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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations Human Rights Council: Discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (6 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: I appreciate that Mr. Wrafter may not be in a position to respond on the following issues. I refer to the book on the issue of collusion in Northern Ireland and the protection of the unborn as a human rights issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (13 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: I thank Dr. O'Neill for his comprehensive presentation which covered a wide spectrum of development and aid issues. It is a challenging scene, given the global economic environment and the many demands for aid made across the globe. It is a challenging scene given the global economic situation and also the many demands for aid across the globe. The preamble of the European Commission...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (13 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: I thank Mr. Kelly for his contribution and applaud the fact that we responded expeditiously to this terrible disaster. He referred to the NDRRMC in the Philippines, which seems to be good. The saying, "Fail to prepare, prepare to fail" comes to mind. Is this is a feature of other at risk areas around the world, in particular in the Caribbean where similar disasters have occurred?...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: Aontaím go hiomláin leis an méid atá ráite ag an Seanadóir Healy Eames on health insurance. It is time the Minister for Health was invited to the House for a full debate on the issue. I am sure the Leader will remind me that legislation will be before us presently on the increase in the health levy. I do not have a great difficulty with that Bill because the...

Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: Bhí mé ag éisteacht leis an díospóireacht i mo oifig. It has been interesting, but an important point of principle is at its root. I listened carefully to the Minister. Being from Wexford, I am familiar with the discernment of the Labour Party in many elections in selecting him as its candidate. Equally, he will agree that people in Labour and other parties get...

Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: I have difficulties with the per capita approach being applied to Independents. I know the Minister has changed that to some extent but there are issues none the less. If the criterion at present is that people who are elected independently are entitled to those supports, it follows that people in Fine Gael or the Reform Alliance - who find themselves in such as position, although not of...

Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: If I could-----

Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: I want to respond to what the Minister said. I go some of the way with what the Minister is saying. I understand that political parties need funding. Our democracy needs political parties that are resourced and are able to put their case to the people. However, I point to two flaws. First, people are elected through a system that is based on individuals. In Dáil elections they may...

Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: The second point I want to make-----

Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: I am not resubmitting in any case.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: No, you have no proposal.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: Just a second. I had indicated and I want to finish on this point.

Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: I suggest to the Minister that the fundamental flaw in his argument is that we have within the Seanad three Members and within the Dáil four, five or six Members who have not just walked away from their parties but have been thrown out of their parties for not following party policy. Leaving that aside for a moment, I as a member of the Fianna Fáil Party, the Minister as a member...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and the Philippines: Discussion with UNICEF Ireland (20 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: I welcome Mr. Power. I was at a meeting with a Palestinian representative which delayed me getting here, so I apologise to him. Like others said, we followed his report on television. It was very effective in that it really brought home the scale of the devastation. Fair dues to Mr. Power and RTE for covering that. Powerful images are helpful in order to get the support. I also commend...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: US Immigration Reform: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: I thank the Chairman and Deputy Seán Crowe for their report. We have to keep trying, but there have been many false dawns on this issue. Can anything be done to separate the Irish from the rest? I recall that the former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, and the former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern, raised this matter with George W. Bush when they met him in the White House. Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: US Immigration Reform: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: He sounds like some members of our Government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: US Immigration Reform: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: The Chairman raised an important point about the non-appointment of an ambassador from the United States for over 12 months. That seems extraordinary, given that we are supposed to have good relations with the United States. The fact that they would leave the embassy without an ambassador for that length of time indicates a certain detachment or disconnection. I do not know whether it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: US Immigration Reform: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: That is not good enough. If it is the view of the committee - it is certainly my view - and there is a consensus among us, I ask that we convey it to the Department and take guidance from it.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: I second Senator Marc MacSharry's amendment. I wish to raise with the Leader issues that have arisen from some recent documentaries on Irish and English television channels, particularly the atrocities committed where collusion was a very prominent feature. While the Leader and others, including me, who followed the coverage of Mr. Justice Barron's reports will not be in the least surprised...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2013)

Jim Walsh: At that rate we will have solved the problem of unemployment in 30 years.