Results 4,241-4,260 of 4,465 for speaker:Jim Walsh

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim Walsh: I refer to the proposition which was put before the committee at the 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council.The proposition was on the protection of the family and the contribution of the family to the realisation of the right to an adequate standard of living for its members, particularly through its role in poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development. "Family" was not...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim Walsh: -----advocates of abortion such as The Irish Times and RTE-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim Walsh: -----and Amnesty International and the UN will not illustrate what is going on behind the scenes. I urge Members to do this.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim Walsh: I ask that when we return we have a debate on this and thank the Cathaoirleach for his indulgence.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim Walsh: I ask that we have a debate on this video and this issue when we return after the recess.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim Walsh: I have a point of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim Walsh: I will ask you to rule on it, but I do not believe it is in order for a Member to refer to another Member as a disgrace, which has just happened here.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim Walsh: It is on the record and I think he should be asked to withdraw it.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim Walsh: A Chathaoirligh, I accept the difficulty you have.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim Walsh: I accept that Members have been unruly and I accept the difficulty you have, but the Clerk and others would have heard it, and you should be advised about what was said.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim Walsh: Could I finish? I am asking you to rule that the Member be asked to withdraw the comment. That should not happen in the Chamber.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim Walsh: On a point of order, a Chathaoirligh, could you ask the Senator whether he made that statement? Let him put on the record whether he said it.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim Walsh: He has not said whether he made it. You might ask him to withdraw it.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Jim Walsh: I join others in expressing best wishes to our former colleague, Senator Harte, on his retirement from the Seanad and to wish him well in all respects, particularly in respect of his health. He was most unfortunate to have had the accident he had and I suppose there but for the grace of God go any of us. I wish to raise the issue of housing about which we heard a lot over the summer months....

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Jim Walsh: I welcome the debate and compliment the Leader on tabling the motion. I welcome the contribution of the Minister, Deputy Charles Flanagan, who has left. In fairness, he has significantly strengthened the commitment from the Government's side on this topic. Unfortunately, a light touch has been applied in recent years and this has perhaps created the void. The Taoiseach and the Prime...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Refugee and Migrant Crisis: Discussion (23 Sep 2015)

Jim Walsh: I apologise for being late. I did get the papers, but I am sorry I was not here to hear the presentations. I join others in complimenting the delegates on the work they are doing in dealing with what is probably the greatest humanitarian crisis for some 70 years. Given the numbers turning up in Europe, how do they think we can best distinguish between genuine refugees, asylum seekers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Appointment of UN Secretary General: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Jim Walsh: I move:We, the undersigned members of the Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee of Ireland, Recalling the upcoming selection of the next UN Secretary General, who shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council in 2016, in accordance with Article 97 of the UN Charter of which we are a State Party; Recalling existing UN General Assembly resolutions on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Appointment of UN Secretary General: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Jim Walsh: I do not have a difficulty with seeking a presentation; that is a sensible suggestion. I deal with a small group of international parliamentarians and we have met and discussed this issue with a number of ambassadors of various countries to the United Nations. They were very supportive of the idea because they see the need to have resolutions passed by the assembly implemented, adopted and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Appointment of UN Secretary General: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Jim Walsh: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Jim Walsh: If we made a decision to send a delegation subject to permission to attend the court-----