Results 1,221-1,240 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: Senator Feighan spoke about today's march in Washington by illegal Irish immigrants in a campaign to legalise their status in the United States. That is the subject of the motion on the Order Paper, signed by all party leaders to encourage the US Congress to act on the matter. I dealt with the scientific issue raised by Senator Hanafin. I note his comments on adult stem cell research which...
- Seanad: US Immigration Reform: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: I move: That Seanad Ãireann, aware of the crucial decisions pending in the US Congress with regard to immigration reform: ârecognises the high priority the United States must give to securing its borders: ârecognises in particular the difficult plight of undocumented Irish people who have made their homes and careers in the USA, like many generations before them, but are living in fear...
- Seanad: Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: Statements. (9 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: I am reluctant to stop the Senator, but her time has concluded.
- Seanad: Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: Statements. (9 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: I congratulate the Senator.
- Seanad: Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: Statements. (9 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: I agree with Senator Brian Hayes that it would be useful to have a debate on the issue of policing, security policy and related matters to address some of the apparent confusion surrounding the numbers of gardaà and any increases in their numbers. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, and Deputy Bruton should be commended for the way in which they handled this...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: Deputy Bruton should also be commended on the gracious way in which he received the apology.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: Their actions are a measure of the quality of the individuals involved. While some of the other matters Members wish to raise are operational matters for the Garda authorities and the Garda Commissioner, in particular, it does not mean that we should not consider them. Senator O'Meara made a reasonable point because there is huge pressure in urban areas, where the population is increasing, to...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: He did not do so.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: He debates it here.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: I remember the barges.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: If they appear they are damned; if they do not they are damned.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: He does so regularly.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: It is a matter of concern that he comes before the House and some Members are absent.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: He did not do that.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: It was a Freudian slip. Wishful thinking.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: No one suggested they were not.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: Could one only go from Galway to Athlone?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: There was no such suggestion.
- Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)
John Dardis: The Senator without interruption.