Results 681-700 of 4,465 for speaker:Jim Walsh

Seanad: Planning Issues. (26 Jan 2006)

Jim Walsh: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I support the call for a debate on 1916 which should coincide with the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising. I suggest consideration be given to inviting somebody, perhaps of the stature of the President, to address the Seanad. We thought about doing this before on other issues. We should spend a day——

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I ask that the Committee on Procedure and Privileges examine the issue. We should have a proper commemoration. The Taoiseach has indicated that from the 90th anniversary onwards a list of commemorations will be put in place leading up to the centenary. We could play our part in supporting that commemoration which, following the Taoiseach's announcement, most people welcome. I agree with the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I am also sure there will be a debate. I support the call by Senator Ryan regarding the EU Council directive on the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data. I presume the Senator had in mind the necessity to get that information so that the leader of his party can properly institute controls on immigration.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: Just after getting into Government.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: The negotiations were carried out prior to that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I concur with Senator Ó Murchú's contribution. When I called for a day long debate on 1916 yesterday, I was not as precise as I should have been in the language I used. I had in mind a debate on the Easter Rising and all aspects associated with it. Many Members have commended the content of the proclamation, which was an outstandingly far-sighted document for its time. We enjoy the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I support the call for a debate on the First and Second World Wars and the Irishmen who fought in them on another occasion. I do not need to be told to visit the grave of John Condon because I have visited it. The first pair of boots a 14-year old from Waterford ever wore was when he joined the British army. That highlights the need for the Easter Rising and why those involved gave us the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I believe there are two wrongs in the situation we have been discussing. Freedom of expression, like all privileges, brings responsibilities with it and to gratuitously insult anybody's religion is, and should be, unacceptable. Second, the response of the Muslim community has been totally disproportionate to the offence caused in the cartoons. That raises a serious question. The so-called...

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I want to share some of my time with Senator O'Toole, who also wants to speak. In response to Senator Ulick Burke's last point, I suggest that people travelling from Galway to Dublin who find themselves going through the M50 toll booth have obviously gone astray——

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: It is probably more reminiscent of what Fine Gael is doing.

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I do not subscribe to the notion that the deal done with NTR in 1987 or prior to that was a good agreement. It is easy to say with the benefit of hindsight that the deal was a bad agreement, but even at the time it should have been fairly obvious that a period of 30 or 35 years for such an agreement was too long. The agreement should have included a reference to the internal rate of return so...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I welcome the newfound interest of many Members in the commemoration of 1916, which I am sure will be a tremendous success.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I concur with the Leader of the Opposition, Senator Brian Hayes, in acknowledging the public service broadcasting value of the Stardust programmes, which highlighted again the appalling tragedy involving so many young people in the prime of their lives. I join with those who have called for further inquiry into this matter, through the appropriate channels. Within the last few days, a report...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: We should debate this matter.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I am asking for a broad-ranging debate on the criminal justice system.

Seanad: Natural Gas Grid. (22 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, who will have as much, if not more, interest in this matter than me. The economic argument in favour of providing natural gas to County Wexford is fairly compelling. As the Minister of State will be aware, economic indicators suggest County Wexford needs to increase its industrial base. On most economic scales, Wexford, as with most other...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I would welcome a debate on that issue. The Garda reserve force and other aspects of the comprehensive Garda Síochána Bill 2004 were constructively debated in this House over a long period.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: It is very important that we reach a point where the Garda representative associations do not see themselves in conflict with Government policy.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: That would be a serious matter for our democracy. Some of the megaphone diplomacy on the issue has been unwise. A debate in this House could be helpful. With regard to the various calls for a debate on road traffic and speed limits, I would like a debate specifically on the appropriateness of current speed limits. On Wednesday of last week at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Transport, I...