Results 241-260 of 4,465 for speaker:Jim Walsh

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jan 2004)

Jim Walsh: I thank the Minister of State for that clarification. It deals with many of the concerns expressed on this issue on Second Stage. I hope this puts minds at rest. I am sure the principle of the issue can be considered more comprehensively when we examine the new legislation which is under preparation.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jan 2004)

Jim Walsh: I thank the Minister of State for attending the House and providing a very comprehensive introduction to the Bill, which I and other Senators found extremely informative. He dealt with every major issue, the background and the reasoning behind the Bill and the High Court case. I share many of the concerns of other Senators on taking all Stages of a Bill together. It is a bad practice. In...

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jan 2004)

Jim Walsh: No request was made for additional time. I would certainly have supported one if it had come to that. To conclude, I thank the Minister of State. Hopefully, we will avoid scenarios of this sort in the Seanad in future.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jan 2004)

Jim Walsh: At 10.30 a.m. next Wednesday.

Seanad: Third Interim Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements. (4 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: Senator Fitzgerald without interruption, please.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: Amendment No. 11 is related to amendment No. 9 and they may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: Some months ago Members became quite exercised over the impending war in Iraq. There was a great deal of discussion on the primacy of the United Nations in this regard. Given the information which has now come to hand, that the Secretary General's telephone was being tapped, which obviously raises very serious questions, it would behove this House to have a general debate on how world order...

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: I am reluctant to interrupt. I want people to address section 1. We cannot have a Second Stage discussion on the Bill.

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: I ask the Senator to confine his comments to the section.

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: Is this in section 1?

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: This is not in section 1.

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: The question is whether this category of people is covered as public servants under section 1.

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: Senator McDowell and Senator O'Toole have raised an important point. Will they accept the Minister of State's last comment that he will obtain clarification and return to the matter later? It might be better to deal with it in this way rather than trying to obtain a spontaneous answer if further research is needed. Will they agree to this? We will return to the matter.

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: Senators should speak to the amendment. We will discuss the section later. I do not want a general debate on the section now to have it repeated later.

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: If it is not germane to the amendment——

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: All right.

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: We are opening a debate on the Bill in general. There is an amendment before the House and the Minister should respond to that.

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: The Senator must withdraw that remark.