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- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: My remarks were certainly not personal. I asked a question of the Senator, which she has not answered. The human rights of those who have been murdered and their bereaved families should be a priority for the Members of this House. It is right that people focus on the other side of the argument to ensure there are not miscarriages of justice. Equally, however, I have strong opposition to...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: No, I am not.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: I have strong opposition to technicalities within our judicial system, which is what this is about.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: We should be ensuring these do not get in the way of successful prosecution of those who are guilty, which has unfortunately happened in some instances. We have seen examples of it and Members of the House have expressed concerns in this regard. The human rights of the bereaved families need to be pursued and I applaud what the Minister is doing in the legislation, which is going some way...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: I have not said that. It is unfair.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: The Senator should not accuse me of making statements I have not made.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: No, I have not.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: That is not true.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: The Senator should read what I said.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: The Senator should not describe things I have not said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: I support Senator Mullen's comments-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: -----regarding the European Court of Human Rights. We have also mentioned the European Court of Justice in this House before now. All of these bodies intrude into domestic situations here. I am always flabbergasted by people, whom one would regard as logical and sensible, who argue for human rights on the one hand, but have no difficulty at all in abrogating the rights of people to the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: I support Senator Ned O'Sullivan's comments on Shannon Development, a company that has done remarkable work. It has an outstanding track record in the mid-west. While I would be fully in favour of abolishing many of the quangos such as the Human Rights Commission, the Equality Authority - which, thankfully, has gone - and others-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: -----we should be looking at ones that will generate jobs and economic development. They need to be protected in the current climate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: One of our national newspapers has a misleading headline this morning. It stated that the economy was going to shrink by 11% over the next 18 months, but that has no basis in fact. If one reads the article, it properly states that the governor of the Central Bank has stated that the economy will contract this year by about 8% and by perhaps 3% next year. In fact, it has already contracted...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)
Jim Walsh: There needs to be some injection of reality into decisions by those bodies.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)
Jim Walsh: I join Senator Mullen in extending sympathy to Kathy Sinnott and the wider Sinnott family on their tragic loss. The Sinnott family are from Wexford. It is a terrible tragedy to lose a son, especially in the circumstances. I support the calls by Senator Fitzgerald and others for a debate on the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. He gets a lot of credit for some of the reports...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)
Jim Walsh: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on the recent OECD report which highlighted the high salaries in the public service. There are also high salaries in the private sector. For the past 12 months I have felt that we must collectively resolve the question of the inflated salaries and wages being paid throughout society. If we try to protect them, as trade unions appear to be doing, the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)
Jim Walsh: I raise the issue of education. There was an excellent wide-ranging conference at Farmleigh involving the diaspora and successful business entrepreneurs, both Irish and others with strong Irish connections. A heavy emphasis was laid on education and developing a new vision for education. Could we have a debate with the Minister present who might outline to us some of the ideas and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)
Jim Walsh: I concur with some of the other Members that this issue is having a corrosive effect on politics. The downside to it is that many able people from different walks of life, and particularly the business community, would not touch politics with a barge pole because of-----