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Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Jim Walsh: We do not.

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Jim Walsh: Everybody in the House will be aware of my strong opposition not only to this legislation but the outcome of the referendum. However, I am a democrat and the people have spoken. I remain concerned about the welfare and wellbeing of children and what may happen in our schools. I deplore some of the calls by the INTO and others that children be sexualised from an early age, which I believe...

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Jim Walsh: No, I do not want to speak about the new section. I am responding to the comments made by Senator Norris. In the interest of fairness, I believe the Senator has raised an important point and it should be examined. I also believe there is need for review and reform of pensions generally. The fact that there are so few people qualifying for pensions will be a major issue as the demographics...

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Jim Walsh: Impossible.

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Jim Walsh: Aontaím le cuid den méid a dúirt an Seanadóir Mullen ach nílim cinnte go bhfuil an ceart aige i ngach rud a dúirt sé. Tá suim agam san ábhar seo agus ba mhaith liom é a phlé leis an Aire chun go mbeidh mé féin cinnte nach bhfuil dáinséar sa Bhille seo atá romhainn. I welcome the Minister's answer. I concur with...

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Jim Walsh: Perhaps the Minister clarified the position, but I cannot recall hearing it. On the point Senator Mullen has made with regard to the declaration, I note that under this particular section, it states "a husband, a wife or a spouse, as the case may be." Can the Minister put on record that it is entirely within the discretion of and acceptable for any religion to decide to opt for the language...

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Jim Walsh: If she could clarify this, it certainly would satisfy me and perhaps my colleague.

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Jim Walsh: I want to thank the Minister for her clarification. It certainly satisfies concerns I have about this area. I also thank Senator Mullen for putting down this amendment. It is important we had this debate and brought clarity to an issue which is of concern to some people. Our role as legislators obliges us to be here at 2.40 p.m. in an afternoon rather than facilitating any desires for any...

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Jim Walsh: I was not happy with the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015. There are certain aspects of it with regard to children which still concern me. It may not be part of this Bill, the Acting Chairman may rule me out of order and it may be beyond the Minister’s remit, but the constitutional position regarding the best interests of children should be paramount. In that regard, I...

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Jim Walsh: I think it was John F. Kennedy who, after a particular political debacle, coined the phrase, "Victory has a thousand fathers but failure is an orphan". I will speak on behalf of the orphans today. As a democrat, I accept the decision of the people. However, if I said I welcomed that decision, I would be a hypocrite because I do not welcome it. I still have fears and I hope that in the...

Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Jim Walsh: Six-figure salaries.

Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Jim Walsh: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Tom Hayes, to the House. My simple political philosophy is that people are entitled to live without interference. That is the reason I believe abortion is such an evil. Between 20% and 25% of unborn babies are killed in their mothers' wombs before they get the chance to see the light of day. I also believe youngsters have a right to an education...

Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Jim Walsh: -----by a Minister who was concentrating on something else other than what he should have been concentrating on, and he was told that in this House. It will have to be addressed. By allowing this Bill to be debated further there will hopefully be some suggestions which come forward which would be taken on board. I will conclude. I respect the Minister of State, but I think the line...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2015)

Jim Walsh: While I support those who call for an investigation into human trafficking in the fishing industry, based on a British newspaper report, which has obviously prompted politicians to comment, it raises certain questions. We should not just be looking at fishing in isolation. Human trafficking is far more extensive than just the fishing industry, and people are trafficked for both labour and...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2015)

Jim Walsh: None.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Jim Walsh: The jobs about which the Senator is speaking are in the private sector.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Jim Walsh: It is only appropriate that anybody in the House would welcome the announcement of new jobs but it is disingenuous to claim that jobs in the private sector are in some way the creation of the Government and I am surprised to hear it from somebody as experienced as Senator Burke. Governments do not create jobs.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Jim Walsh: The best governments can do-----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Jim Walsh: -----is create the climate in which jobs can occur. This Government is a master of the broken promises that Senator Burke referred to, and of spin. People need and are entitled to more, particularly in respect of housing. We have heard a great deal recently about the controversy within the Government about one small segment of housing provision, important as it is but we have not seen real...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)

Jim Walsh: By following the Fianna Fáil plan that was in place when it came in.