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Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: My comments have been brief. I want to read Des 'Lee' McAlea's plea at the Miami Showband press conference.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: He pleaded with the Taoiseach and the Irish Government to get the British Government to release the papers relating to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: The men, women, children and unborn child who were murdered in the bombing and their families deserve justice.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: Will the party leaders table a motion on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings? This necessary step is long overdue.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: They are just being rubber-stamped; they are not being analysed. We are all members of committees and know that.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: I am alarmed to hear the Leas-Chathaoirleach say the debate could be curtailed at 5 p.m. I agree with Senator Gilroy, as I have done many times, that constructive comments on this are very useful for the Minister and the Cabinet. Our comments will be of assistance to her in future difficulties and if the debate on the Bill is guillotined, it would be a disgrace and a shame on those who...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: It will increase to 520 contributions in two years.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: Has it been reduced?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: I accept that. I only mention it in passing. The point has been well made by others that child benefit is an important component in ensuring families can achieve some level of sustenance in their livelihoods. A reduction would particularly affect those families with a greater number of children because in many cases, if not consistently, the mother is excluded from participating in the...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: I appeal to her to stand up for those in need and the underprivileged. If she does, I will be the first of many on this side of the House to commend for it.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: This is the first time in my 14 years in this Chamber that the debate on the Social Welfare Bill has been guillotined. If the Labour Party and Fine Gael believe this is the way to deal with the interests of the underprivileged and people who are suffering, let it be on their own heads. This is nothing short of disgraceful.

Seanad: Recent Developments in Eurozone and European Council: Statements (16 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: I thank Senator Leyden for sharing time and I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Bradford, to the House.

Seanad: Recent Developments in Eurozone and European Council: Statements (16 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: Only for the fact that it is Christmas, the season of goodwill, I would be more scathing about this debate. If we look back to last Christmas, there were people alive who are no longer alive as they have committed suicide because of the economic crisis and personal pressures. The failure of the political system, domestically over the past few years and at European level, is highly...

Seanad: Recent Developments in Eurozone and European Council: Statements (16 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: We need €2 trillion.

Seanad: Recent Developments in Eurozone and European Council: Statements (16 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: The fact is that it must be rolled over next year in the four countries mentioned.

Seanad: Recent Developments in Eurozone and European Council: Statements (16 Dec 2011)

Jim Walsh: I did not say that.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jan 2012)

Jim Walsh: I ask the Leader to arrange a relatively early debate in this session with regard to NAMA. While NAMA is now a very important functionary of the State, some recent reports give rise to an element of concern which should give rise to caution. I refer to a report concerning the Durkan group, which recently claimed that because of a lack of commercial engagement by NAMA, the group decided to...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2012)

Jim Walsh: As others have said, a good meeting was held this morning organised by the Library and Research Service, together with the Central Statistics Office. The entire economic remit was covered, particularly statistics from the CSO. Senator Crown articulated well one of the issues affecting the pharmaceuticals sector in that seven of the ten major drugs on which we rely heavily in terms of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2012)

Jim Walsh: Will the Deputy Leader invite the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, to the House as soon as possible? I understand he and his colleague, the Minister for Finance, are giving a press conference this morning on the details of the fifth EU-IMF report. The Irish Times reports today that the issue of public service increments has been totally dismissed by the...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Jim Walsh: At an increased interest rate.

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