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- Seanad: Report of Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Statements (24 Apr 2012)
Jim Walsh: I regret that I have only six minutes for my contribution because I could speak for an hour on this issue. It is important in all of this that the central theme of what we are about, namely, probity in public life, is safeguarded and preserved. There is a need-----
- Seanad: Report of Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Statements (24 Apr 2012)
Jim Walsh: Senators will be ad idem that probity in public life is a sine qua non. People who are involved in politics must be able to exercise decisions independent of pecuniary interests and influence. Unfortunately, that has not been the case throughout life. Politics in this country is overwhelmingly kosher. I have been involved for many years and there are very few instances to which I could...
- Seanad: Report of Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Statements (24 Apr 2012)
Jim Walsh: There are serious lessons to be learned from this. I note that the Government has stated that it will take action on the recommendations. We will have a debate on that, but I also hope that it will take in the other issue of the abuse of privilege which this highlighted within the legal profession.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: Senator John Whelan sent Seanad Members a precis of comments he made in regard to the good work which the Seanad does and can do. I compliment him on what was a well thought out and presented precis. I have previously stated in this House that the manner in which business is ordered here is fundamental to our output. I believe we have since last December gone down hill in this regard. It...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: I have not named anyone.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: Yes, I have. My question to the Leader is this-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: I have not named anybody.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: I understand-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: I understand-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: I well understand why the Leader would want to interrupt me and not allow me to finish.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: My question to the Leader is, when will he revert to the situation where the main spokespersons had 15 to 20 minutes to develop their arguments, in particular on serious topics, which they had in the past? I have seen it limited to six minutes. I have been limited to two minutes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: Will the Leader tell us whether we are sitting next Tuesday? This Government came into office talking about reform-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: -----but it is doing everything to undermine the democratic process-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: ------and it is using its majority.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: I now understand we will not sit the day after a bank holiday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: There is no justification for that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: None whatsoever.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: Will the Leader change this? The real test will be whether we sit next Tuesday, as we normally do.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: On a point of order,-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)
Jim Walsh: The Leader cannot make the charge that I impugned anyone. I did not.