Results 1,021-1,040 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Group one is the subject matter of amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 12.
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Group two relates to attendance at pre-adoption classes and meetings and are the subject of amendments Nos. 4, 5 and 6.
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Group three covers postponement of leave, the subject matter of amendment No. 7.
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Group four relates to the simplification of section 11, the subject matter of amendment No. 8.
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Group five is a group of technical amendments, the subject matter of amendments Nos. 9, 10 and 11.
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Does Senator Bannon have a site in mind?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Granard International Airport.
- Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (26 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Did I hear the Senator correctly when he stated that he was about to finish?
- Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (26 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: As one who is not a member of the political party which held a so-called rally in Killarney at the weekend, I defend the right of the Taoiseach to make an announcement there or anywhere else on the issue of a 1916 Rising commemoration. I live near the Curragh and it is interesting to note that the barracks there are named after the leaders of the 1916 rebellion such as Ceannt and Pearse. It...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: He was in a wigwam.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: Kerry is what we are debating.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: Senator Bannon can do that for them.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: He is the leader of an underground movement.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: Convenient amnesia obtains.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: I move: That Seanad Ãireann, ânotes the Government's commitment to keeping the public finances in a healthy condition and keeping down personal and business taxes in order to strengthen and maintain the competitive position of the Irish economy; âsupports the primary aim of current tax policy to expand our economy, reward work and alleviate the burden on taxpayers especially for those on...
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: ââ over 450,000 net new jobs have been created in Ireland under this Government. Total employment has grown from 1.4 million in 1997 to 1.9 million in 2005. In contrast, when Fine Gael and the Labour Party were last in Government together, unemployment was more than twice the present level.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: I said at the outset that much of government comes down to choices. This Government has chosen and implemented policies that simultaneously generate growth, prosperity and employment while creating the most generous tax and welfare system in the world for single income families on the average industrial wage. This is a question of fairness. The Progressive Democrats' income tax strategy is...
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: The policies of maintaining full employment and strengthening the competitive position of the Irish economy by means of low labour taxes has worked for Ireland. The take home pay for the average industrial earner has increased by more than â¬11,000, or 82%, since 1997 and far greater numbers of people are at work. Strangely, the Opposition claims that this reduction in taxes has been...