Results 641-660 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: Medical Cards: Motion (13 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: We will make an exception for Senator Ryan.
- Seanad: Medical Cards: Motion (13 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: He has taken the blindfold off.
- Seanad: Medical Cards: Motion (13 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: The Senator has no evidence for that. That is outrageous.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: I move: That Seanad Ãireann commends the Government and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for: (1) their restated commitment to the programme for Government undertaking to "complete the current expansion of the Garda SÃochána and increase recruitment so that the numbers will increase by a further 2,000"; (2) the increase in the ranks of the Garda SÃochána from 10,800 in...
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: The Minister is not content to stop at this number. His target is 14,000. That increase is jet propelled in comparison to the Fine Gael snail which was much in evidence before the last election.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: We must, at least, give Fine Gael some credit. Its amendment does welcome the Minister's announcement that recruitment is to increase. That concession is a major step forward for Fine Gael.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: Up to a few weeks ago Fine Gael was moaning that the increase was not happening but now the moan is about who will make it happen. Obviously, the goalpost is shifting as progress is made. One would wonder whether the Opposition wants the numbers to increase. It seems it would be happier moaning that it never happened. We might be like Senator Bannon â the last person leaving Longford should...
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: I am sure we can find something to disagree on.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: The whole Opposition has fallen.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: It is a comment on the people who are not here today.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: That is a major concession from the Senator.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: That is what The Sunday Business Post reported.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: Does the Senator read many works of fiction?
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: I thank all the Senators who participated in the debate. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, who is standing in for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. It is appropriate that he is here because he is centrally involved in terms of what is required from an infrastructural point of view to achieve what is proposed. We all agree the Garda...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: I agree it would be useful to debate the European Commission, the role of the European institutions and the future of the European Union. However, even the Vatican would have difficulty rising to the degree of sanctimoniousness which has been expressed about Mr. Buttiglione's appointment. It is obvious there was a great deal of politics in all this. In this House, we are all confident that we...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: I am sure that my voting record is dramatically different from that of Senator Norris, but that does not make it any less valid. The other matterââ
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: It seems that intolerance is not confined to a single area of public life. It is important that this matter be resolved quickly, and I am critical of the Commission President that it has been left in abeyance. Critical issues face the Union, not least the question of whether Turkey should be admitted. An interregnum with the outgoing Commission, which has already decided to pack its bags,...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: She has been in the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: Is that not a lovely comment across a crowded room?
- Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (27 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, and wish him well with his new portfolio. I am confident he will carry on the good work of his predecessor, Deputy Cowen. I wish to concentrate, in particular, on the Palestinian aspect of the motion. I welcome the fact that the motion has been framed in such a way that it can be supported across the House. At this afternoon's meeting of the Joint...