Results 81-100 of 4,849 for speaker:Diarmuid Wilson

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: Exactly. We are all visionaries on this side of the House and we deliver. (Interruptions).

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: We deliver our vision, unlike Senator Bannon's Fine Gael colleagues.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy McDaid, for coming to the House. I congratulate him and his colleague, the Minister for Transport, Deputy Séamus Brennan, on their hard work in the Department. I thank my colleagues for bringing forward this motion, with which I fully agree.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: Senator Bannon was about to praise the Senator.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: That is not correct.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: That is a misprint.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: The Senator should stay in Dublin.

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: I wish to share time with Senator White, if that is acceptable. I welcome the Minister and his officials. Those of us who use taxis or hackneys on a regular basis know exactly the reason this is essential legislation. The Minister and other speakers have highlighted the fundamentals of the legislation and the role of the advisory council to the Commission for Taxi Regulation. When enacted,...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: Deputy Enda Kenny boasted on radio about an increase in membership of Fine Gael. Fair play to him. Fine Gael has 8,000 new members but there is still no structure, no leadership and no policy. There are 8,000 new taxi licences but still no structures, no policies and no leadership. Joining Fine Gael is a little like joining the taxi industry – new recruits to both Fine Gael and the taxi...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: —in the case of taxis, a monopoly on the number of taxi plates in the country, or, in the case of Fine Gael, a monopoly on morality and wisdom. The taxi industry needs a taxi regulator as proposed by the Minister. I support his stance on the matter. The changes highlighted in this legislation will put in place the important structures to prevent the decline in standards that all of us have...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: Distinguished.

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: One should not disclose one's membership of the Progressive Democrats.

Seanad: Estimates for 2004: Motion. (19 Nov 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: I second the amendment proposed by my colleague, Senator Cox. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, and pay tribute to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Coughlan. I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on the Estimates for 2004. I am proud to support the Government amendment to the motion. It is not my intention to bore Senators with figures or...

Seanad: Estimates for 2004: Motion. (19 Nov 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: I like to control myself in public.

Seanad: Estimates for 2004: Motion. (19 Nov 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: No party in Government has done more to improve the lot of the most disadvantaged than Fianna Fáil, the real labour party.

Seanad: Estimates for 2004: Motion. (19 Nov 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: The Labour Party is the party of motions, fine ideas and soundbites. What has it ever achieved?

Seanad: Estimates for 2004: Motion. (19 Nov 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: The answer is simple, it has achieved nothing. My constituents in County Cavan often say to me, that fellow Rabbitte, he is a great talker—

Seanad: Estimates for 2004: Motion. (19 Nov 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: —but what has he ever done, except pretend to get angry – very angry sometimes.

Seanad: Estimates for 2004: Motion. (19 Nov 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: He rocked the foundations of the State at one stage—

Seanad: Estimates for 2004: Motion. (19 Nov 2003)

Diarmuid Wilson: —if memory serves me. That was a ball of smoke and puff of wind as usual.