Results 101-120 of 891 for speaker:John Minihan
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: âthey may like to share with us their deliberations. That would surely be in the public interest.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: Would they like it to be a five or ten year period? Perhaps a 30 year period would be more appropriate.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: I look forward to seeing their new rottweiler roleâ
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: and remind them that it is no good barking unless they have a bite.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: In Fine Gael we now have a wagging dog. The term "poodle" would be much more appropriateâ
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: âcomplete with the trappings of ribbons because it is a party on show with nothing to say and nothing to offer.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: The Lee.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: Like John the Baptist I will lead them to the water.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: Some 600 jobs were announced in Longford today.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: Some 600 jobs were announced in Longford today.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: Follow that.
- Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: I congratulate Senator Browne on his selection as a candidate for the forthcoming European elections. This legislation may affect him.
- Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. The main issues are the dual mandate and directly elected mayors. I am a holder of a dual mandate because I was elected as a councillor for the first time in 1999. I have strong feelings on the subject. I fully support the abolition of the dual mandate. That is something I have felt strongly about for some time.
- Seanad: Prison Visiting Committees: Motion. (5 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: I too welcome the Minister to the House. He is mentioned so frequently here that he must have a permanent red ear. I have some background knowledge of the prison system. I was not on a prison visiting committee nor was I a prison inmate but in my former career I spent some time working in prisons. Prison visiting committees are a necessary part of the prison structure and they play an active...
- Seanad: Prison Visiting Committees: Motion. (5 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: The Minister is only in office a short time. Mr. Justice Kinlen's brief was established in April 2002 and I am not aware of any interim report from him. The motion before us tonight is a little tongue in cheek in the sense that there is merit in it, but it is disingenuous in that there are political overtones coming from the other side of the House. Whereas I want to support necessary reform,...
- Seanad: Prison Visiting Committees: Motion. (5 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: In the motion the Opposition is "recognising, concerned, deploring and demanding".
- Seanad: Prison Visiting Committees: Motion. (5 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: When looking for reform that type of phraseology smacks of speaking from both sides of the mouth. Members of visiting committees are unsalaried and unpaid but they do receive expense. Perhaps we should look at that area. I am sure it will be looked at as part of the review in progress at the moment. People can apply to be appointed to prison visiting committees.
- Seanad: Prison Visiting Committees: Motion. (5 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: People can apply for them under the legislation. We often hear from the other side of the House that it founded the State and set up all these things. Now it seems to have got this one wrong and wants to change it, albeit a long time later.
- Seanad: Prison Visiting Committees: Motion. (5 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: As politicians we should be careful not to add further to the erosion of politics by overstating political favouritism or by casting aspersions on people currently serving on these committees. I accept the need for modernisation. I have total confidence that this Minister will modernise the prisons service and the training programmes. There is no doubt but that it must move forward just as we...
- Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (6 Mar 2003)
John Minihan: I join previous speakers and, on behalf of the Progressive Democrats, extend my sympathy to the family of the late Senator Séamus de Brún. I note that the Taoiseach appointed him to the Seanad in 1977 and that our own party leader, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Harney, was appointed on the same day. Previous speakers have referred to the different...