Results 881-900 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 May 2005)
John Dardis: The Senator should wait until Committee Stage has been completed in the Dáil.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
John Dardis: I join with Senator Brian Hayes in sending our congratulations to Prime Minister Blair on his electoral victory. However, from an Irish viewpoint, there must be some puzzlement over the fact that a party gets more than a third of the popular vote and secures a comfortable overall majority in parliament.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
John Dardis: It gives us an opportunity to review events in Northern Ireland. Perhaps it would be a good time to debate events there, and I recommend that to the Leader. It was a matter of some disappointment that support for the so-called middle ground eroded in Northern Ireland and the more hardline margins increased their support. However, it was a matter of some satisfaction that the SDLP secured the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
John Dardis: Did anything good ever happen in Longford?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
John Dardis: We are the only group in the country that does not want to retire early.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
John Dardis: Perhaps we should quote Goldsmith, "...and still they gazed, and still the wonder grew,...".
- Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Second Stage. (11 May 2005)
John Dardis: I apologise to the Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, for the fact that I was not present to hear his introductory remarks but I have read them. I was impressed by the figures he quoted for the number of work days lost as a result of injuries. He said 117,800 people were affected in 2002 resulting in a loss of 3.16 million working days. This problem, therefore, is of great significance not...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)
John Dardis: That is rubbish.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)
John Dardis: The most notorious gangster in Limerick has been put away.
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
John Dardis: I join in the general welcome to the MEPs and concur that this is a special day in this House. I welcome in particular, Eoin Ryan, MEP, who is present and Brian Crowley, MEP, who is on his way from the airport. As a member of the Joint Committee on European Affairs it was a matter of considerable pride for me to attend yesterday in Luxembourg the 33rd plenary session of COSAC, the umbrella...
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
John Dardis: If we have learned anything from our European colleagues, it is to speak to an issue within six minutes. The Members of this House are not proficient at doing so. I welcome our visitors and I am particularly pleased to see former Members of this House. I join the Minister in congratulating the Irish people who made an input into the constitution, including Mr. John Bruton, who was a member of...
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
John Dardis: Some of those who attended the committee's meetings were under the impression that the EU's influence was all-pervasive and would dictate all areas of life. It will do so only in areas in which competence has been vested. The decision to vest competence was in order to create the edifice of peace which Schuman, Spaak, Monet and others realised was needed on the European mainland after the...
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
John Dardis: I am sure Mr. Crowley does not disabuse them.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (19 May 2005)
John Dardis: Everyone agrees that aviation transport policy should be debated at an early stage. Without getting into the pros and cons, Senator O'Toole is right that there is much misinformation out there. Much of that could be clarified for Members. The decisions reached by the Government parties will be good for the airline, good for passengers and good for the country.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (19 May 2005)
John Dardis: And Longford.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)
John Dardis: The Senator obviously never canvassed before.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)
John Dardis: The Senator does not need any invitations.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)
John Dardis: Where will the Senator go?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)
John Dardis: Over the past several weeks there have been calls in the House for debates on lawlessness and crime because people are rightly concerned about these issues. With regard to the incident at Lusk, the first and most important thing to say is that nobody wants to see the loss of human life in any circumstances. It is also important to say that members of the Garda SÃochána are putting their...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)
John Dardis: ââand there should be some recognition of that fact.