Results 1,401-1,420 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003 [ Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil ] : Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2003)

John Dardis: We cannot reopen the debate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jul 2003)

John Dardis: We could arrange that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jul 2003)

John Dardis: Senator Norris has now resigned as Whip.

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements. (2 Jul 2003)

John Dardis: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Joe Walsh, to the House. In particular, I welcome the fact that he has responded so quickly to the requests made last week for a debate on this very important topic. I hope Senator Quinn will not be replacing all his good Irish carbohydrate potatoes with dairy products on his shelves because I think there is a place for both. I would not suggest that he would do...

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements. (2 Jul 2003)

John Dardis: I do not want to stop the Senator, as he has more time, but there are two more Members offering. The Minister should conclude at 4.20 p.m.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (2 Jul 2003)

John Dardis: I would hate to be left out in finding a unanimous position in the House. Whether or not I should be prepared to follow the Leader out through the window is something I would have to consider carefully.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (2 Jul 2003)

John Dardis: I take a slightly different angle. I accept what has been said about the status of the House and the fact that it should be adequately represented, whatever the body happens to be. Apart from standing on ceremony and status, I believe it would actually improve the body. In relation to Bills at the end of a session, my experience tells me that frequently they can be defective. The defects are...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (2 Jul 2003)

John Dardis: I understand and I am not going to discuss that amendment, but it is a way of marrying two things, so to speak. The other point is that the Clerk of the Seanad would bring a different perspective from that of the Clerk of the Dáil. In general, the Clerk of the Seanad is closer to the Members than her counterpart is to the Members of the other House. We are all familiar with the Clerk and we...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2003)

John Dardis: The Order of Business is No. 1, Taxi Regulation Bill 2003 – Second Stage, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and conclude not later than 1.30 p.m., with the contributions of spokespersons not to exceed 15 minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed ten minutes and on which Members may share time, the Minister to be called upon to reply not later than ten...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2003)

John Dardis: Senator Ulick Burke raised the question of funding for the Irish Research Council. I am sure the Senator is aware that the Tánaiste has been very much involved in this area. However, it operates at two levels, the academic and industrial. By international standards, investment in research by companies in Ireland has been poor. I do not agree that this will cause a brain drain. We have a very...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jun 2003)

John Dardis: I join in the request to the Leader for a debate at the earliest possible opportunity on the outcome of the CAP reform talks which took place this week. In doing so, we should congratulate the Minister for Agriculture and Food on ensuring the future of the Common Agricultural Policy is secure, in particular, on securing an increase in the amount of butter available to intervention, protecting...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jun 2003)

John Dardis: We do not frequent those kinds of restaurants, I am afraid.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Second Stage. (26 Jun 2003)

John Dardis: The Leader of the House was referring to a legal adviser.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Second Stage. (26 Jun 2003)

John Dardis: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, to the House.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Second Stage. (26 Jun 2003)

John Dardis: The Bill represents a significant advance, notwithstanding some of the deficiencies about which I too am concerned and which I will address presently. It is important that we recognise the constitutional importance of this. Article 15 of the Constitution states: The Oireachtas may make provision by law for the payment of allowances to the members of each House thereof in respect of their...

Seanad: Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (24 Jun 2003)

John Dardis: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Arts Bill 2002: Second Stage. (24 Jun 2003)

John Dardis: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire inniu. I commend the Minister on the Bill. It is a considerable improvement on the Bill that was originally published. Those improvements are to be welcomed. In a debate such as this, we are confronted with the great philosophical questions of our time such as, what is art? The Bill attempts to answer that question in its definition, which brings to mind the...

Seanad: Arts Bill 2002: Second Stage. (24 Jun 2003)

John Dardis: We showed that we could compete with the best in the world and not just in terms of our music. The displays from Riverdance and Macnas were stunning and showed the vibrancy of the arts here. Only 20 or 30 years ago it would have been difficult to envisage us putting on a show of that quality. I am not referring to the visual effects, which have to do with technology, but the actual content of...

Seanad: Arts Bill 2002: Second Stage. (24 Jun 2003)

John Dardis: The Senator's comments are quite ridiculous.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

John Dardis: The Acting Chairman will presently rule me out of order for a totally irrelevant comment, but it is relevant. Perhaps she will recall that, in a previous incarnation on the Opposition benches, I mounted a sustained onslaught on the "in relation to" disease. There is a refreshing absence of "in relation to" in this Bill. I often wonder why the small prepositions cannot be used instead. I have...