Results 1,401-1,420 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2006)
John Dardis: Is the Senator prepared to dispense with the comma?
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)
John Dardis: That is not what we said. The first thing the Senator needs is a hearing aid.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)
John Dardis: Keep them quiet.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)
John Dardis: Senator Bannon's goose is cooked.
- Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Second Stage (3 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: Is this a Committee Stage dialogue?
- Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Second Stage (3 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Cullen, to the House. I thank him for his continuing attendance at this debate. I understand why this legislation is needed and I fully support it. However, a general legislative principle arises from the need to introduce this Bill. As Senator Paddy Burke and Senator McDowell have said, difficulties can arise when sections of legislation are introduced to...
- Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Second Stage (3 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: I do not think that problem is as bad in rural areas as it used to be. I have been told that people who have holiday homes in the west are buying bicycles so they can cycle to pubs.
- Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Second Stage (3 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: They are getting away with it.
- Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Second Stage (3 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: It is obvious there are dangers in such behaviour. I am not sure how it can be dealt with in practice. The level of adherence to the rules of the road is an important issue. In my home town of Newbridge, for example, cyclists and pedestrians seem to ignore red lights. This problem can be solved if we ensure that children are taught the rules of the road, possibly in civics lessons. When...
- Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Second Stage (3 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: That is something that should not happen, obviously. An increasing number of road signs seem to be getting clipped by lorries, vans and trailers. I do not know why that is happening. I welcome the provisions of this Bill which relate to the national and international licensing of commercial vehicles. It is right that the Minister for Transport has availed of this opportunity to include...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: He was like half the farmers in the country.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: The Senator should ask Senator Coghlan about that idea.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: He said he had the money.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: That is not what the Senator was saying for the past two years.
- Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (11 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: On behalf of the Progressive Democrats, I join with the Leader of the House and the leaders of the other groups in paying a well-deserved tribute to the late Tom Fitzpatrick. It is notable that he had a very distinguished academic career as a young man and obviously would have been very successful if he had decided to continue in that career exclusively. However, he made the decision to go...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (11 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: The Government would pay the Senator to go away.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (11 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: I join with Senator Brian Hayes in wishing the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and everyone connected to the talks at St. Andrew's well and in hoping that the talks will lead to a permanent settlement. We have had false dawns, but we seem to be close to a final resolution. We must be encouraged by the facts that Dr. Paisley met the Archbishop of Armagh and that Mr. Adams said last night that Sinn...
- Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages (12 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: I remind Senators that all amendments on Report Stage must be seconded and only the proposer may reply. Each person, other than the proposer, may speak only once. Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages (12 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)
John Dardis: The Order of Business is Nos. 1, 2 and 29, motion 12. No. 1 is a motion that was referred to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights for consideration. The joint committee has now completed its deliberations. Under the Disability Act 2005, the six Departments named in the motion are required to produce sectoral plans relating to the delivery of services to...