Results 321-340 of 349 for speaker:Tom Morrissey

Seanad: Fisheries Protection. (23 Nov 2006)

Tom Morrissey: While I do not claim to be an expert on marine issues generally or razor clam fishing specifically, I have been made aware of a possible issue in Portmarnock in my constituency of Dublin North. The Minister will be aware that fishing for razor clams in certain areas is not prohibited by the EU habitats directive 1992, as transposed into Irish law. However fishing for razor clams is managed...

Seanad: Legislative Programme. (30 Nov 2006)

Tom Morrissey: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Fahey, and thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this matter on the Adjournment. The agreed programme for Government includes a commitment to replace the Road Transport Act 1932 with modernised legislation to allow, inter alia, for new services in the bus market. There have been some reforms in the Dublin Bus market and the establishment of...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: It is now 12 months since Transport 21 was approved by this Government. It is also more than 12 months — December 2005, I believe — since the Minister for Transport was last in this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: I would like a number of issues addressed. Before Christmas, we were promised legislation on the setting up of the transport authority for the greater Dublin area. A head of the authority, which was announced nine months ago, has not even been appointed. Only yesterday, I received a letter from Dublin Bus stating that it had now secured a timetable for the train service to Donabate and...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: There is a conflict there and it is time the Minister came to the House to outline his plans.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: The Institution of Engineers of Ireland has stated that Dublin's commuter belt is now the same size as that of Los Angeles. This has not come as news to the Progressive Democrats and it is the reason we have launched a policy document entitled A New Heart for Dublin which recommends the relocation of Dublin port. The issue of the increasing size of Dublin must be addressed. Are young...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: ——has announced the loss of 350 jobs in an important international company——

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: ——and which is not true. I ask for restraint from the Opposition benches——

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: The Members opposite are attempting to talk down how the economy is going.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: I ask the Fine Gael Leader in the House to comment in the absence of the person who made the outrageous allegation.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs. (21 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: I thank the Minister for being here at this late hour to hear this matter on the Adjournment. I will not delay the House too long. While I accept that much has been done in the lifetime of this Government in respect of special needs education and additional teachers, I have raised this matter to get an update on the area of north Dublin in particular. Many people come to me who are...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Order for Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: In May of last year, I introduced the Defence of Life and Property Bill to the Seanad. The Bill provides a full defence in criminal and civil law in cases where force is reasonably used by occupiers in dwellings to defend life or property against persons trespassing with criminal intent. Specifically, the Bill proposes that, where a householder uses force to repel or prevent trespass with...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: The Senator has got two things wrong already in the first sentence.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: Our Bill was listed in this House seven days prior to the Fine Gael Bill.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: I thank the Minister for attending for the duration of this debate. I mentioned to Senator Cummins that we were both Munster people and that we would try to keep the ball on the ground during the debate. I did not believe, however, that Fine Gael would pull on the man because it could not get to the ball. I regret that some Fine Gael Senators have tried to do so tonight. I welcome the...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: He said last summer, when a Fine Gael Bill on this matter was being discussed in the other House, that its serious defects——

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: ——were such that it would permit serious assault without criminal remedy.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: The Fine Gael Bill limits its effects to the domestic dwelling.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Tom Morrissey: It provides no protection in the case of manslaughter. In the course of this debate we have seen that there are cases where the curtilage of a person's house should be taken into account. The Law Reform Commission's report made a strong case for this and highlighted a pointed difference between self-defence in general and self-defence by a person on his own property. Consider the...