Results 781-800 of 4,905 for speaker:Diarmuid Wilson
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: To avoid any confusion, to put the record straight-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: -----and to afford those Members, if they made a mistake, an opportunity to correct their vote, I propose a manual vote.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: I ask the deputy leader if she will invite the Minister of State with responsibility for housing, Deputy Willie Penrose, to the House to give us an update on progress to date regarding the so-called ghost estates. The Minister of State, Deputy Penrose, came into the House in the previous term and, to his credit, within 48 hours he acted on some of the suggestions made from both sides of the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that the Minister for Defence come into the House to outline his plans for the Defence Forces, with particular reference to Army barracks. I refer, in particular, to four barracks, in Clonmel, Mullingar, Castlebar and Cavan, which for several weeks have been the subject of rumours that they are to be closed as part of alleged cost savings...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: I did not want to carry them up the stairs.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: Unfortunately, I must press the amendment because a decision on the matter could be taken as early as today.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: I join Senator Kathryn Reilly in requesting the Leader to invite the Minister for Education and Skills to the House to discuss the amalgamation of VECs and, in particular, the criteria used to decide on the location of the headquarters of the newly amalgamated VECs. It will be very interesting to hear the criteria the Minister used to decide on the locations. What savings, if any, will be...
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (12 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Hogan, back to the House. I apologise for not being present to hear his opening remarks; I had to attend a function. He is one of the few Ministers who attends this House regularly to address concerns relating to his Department. I commend him again on doing so. My party welcomes and supports this legislation. As has been outlined by a number of colleagues,...
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (12 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: The Minister should wait until 7 November.
- Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (12 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: Before calling Senator Bradford to propose the amendment, I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch.
- Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (12 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: We will arrange for copies to be circulated.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: It is reported today that the number of vacant houses has reduced and that the number of ghost estates has reduced. I commend the Minister of State with responsibility for housing, Deputy Penrose, on his work in the area since he was appointed. As I have done on a number of occasions in recent weeks, I ask the Leader to invite the Minister of State to the House to give us a progress report...
- Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: I move: ''That Seanad Ãireann: â recognises that Army barracks are an integral part of the local economy in the towns in which they are based; â affirms and supports the crucial role that soldiers and their families play in the fabric of the local communities where they are stationed; â acknowledges the consolidation of Army barracks in recent years due to the changed security...
- Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: What we outlined is complete.
- Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: It is complete.
- Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: It is complete.
- Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: Our White Paper is complete. We are down to 18 barracks.
- Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: We are down to the bare minimum.
- Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: It was not shrouded in a straight sack of pomposity.
- Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)
Diarmuid Wilson: I have already made my contribution. Senator Harte was not listening.