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Seanad: Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Order for Second Stage. (9 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today." Question put and agreed to.

Seanad: Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (9 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: That depends on the year.

Seanad: Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (9 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This is important and essential legislation. I am pleased its passage is being facilitated through this House and I hope it will be facilitated through the other House so that it will quickly become law because it is required. It will remove the uncertainty regarding the issue of costs, which arose when Mr. Justice Flood stepped down from the...

Seanad: Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) (Amendment) Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: I have a certain sympathy with what Senator Terry is suggesting. I ask the Minister to look at these amendments before the Bill is presented in the Dáil. There may be merit in what is being said and this would be a way around the impasse. An amendment in the Dáil would necessitate bringing the Bill back to the Seanad, but that would only be a matter of a few minutes.

Seanad: Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) (Amendment) Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: He sometimes makes mistakes.

Seanad: Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) (Amendment) Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: Section 2(1A)(b), states that the chairman of the tribunal shall "have regard to any report of the tribunal relating to its proceedings in the period before his or her appointment". I would have thought the chairman of the tribunal would have had regard to such a report without it being specified in the legislation. I understand the cost aspect but I do not understand why this needs to be...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: Jonny Wilkinson for Fine Gael.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: They should move Independent Newspapers to Castlebar.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: He would have to turn off for Trim.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley. I listened to the contribution of the Minister for Finance in the Lower House this afternoon and I was impressed by what I heard. The progress he has made over many budgets is maintained in that which he introduced today. The economy is in safe hands and the Minister has introduced a set of measures which will ensure that it will be well...

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: Suggestions have been that some of these proposals will be to the political advantage of individuals. However, on any objective assessment, I do not see how we can locate Defence Forces' headquarters anywhere other than at the Curragh. There is no reason that the Department of Defence should not be situated adjacent to those headquarters in Newbridge. The announcement that 250 Revenue...

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: Senator John Paul Phelan referred to motorists who are heavily penalised. If motorists were so heavily penalised, they would not be clogging up the dual carriageway as they are at present. If the penalty was severe, cars would disappear from our roads.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: In recent years, increasing numbers of cars have been appearing on our roads.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: That is a total misrepresentation of what I said.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: It was represented that the Minister for Finance is taxing cars off the roads. The contrary is the case, however, because increasing numbers of cars are appearing on our roads, which gives rise to many attendant difficulties. I wish to refer to the Minister's contribution in the Lower House, particularly in respect of income tax. When the Government came to power, it gave a commitment that it...

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: Success in reducing unemployment from the appallingly high levels at which it stood in the past was due to the tax policy of the previous Government.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: The Minister also stated: This lesson should be learned by those who mistakenly call for us to increase our tax burden towards the levels of some other states in Europe. Such calls are misplaced and those who make them fail to see that job creation is the appropriate goal if we are to achieve real social inclusion. High direct tax rates destroy jobs sooner or later. This Government has no...

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: All parties can agree on that issue.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: What happened the yield of tax?

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Dec 2003)

John Dardis: I am surprised Senator Ryan should have to wonder why he was not invited to join the Progressive Democrats. I agree that it would be desirable for the House to discuss events in Northern Ireland and the outcome of the election there. I strongly endorse Senator O'Toole's comment that while we might not like the result, it is the democratic right of the people. We accept that right and have to...