Results 1,301-1,320 of 4,465 for speaker:Jim Walsh

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: I will be brief. Around the House we are ad idem on the dangers of drink advertising. I was generally supportive of Senator O'Reilly's amendment, particularly when reading subsection (4) which deals with junk food. The Minister of State has clarified this pretty well in that under section 42(9), the advertising code remains operative. As such, the introduction to section 42 allows the...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: I do not wish to prolong the debate. As I indicated on Second Stage I am broadly supportive of Senator O'Reilly's amendments. There is a need to ensure the timespan of the licence is sufficient to give security and confidence in investing in radio stations into the future. The proposed seven-year term of any contract is an issue. On Second Stage I would have said that the ten-year licence...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: Táim ar aon aigne leis an Seanadóir Ó Tuathail go bhfuil sé oiriúnach duine ón Ghaeltacht nó duine a bhfuil suim agus grá aige don Ghaeilge a bheith ar choiste lucht éisteachta agus lucht féachana. Blianta o shin, craoladh clár an-mhaith "Trom agus Éadrom" ar an dteilifís. Bhí suim ag a lán daoine sa chlár sin, fiú daoine nach raibh mórán Gaeilge acu. Tá sé...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: On a point of order, we have not covered amendments Nos. 85a, 86b, 88a, 90a, 96a or 128a.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: Will that be the next group?

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: Section 114(1)(d) provides, for the first time in legislation, an obligation for the national broadcaster to assist and co-operate with public bodies regarding the dissemination of information "in the event of a major emergency". It is important that the transmission capacity be available in order for this obligation to be honoured in an effective manner. Studies have been carried out by...

Seanad: Lisbon Treaty: Statements (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: Senator Ross's final comment says it all. I have heard many opponents of the treaty, and even some who support it, make the point that we must go back to Europe. What do they mean by this? This is Europe. We are part of Europe; it is not something separate. That type of mentality is entirely alien to the vision of Robert Schuman and Jean Monnet, who recognised in the early 1950s, in the...

Seanad: Lisbon Treaty: Statements (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: It is a view with which I can identify.

Seanad: Lisbon Treaty: Statements (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: It is a view I would have subscribed to 30 years ago.

Seanad: Lisbon Treaty: Statements (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: However, the world has moved on into the arena of globalisation. We have built our economy on various intellectual competencies and services which are sought after throughout the world. It is extraordinary that Ireland has become the world's largest exporter of computer software. This small island nation on the west coast of Europe has achieved that pre-eminence through foreign direct...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: I listened with interest to what the Minister of State had to say and some of his points were valid. Given the proliferation of English channels here, there should be some reciprocity because there is a large Irish diaspora in Britain. Our television and radio stations should be readily available in that jurisdiction. One of the issues that arose in the referendum campaign relating to the...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: Aontaím go hiomlán leis an méid atá ráite ag na Seanadóirí ar an dtaobh eile mar gheall ar chúrsaí spóirt, traidisiúnta agus cultúrtha. In the area of Irish culture and music, local radio has played a very important role, along with TG4. RTE and TV3 have not been as proficient in that respect as we would like. I am unsure as to whether we need to be prescriptive in legislation....

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: I welcome this section, which deals with access to archives. It is a very good provision in the Bill. In the 46 years since RTE was established it has built up quite an archive, and it is important that this be available to historians and other researchers. It is very much to be welcomed. In addition, given that RTE has some new competitors, it is important that these companies are in a...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: The first broadcast was the 1962 All-Ireland.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: It was between Wexford and Tipperary.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: Unfortunately Tipperary won.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: The Senator was talking about the big one.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: Wexford lost by two points.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: At the risk of setting loose another hare, I wish to comment on the dissemination of information, a matter on which I have a strong view given the events of last week. EU members states are covered under subsection (2), but there is no mention of the EU institutions, namely the European Parliament or the Commission. I have been conscious of this issue for a while but it became more...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: We are talking about hares rather than hairs.