TD

I wish to share time with Deputy Tom Hayes. I am pleased that this Bill is back before the Houses. I understand it was the last tranche of legislation dealt with by the last Seanad. There is almost unanimous acknowledgement of the need and the urgency to introduce legislation to regulate payments and disputes in the construction industry.

We are all aware of the grave crisis facing Europe such that the future of the Eurozone project is now in question. We can also see how joined at the hip we all are in terms of our financial and economic futures. The availability of a rescue mechanism for Spain, Estonia, Greece or any other member state is as important to Ireland as the availability of such a mechanism for us

Deputy Coffey was speaking after the IDA’s South East Regional Manager said that site visits to Waterford and the south east this year by prospective investors have surpassed those carried out during all of 2011.

Press Statements, Government Initiatives, Children, Youth Affairs

Press Statements, Government Initiatives, Children, Youth Affairs

Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan offers her apologies because she cannot be with us. I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this issue on behalf of the Oireachtas all-party interest group on sexual and reproductive health and rights

This is very positive news and will see the replacement of infrastructure including a new combined sewer overflow chamber, screens, overflow sewers, connections and outfall to deal with increased storm water at the existing Island View Pumping Station

Parliamentary Questions, Foreign Affairs