Results 641-660 of 4,465 for speaker:Jim Walsh

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Jim Walsh: Ar 2.30 p.m., Dé Céadaoin seo chugainn.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: I join those who have called for a debate on the recently announced new transport policy. It presents a vision that is necessary to meet the infrastructural deficit.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: I am not in the least surprised at the opposition from Fine Gael and, in particular, the Labour Party. I recall leading a deputation to Deputy Quinn 22 years ago in respect of building motorways——

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: ——between the major population centres. At that stage, members of the transport section of the European Commission acknowledged to me privately that the failure of the then Government was a very significant factor in the failure to implement the proposals. When Members on the other side of the House talk about waste, they should reflect for a moment on the period 1982 to 1987. In five...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: May I also ask the Leader——

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: ——to consider having a debate on Seanad reform. Last week and this week, I have listened to the partitionist views of Members on the other side of the House——

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: ——who oppose people from Northern Ireland participating in these Chambers.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: As one from a republican party, may I say that——

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: ——I look forward to the day on which it will happen. Anybody who aspires to national unity should support this.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: I support Senator Brennan's comments regarding the decision of a number of local authorities to impose a planning condition requiring householders on private estates to establish a management committee, which results in charges of between €5,000 and €6,000 per annum. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is checking whether there is a legal basis for this and...

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: The Senator has one minute remaining.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: I concur with the calls for a debate on the implications of recent events pertaining to labour law, particularly the serious consequences which may have occurred with periwinkle pickers. This underscores a more serious problem of how immigrant workers can be integrated into the system while ensuring the competitiveness of industry on one hand, and fair treatment for both immigrant and...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2005: Second Stage. (9 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: Senators should make their contributions through the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: I support Senator Dardis in his call for a debate on Northern Ireland. That is the most appropriate way to discuss the issue of people on the run and of speaking rights in the Dáil. Much of the Good Friday Agreement has yet to be implemented including the interparliamentary co-operation it envisaged. While I have no difficulty with No. 2 on the Order of Business, why are we petitioning the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: It is a good precedent. A report came before this House and the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings and other atrocities where there was a high suspicion of collusion by British security forces. Will the leaders examine that and bring a joint motion before this House calling on the House of Commons to pass a...

Seanad: Ferns Report: Statements (Resumed). (15 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: While much of the contents of the Ferns Report were in the public domain, particularly since the charges against Sean Fortune in the mid-1990s, it would be fair to say that, nonetheless, it makes shocking reading. It is a sad and sorry chapter in the history of the diocese of Ferns which was founded in 598. It is a diocese with a proud history. During the rebellion of 1798, many priests made...

Seanad: Juvenile Offenders: Motion. (16 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: I move amendment No. 1: To deleted all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute the following: "—recognises that the Children Act 2001 is a modern and progressive statute which provides a wide range of interventions for young offenders in line with its major principles of diversion, restorative justice and detention as a measure of last resort and: —commends the Government on the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: I join with others in welcoming the cancellation of the rally in favour of Mr. Nally. In doing so, the House must be mindful of some of the underlying difficulties which gave rise to the circumstances of that case. We should have a debate on this issue. A contributory factor to not tackling this issue is the hypocrisy of political correctness, and I would like the debate to be on that...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: One-nil.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Jim Walsh: I join with Senators Brian Hayes and Ó Murchú in seeking a debate on Northern Ireland. Apart from the local government issue, other aspects can usefully be discussed at this stage. Advances have been made in recent months but the interplay between North and South, North-South bodies and interparliamentary co-operation are fundamental areas for discussion. The proposed changes to local...