Results 121-140 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: The new section 94 explicitly states what the transferee must do and what sort of person he or she must be.
- Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: We cannot make the criminal law in this legislation. If we want to update the criminal law, we must do so in the appropriate legislation, rather than here.
- Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: This is quite a good amendment and would make the system a lot more flexible. It would help to dispose more quickly of a number of cases.
- Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: On a point of order, there will be chaos if amendments are proposed without being properly tabled.
- Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: Even in my most surreal moments, I cannot imagine maize or genetically modified carrots being grown on a pavement anywhere in this country or elsewhere. From that point of view, I fail to see the relevance of the amendment to the section.
- Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: What section is under discussion?
- Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: I was unsure in that regard. It would probably be reasonable to say that the majority of councillors who went on the memorable trip to Germany did more damage to their livers because of what they consumed while there than would have been done by whatever might have emerged from the chimney stacks of the facility they visited.
- Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: That underlines our general attitude to these matters. It was stated on Second Stage that there is no such thing as a dump any more â they are all superdumps. The superdump proposed for Kill would have been convenient for Dublin waste, as it would have come as far as Kildare but would have been outside Dublin. I had a memorable experience at a protest meeting against that dump when a person...
- Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: We cannot prejudge the courts either.
- Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: Is there anybody I should welcome?
- Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: Yes. There have been cases where people in the planning departments have been involved in making planning applications and in the technical aspects of those applications. That is insider trading. There is no question about it. It gives an edge to the person making the application and that is wrong. Systems should be in place to ensure that such cases do not arise. I note that this problem has...
- Seanad: Convention on the Future of Europe: Statements. (26 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: Perhaps the Cathaoirleach will give me some guidance. Do I have several minutes for introductory remarks and then one for questions?
- Seanad: Convention on the Future of Europe: Statements. (26 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: I was not aware that I was speaking about the Leader.
- Seanad: Convention on the Future of Europe: Statements. (26 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: I thank Proinsias De Rossa for coming to the House. Apart from the hard work done by him and his colleagues, people do not appreciate how much contact they have had with the different forums here â the Forum on Europe, the Joint Committee on European Affairs and so on. We appreciate the extensive feedback into the system coming from those who represent us at the Convention.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: Committee Stage of the Bill follows later.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: I formally second the motion and reserve the right to speak later.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: We must not talk about Senator Feighan's age. It is not allowed.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: The Senator should try getting sick in Italy.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)
John Dardis: I thank the Minister, Deputy Martin, who spent considerable time in the House earlier today dealing with legislation and has remained here for virtually the entire debate. I acknowledge that as a measure of his commitment. The Minister recognised that some significant concerns remain. Listening to what the Opposition had to say, one would get the impression that it is entirely wrong to...