Results 1,181-1,200 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: I welcome the Minister and his officials. I begin by pleading that we be saved from The Irish Times. It is unfortunate that this motion, which makes serious accusations against the Minister, is before the House. I am sure he will rebut those accusations very capably, as he has always been able to do. From my dealings with him when he was a Member of this House and subsequently, I have never...
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: The word is appropriate in the context because we are discussing slurry, among other issues. I made the point that there are cowboys in this business just as there are in every other business. The president of the Irish Farmers Association, IFA, came to the meeting of the Joint Committee on European Affairs and made points about the generality of the issue, which is that we use very small...
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: ââand that is quite appropriate. The motion calls for the implementation of the nitrates directive in a manner which is practical and workable for all farmers and does not unnecessarily go beyond what is required under EU law. Who is suggesting that we unnecessarily go beyond what is required under EU law?
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: The statement "does not unnecessarily go beyond what is required under EU law" is a ridiculous one to include in any motion. Nobody is suggesting that we unnecessarily go beyond what is required under EU law.
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: We have been confronted with a directive and a court judgment. We get â¬2.3 billion per year from the European Union and if we do not abide by this directive, we will face daily fines and will jeopardise some of the moneys we get. Is that what the Opposition wants? The Minister for Agriculture and Food will send out the statements to farmers showing that â¬2.3 billion will go to 140,000...
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: Some 10,000 dairy farmers use large amounts of nitrogen, and probably must do so. However, they are being squeezed so much economically â to say nothing of science â that they will have to reduce the amount of nitrogen they use for purely economic reasons. I have been involved in this business for a long time and numerous efforts were made over the years to predict what would be required...
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: Everybody accepts the need for a nitrates directive to be implemented.
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: Workable is what one decides it means. We all want the science to speak but when it speaks, we want it to be workable. There has been much talk in this House about alternative enterprises, rural development and alternatives for farmers, one of which is rural tourism. How will we promote those things and Irish food across the world if we do not have the basic water quality required?
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: I am of course in favour of farming.
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: The Senator is not good at sums either. Does that leave Senator Bannon with one minute less?
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: If one could not drink the water from Lough Owel the Senator would say something else.
- Seanad: Nitrates Directive: Motion. (1 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: Not as angry as Senator Bannon.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: It can be about both.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: We have discussed this.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: Who is the father of the House?
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: Next Tuesday.
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: At 2.30 p.m. next Tuesday.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: That is why it is called a peninsula.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: On a point of order, how can this matter be in order if the House is debating Second Stage of the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill? Surely it comes within the Bill's ambit?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: It was the subject of an application.