Results 121-140 of 4,849 for speaker:Diarmuid Wilson
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2003)
Diarmuid Wilson: I will not stand for this. County Cavan is a proud county with a proud people.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2003)
Diarmuid Wilson: We have 365 lakes, one for every day of the year, the Shannon-Erne waterway and the source of the River Shannon.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2003)
Diarmuid Wilson: I will not tolerate the Fine Gael Party casting aspersions on the county or people of Cavan.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: Regarding what Senator Bannon said about the Department of Health and Children, I would like the take the opportunity to put the views of the people of County Cavan regarding their hospital. The matter has been bandied about in the national media in recent days. The people of County Cavan are proud of their hospital and its staff. Recent events are a cause of genuine concern to many. I would...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: ââof Cootehill, County Cavan on the death of their daughter, Frances. I am also confident that the Minister, his Department and the health board will work well to resolve the current concerns about the hospital.
- Seanad: Regional Development: Motion. (11 Feb 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, Deputy Treacy, and his officials to the House. I had a detailed speech prepared in defence of my native county but I have to forgo it for reasons of time.
- Seanad: Regional Development: Motion. (11 Feb 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Government's decentralisation programme announced in the budget. I especially welcome the decentralisation of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to Cavan townââ
- Seanad: Regional Development: Motion. (11 Feb 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: ââwhich has been a great laugh to the Opposition, particularly to Deputies Kenny, Coveney and Gilmore.
- Seanad: Regional Development: Motion. (11 Feb 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: The Fine Gael Party has no Oireachtas representation in County Cavan, so they think they can scoff at us. The local elections are coming up and the people of Cavan have long memories.
- Seanad: Regional Development: Motion. (11 Feb 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: The Labour Party does not exist in most counties, and that is particularly so in County Cavan. I put those Senators on the other side of the House on notice that the people of Cavan have long memories. Senators Norris and Ryan spoke about landlocked County Cavan. Senator McHugh, from the top of County Donegal, spoke about the ridiculous situation of placing the Department of Communications,...
- Seanad: Regional Development: Motion. (11 Feb 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: Two Senators opposite had an interest in the European elections, and I am glad they are not pursuing that because the Common Fisheries Policy was decided in Brussels which is 1,000 miles from the North Sea.
- Seanad: Regional Development: Motion. (11 Feb 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: Cavan is 40 miles from the nearest sea.
- Seanad: Regional Development: Motion. (11 Feb 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: There is more to the marine portfolio than the sea. There are the inland waterways which this Government does not forget about, but which those on the other side of the House do not even know exist. The River Shannon rises in County Cavan and flows all the way down to County Limerick.
- Seanad: Regional Development: Motion. (11 Feb 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: We have plenty of natural resources apart from just gypsum mines, particularly the natural resource of our proud people. For communications, we are second to none. Let us lay this myth to rest, once and for all â an argument based on the county being landlocked is nonsense. We will deliver the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to Cavan town in three years, no matter...
- Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (11 Feb 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy O'Malley, and the officials from the Department of Social and Family Affairs to the House. I am very pleased to speak here on the Civil Registration Bill 2003, which is the first major reform of civil registration legislation since it was first introduced in Ireland in 1845. This is a comprehensive Bill, which...
- Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (18 Feb 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: At least he was civil, which is more than can be said for Senator Brian Hayes and his colleagues given the underhand manner in which they dealt with the vote this evening.
- Seanad: Aer Lingus Bill 2003: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: I join with other speakers in welcoming the Minister of State to the House. We are all aware that Aer Lingus was established in 1936 and has since undergone major change, from the establishment of transatlantic services and internal flights to its recent dramatic turn around in the face of major difficulty. As has been mentioned by other Senators, the terrorist attacks on New York and...
- Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Mar 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: I join my colleagues in welcoming the Minister of State, Deputy Treacy, and his officials to the House. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on the Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004. The Bill will allow Ireland to ratify the Montreal Convention, and will give the convention the force of law in Ireland. The Montreal Convention is an updated replacement...
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Malley, and I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Coughlan, on her excellent speech. As she said, this is the second of two Bills which are necessary to implement the â¬630 million social welfare package of the 2004 budget. A separate Bill came before us in December which gave effect to significant increases in weekly social welfare payments and...
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)
Diarmuid Wilson: We will do that later. Since 1997 child benefit has tripled.