Results 3,061-3,080 of 4,908 for speaker:Diarmuid Wilson
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: Senator Craughwell, without interruption, please.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: Does the Minister wish to reply?
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: I saw his hands moving under the seat.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: I assume he was tweeting.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: Not that amendment.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: It is the one after this one. We are on amendment No. 2.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: No, it is not. We are on section 10, amendment No. 2. Some people seem to be confused about this.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: The Minister is correct.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: The Senator should pay attention.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: They are also in the next amendment. The Senator should listen to what the Minister has to say first.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: I agree with my colleague, Senator Michael McDowell, that we should be given adequate time to debate any amendment reverted to us from the Dáil. The Leader indicated yesterday that that would be the case and it is important that it should be. While the legislation might not be perfect, it will at least be a start. We will have to wait to see what we will receive from the Lower House....
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: To clarify, it is for adult services.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: It should be ring-fenced.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: There are not as many Labour Party names around the place as there were previously. When the party was in government for five years it did not do much about it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: Where are the rest of the Labour Party names?
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)
Diarmuid Wilson: I second the amendment to the Order of Business moved by Senator Daly. I commend him for his achievement in regard to the motion. It is a pity that Senator Norris was not asked to speak before Senators Humphreys and Reilly. I will forgive Senator Lombard because he is new to the House. The word "intelligence" was used by Senator Norris. If it had to be used prior to the contribution of...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: North-South Interconnector (24 Jan 2017)
Diarmuid Wilson: I thank Senator Gallagher for giving me a minute of his time. I totally and absolutely endorse everything he said on the proposed interconnector. This process has now been going on for over ten years, in which time the families who live in these areas of Cavan, Monaghan and Meath have suffered financial, psychological and physical torment. It is just not good enough. From day 1 they have...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)
Diarmuid Wilson: I did not hear Senator Frank Feighan making any comment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)
Diarmuid Wilson: I want to say that since Sinn Fein embraced democracy in the recent past it has-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)
Diarmuid Wilson: -----come up with some very good ideas. When it comes up with good ideas, we do our best to facilitate them. In regard to Senator Swanick's Bill, an annual celebration of the anniversary of when we declared ourselves an independent Republic is an excellent proposal. We are not seeking to have that day classified as a bank holiday because that would place an extra burden on employers, who...