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Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: It is too generous.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: I wish to make four points. I am heartened by some of what the Minister of State has said. We need to fight this as vigorously and intensely as we can. I welcome her intention to consider the possibility of introducing legislation to ban smoking in cars. I have always felt that should be done. Although I do not normally believe in intruding into people's personal lives when they are at...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: Okay.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: Yesterday in the House we had the Palestinian, Dr. Nabil Sha'ath. I recommend a good publication to people in the House which deals with Palestine and Irish politics. It reflects upon the visit of de Valera to the USA in 1919 and 1920 where he addressed the Indian population. It was posted throughout the USA as President de Valera's message to India. In the 1930s, de Valera opposed the...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: Since we are coming to the last days before the recess it is imperative to have the Tánaiste here. I hope the initiative taken by Senator Darragh O'Brien to place an all-party motion before the Chamber will be endorsed and that the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade will be present to hear that debate and to announce to the House that it is his intention to support that resolution when...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: I echo Senator Colm Burke's comments regarding remarks by Mr. Justice Hardiman, who has proved prescient in his strong criticism of tribunals. Unfortunately, the tribunals themselves have become a greater scandal than anything they have investigated in the past 13 years. This House should debate the complete repeal of the relevant legislation. We must find a mechanism for inquiring into...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: I concur with many of Senator D'Arcy's comments on Europe and on GLEN, The Gay + Lesbian Equality Network. I told the IFA last night that last summer I indicated to GLEN that it surpassed the IFA in the professional approach it took to campaigning and lobbying. While I have reservations about civil partnership legislation, I think the acceptance of diversity is good, but the primacy of...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (21 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: Before we proceed, I wish to remind Senators that we are dealing with amendment No. 3, which is seeking the provision of an interim report from the commission. We have engaged in a wide-ranging discussion in which contributions have bordered on being more appropriate to Second Stage. I ask Senators to focus specifically on amendment No. 3. We are to conclude our deliberations at 4 p.m. and...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: The Senator's questions relate to the section as a whole rather than to amendment No. 3. They are, in fact, not related to the amendment.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: Fair enough.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: I will ask the Minister of State to make a note of the Senator's questions and then he can reply to them when we deal with the section.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: Does Senator Mooney wish to say anything further?

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: I remind Senators that this section deals specifically with one item, namely, the proposed change to the number of Members of the Dáil.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: I call Senator Byrne and ask that he speak to the section.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: No, let me be clear. The section deals specifically with the proposal to change the number of Members of the Dáil.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: I call the Minister on the section.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: Amendment No. 4 is in the name of Senator Cullinane and his colleagues. Amendments Nos. 4 to 6, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: We are discussing amendments Nos. 4, 5 and 6, which are not related to what the Senator is discussing.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Jim Walsh: I call Senator Averil Power. I apologise to her for not calling her earlier given that she has her name on two of the amendments.