Results 1,301-1,320 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements. (30 May 2006)
John Dardis: That is agreed.
- Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements. (30 May 2006)
John Dardis: The Senator should not provoke the Chair into responding.
- Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements. (30 May 2006)
John Dardis: Senator Bannon will have his own chance to speak in a few minutes.
- Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements. (30 May 2006)
John Dardis: The Senator is facing the chop.
- Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements. (30 May 2006)
John Dardis: That is the second use of "finally".
- Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2006)
John Dardis: The Order of Business is Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 23, motion 22. No. 1 is a referral motion, to be taken without debate, whereby the subject matter of No. 14 on today's Order Paper is being referred to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights for consideration. It is primarily a judicial arrangement whereby the judicial authority in a state requested to execute an arrest...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2006)
John Dardis: Approximately one third of the membership of the House have spoken seeking a debate on the issues arising from the Supreme Court decision. While I could deal with the matter at some length, for the purposes of brevity the following Members spoke on the matter: Senators Brian Hayes, O'Toole, Ryan, Leyden, Terry, Norris, Jim Walsh, O'Meara, Maurice Hayes, Finucane, Coghlan, Fitzgerald, Ulick...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2006)
John Dardis: Considerable blame has been distributed by those who claim they do not want any blame game.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2006)
John Dardis: I am as anxious as anybody to have the matter discussed. The Leader gave a commitment yesterday. Serious efforts were made overnight and again this morning to ensure the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform would come to the House. The Minister has always been amenable to coming to the House. As recently as five minutes before the Order of Business, he indicated to me personally that...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2006)
John Dardis: It can be. Senator Brennan raised the water service investment programme and it would be useful if the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government were to come to the House to discuss it. I do not have an answer for Senator Browne regarding test cases but, in general, citizens who are contesting matters against the State take such cases rather than the Government. I will find...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2006)
John Dardis: Senator Ulick Burke raised a matter relating to the sex offender's register but I am not sure about it and I will check it for him. I agree with Senator Kitt's comments on parish radio. We are all keen that this facility be expanded because it is important for elderly people and those who are ill. I will see what I can do to progress the matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2006)
John Dardis: I propose that we discuss the issue raised by the Senator between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., hopefully, in the presence of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad. (31 May 2006)
John Dardis: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that we discuss the statements on the recent Supreme Court judgment on statutory rape from now until 8.15 p.m., that speakers have ten minutes each and that they can share their time, that there be one slot per group and that the Minister, if he so desires, be called no later than five minutes before the end of the statements.
- Seanad: Supreme Court Judgment on Statutory Rape: Statements. (31 May 2006)
John Dardis: This debate was originally scheduled to conclude at 8.15 p.m., but as there are four more groups offering and ten minutes has been allocated to each group, I propose the debate should continue for another 50 minutes which will also allow the Minister ten minutes to conclude the debate.
- Seanad: Supreme Court Judgment on Statutory Rape: Statements. (31 May 2006)
John Dardis: If Senator Norris believes the Minister was incandescent with rage, I do not know what adjective describes Senator Norris's state of mind. I wish to share my time with Senator Maurice Hayes.
- Seanad: Supreme Court Judgment on Statutory Rape: Statements. (31 May 2006)
John Dardis: I welcome the Minister to the House and acknowledge the fact that he has always shown himself amenable to coming here and engaging meaningfully in debate. I thank him for making himself available at a time when it may seem like a whirlwind is going on around him with regard to dealing with these difficult issues. I know the Minister and all Members have the same sense of dismay at what has...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)
John Dardis: The Order of Business is Nos. 1 and 24, motion 22. No. 1, the Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006 â Second Stage, is to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business until 5 p.m., to resume at 7.15 p.m. and to conclude not later than 8.30 p.m., with contributions of spokespersons not to exceed 15 minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed ten minutes. Senators may share...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)
John Dardis: Whatever about guillotines on legislation, I do not think there is one on the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)
John Dardis: The Acting Leader of the Opposition, Senator Bradford, together with Senators Norris, Ryan, White, Coghlan, Maurice Hayes, Bannon, Jim Walsh, John Paul Phelan, Cox, Browne and Moylan all referred to the handling of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill, as well as the legislation itself. They also mentioned matters concerning the Office of the Attorney General and the conduct of the debate....
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)
John Dardis: I cannot contemplate that this would be the case. If there were deficiencies, a procedure will be gone through to identify them. That procedure is a reasonable one which will establish what happened in the Attorney General's office. To make a connection between the most recent case and the one of 1994 is wholly invidious. Procedures were put in place within the Attorney General's office on...