Results 781-800 of 4,465 for speaker:Jim Walsh

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Second Stage. (13 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and also this legislation. The establishment of an independent International Criminal Court at the Hague is to be welcomed. The fact that it is being inaugurated with 18 sitting judges, including an Irish judge, is very much a step in the right direction. In 1948, the United Nations was mindful of the war crimes committed in the Second World War,...

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Second Stage. (13 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: I support the calls from Senator Ó Murchú and Senator Glynn for appropriate State recognition of the contribution made by the Christian Brothers to the development of Irish society over the past two centuries. Many generations of Irish boys would not have had access to an education but for the contribution and self-sacrifice of many within the order. It imbued a love of our island, of being...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Order for Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and the Bill itself. The area is undoubtedly very complex, as Senator Cummins said. It requires simplification, and the Bill represents a step in that direction. The fact that 150 pre-independence statutes will be abolished by the Bill and that we are venturing back to early Norman times to bring about a self-contained statutory approach to land...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: I endorse what Senator Terry said on the duty free limit. The limit of €175, whether for parcel post or for somebody coming through a duty free shop, is far too low. In this day and age, it should be increased to at least a four figure sum. Will the Leader arrange a debate on the ongoing tribunals and, in particular, the need to refocus and perhaps channel some of the remaining modules...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: We do not have printing machines.

Seanad: Social Partnership Agreement: Motion. (21 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: I wish to share time with Senator Daly. There is no doubt that over the past 20 years social partnership has played a significant part in economic growth. It is wrong to argue it did not. Equally it is wrong to argue that it be given full credit for where we are because that is not the case. Undoubtedly our EU membership and particularly the overseas industrial development we attracted was a...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: While I admit I did not hear what the Minister said, I have a strong objection in principle to the inclusion of this provision. We have voiced this concern on a number of recent Bills. Unfortunately we have not yet determined the issue. As Senators Daly and Kieran Phelan have said, people involved in local or national politics have often excelled in other fields, such as business, sport, etc....

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: We will be saying for all future legislation——

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: I accept that.

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: We hope to deal with it on that basis. Some Ministers have agreed to the removal of that section from other Bills. I do not know whether this section is inserted at the behest of civil servants or at the behest of Ministers. Many Ministers have come through the local government system and have made a valuable contribution——

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: That is what I am talking about.

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: I am following a line taken by the two previous Senators.

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: I am not varying from what they said and am supporting their positions. You accepted that they were in order. I do not believe anything I am saying is at variance with anything they said.

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: We are talking about the National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill and for all other authorities as well there should not be a blanket provision. There is ministerial discretion as to who is appointed to any board. There is no attempt to interfere with that prerogative of the Minister. However, there should not be an exclusion. There is no exclusion, for example, for county managers...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: —— as do many others on this side of the House.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jun 2006)

Jim Walsh: I welcome the Minister to the House and I welcome the Bill. It is very comprehensive and I have no doubt it will have a very significant impact on our criminal justice system. Senator Cummins is not quite correct to state that we are just receiving this Bill. There has been much debate in this House on these issues over a long period of time. In September 2005, there was a very significant...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Jim Walsh: I concur with the tenor of Senator Cummins's comments but I am not sure whether the specifics, as contained in these amendments, are necessary. I am, however, in favour of amendment No. 5, which provides that the time and date of expiration of a warrant should be endorsed on that warrant. This is important because there have been cases where warrants that were marginally out of date gave rise...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Jim Walsh: This section deals with the photographing of arrested persons which appears to be a good idea. I note that any such photographs are to be confined to the proceedings for which a person was arrested. What is the reason for this restriction? I presume the Garda builds up a file of photographs of suspects or persons who have been involved in crime and that should be part of its armoury for use...