Results 601-620 of 4,465 for speaker:Jim Walsh

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: I say this because it is imperative this does not happen here. The Minister must put in place safeguards to avoid this happening. If he wants to substantiate what I am saying, he should speak to his colleague, the Minister in charge of that area. Anyone who has gone through the local government system would not have failed to notice what is going on. The system needs to be overhauled...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: The section is strong of necessity. The ultimate sanction of dismissal must be available in both public and private employment. Labour and employment legislation contains safeguards against travesties of justice. Natural justice dictates that a member facing dismissal should have the right of representation when he or she makes his or her case. The member must be informed of the basis for the...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: I welcome these provisions, in particular the ethnic diversity to which the Minister referred and which is mentioned in this amendment. In that regard, there should be some sort of positive campaign to recruit people, particularly from our large eastern European population, along with those of Chinese or black backgrounds. We should now be thinking of recruiting from those groups. It...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: This issue was the subject of lengthy debate during our previous discussion of the Bill. Everybody wants to see a situation where investigations by the ombudsman commission can not in any way be thwarted by the concealment of documents. One hopes such concealment does not happen but it is a possibility. On the other hand, we must balance this with the necessity of ensuring State security. The...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: I, like other Senators, have no objection to these. However, the response from the Chief Justice reminds me of the need to make the Judiciary subject to some sort of overarching body in terms of its conduct. The Minister might usefully investigate the system in operation in Massachusetts, where a commission oversees consistency of decisions and judicial conduct. Given some of the events that...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: On the latter point, I have witnessed a perceived bias of a small section of the public service against politicians. I have seen councillors and Oireachtas Members being excluded and, unfortunately, Ministers who are not in charge of their brief go along with it. We are fortunate that does not apply to the Minister with us today. I am unhappy with two of the amendments. Amendment No. 41...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: It was.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: I welcome the enactment of this legislation. It received a tremendous airing and I thank the Minster for introducing the Bill in this House. It was teased out over quite a period of time. As Senator Cummins has noted, the Bill is a major reform of the legislative system underpinning the Garda Síochána. We have covered matters such as the joint policing committees, a partnership between...

Seanad: Planning and Development Regulations 2005: Motion. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: I am not sure of the relevance of this building to the legislation.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: The Senator cannot re-open the debate.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: I am sorry, but any remarks made outside cannot be raised in this House.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: The Minister of State without interruption.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: The Minister of State without interruption.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: Senator O'Rourke, please allow the Minister of State to continue without interruption.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: I have asked three or four times. I ask the Senator to respect the ruling.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: No, the Minister of State is speaking. He is quite entitled, so please give him the opportunity to do so.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: The reply to Senator Quinn's Adjournment matter has not yet arrived. Perhaps he would allow me to call Senator Paddy Burke first.