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Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: The Senator would be a brave man if he did doubt the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: I am glad I am not one of those.

Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Gallagher, to the House for this important debate which I thank the Leader of the House for arranging. I welcome the report which is being considered by the House. It is a useful addition to what has become a very public and loud debate. I do not doubt the bona fides of any of the members of the sub-committee or the joint committee. I thank the...

Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: ——but a cessation. My party and I have been attacked for having the temerity to put forward our own view on this important issue and for allegedly having come to it late in the day. I have no apology to make for our intervention. It is untrue to say that we were some sort of "Johnny come lately" to the debate. We considered the issue well before some of the parties which criticise us had...

Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: The Progressive Democrats policy position was arrived at following careful consideration and consultation and adopted by its general council in March 1999, six years ago, contrary to what has been alleged in some quarters. At that time the general council of the party endorsed the policy for the following five reasons: first, because of the continuing decline in wild salmon catches in Ireland...

Seanad: Salmon Fisheries Report: Statements. (19 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: The fact this has not happened means the situation has deteriorated further over the intervening six years. Frustrated by failure of the strategy of developing a sustainable commercial and recreational salmon fishery through aligning catches on the scientific advice, the Progressive Democrats revisited this issue during the summer recess. The current strategy, it is claimed, holds out the...

Seanad: Fisheries Protection. (19 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: I strongly support what Senator O'Toole said. I also support the local Comharchumann in its efforts to have this fishery returned to community ownership. We debated salmon angling in the House earlier this afternoon. One of the great lessons learned from international practice is that if rivers are vested in their local communities, many of the attendant problems which have bedevilled game...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Brazil and the discovery of avian influenza H5N1 in Romania and Turkey, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude no later than 1.30 p.m., with contributions of spokespersons not to exceed 15 minutes and those of other Senators not to exceed seven minutes — Senators may share...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: That is 45 minutes that the Senator wants for himself.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: The Senator is debating the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: Senator Bannon should go there.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: I sometimes wonder if half an hour is too long for the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: Senators Brian Hayes, O'Toole, Ryan, Leyden, Mansergh and even Senator Norris spoke about the kidnapping of Rory Carroll. Joe Carroll was a person many of us would have known very well and an excellent journalist. Obviously the kidnapping is a matter of serious concern and I know the Government and the Department of Foreign Affairs are doing all they can to try to resolve the situation. I was...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: Senators Ryan, Norris and Quinn raised transport matters and some of the statements made yesterday by Mr. Shaw. I heard what he had to say last night and he was quite vigorous in his statements. I noticed that Deputy Howlin was one of those who rebutted what he had to say; he suggested that everybody in politics was culpable. Deputy Howlin made the point that there was a broader culpability...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: I agree with Senator Norris. Senators Finucane and Feighan raised the matter of community support for older people. I agree it was a good scheme and I know of many who availed of it. Some of the rural organisations were involved in ensuring people got these devices. I have personal experience in my own family of their success. I do not know the detail but I will endeavour to find out. It is a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: The point is that on the Continent, the railhead would go into the factory, which is the way to do it. However, the factory would pay for that; I do not know how many manufacturers here would be prepared to do so. It is purely an economic issue and it seems like bad business planning. I believe Senator Feighan raised the wider issue of pensions, of which I was not aware and it is certainly a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: I join with others in extending my sympathy to Hazel Lawlor and the members of the Lawlor family on the untimely and tragic death of former Deputy, Liam Lawlor. Those of us who had battles with Mr. Lawlor in the past always found him to be very good company and a man of great humour who was very easy to relate to, irrespective of any other defects in his personality. Some of the coverage of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: I cannot understand this double standard and it is time that these lapses were tackled. I welcome the statement by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform that he will introduce a statutory press council and look forward to the early resolution of this matter. I do not disagree with the comments made by Senator O'Toole but there is something more that can be done.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: It all comes down to the circulation wars between newspapers and the desire to make money. I stopped buying the Sunday Independent at one point because of a particularly offensive article in it about people with disabilities but, unfortunately, I began buying it again. The best sanction that could be taken against a newspaper is to stop buying it.

Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)

John Dardis: This is a Seanad Bill which has been amended by the Dáil. In accordance with Standing Order 103, it is deemed to have passed its First, Second and Third Stages in the Seanad and is placed on the Order Paper for Report Stage. On the question "That the Bill be received for final consideration", the Minister may explain the purpose of the amendments made by the Dáil. This is looked upon as the...