Results 3,661-3,680 of 4,908 for speaker:Diarmuid Wilson
- Seanad: Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (14 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister. That concludes statements on the tragic death of Shane O'Farrell. When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Short-term Lettings Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: The Senator has almost six minutes.
- Seanad: Short-term Lettings Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: Who is seconding the Bill? It is Senator Bacik.
- Seanad: Short-term Lettings Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: The Senator should make her contribution and the Minister of State will have an opportunity to reply. Please do not engage.
- Seanad: Short-term Lettings Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: In fairness to the Minister of State, he is one of the best attenders in this House-----
- Seanad: Short-term Lettings Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: -----and he has a perfect record of listening to Senators and responding to them.
- Seanad: Short-term Lettings Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: The Senator should make her contribution and the Minister of State will have an opportunity to respond.
- Seanad: Short-term Lettings Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister of State and, as always, he is very welcome to the House.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Citizenship Applications (26 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor. I assume she is taking this on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality. I know she cannot comment on specific cases, which is a given. However, I would like her to clarify, as best she can, what people should do when they find themselves in a situation such as the one I am about to outline. A constituent of mine had...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Citizenship Applications (26 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister of State for the response. However, it does not rectify the situation regarding the rejection of an application on the basis that the individual had not included in the application information regarding convictions. The offence had not been committed at the time the application was submitted. It did not occur until some months after and the court case did not take...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I second Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell's amendment to the Order of Business. She was correct. If a report has been presented to the Cabinet, then there is no reason for it not to be published and made available to us, other than its contents not suiting the Government's agenda. The Minister should answer that request. I join Senator Feighan in congratulating the former First Minister of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: It closed it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: No.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: It was.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: We created it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: Agreed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: Could the Leader intervene?
- Seanad: HIQA Report on Tusla: Statements (26 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome to the House, and to familiar territory, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Katherine Zappone.
- Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Motion (26 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House and thank him for the contribution he has made in his role. I commend my party colleague, Deputy James Browne, and the various mental health advocacy groups on the work they have undertaken in bringing the Bill to fruition. I also thank Deputy Pat Buckley for his input. He spoke to me about the amendment we passed in the Seanad and...
- Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: The Senator is not pressing the amendment.