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- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: Every democratically elected Member is entitled to speak here, in turn. I thank Senator Craughwell and call the Minister.
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: The Minister without interruption, please, Senator Craughwell.
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: Look at the effect the Senator had on the last Minister of State.
- Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: Senator O'Neill is entitled to make his point.
- Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: I will be brief as I had not intended to speak until I heard some of the earlier contributions. I commend Senator David Norris and his colleagues for tabling this Private Members' motion. It is quite simple and proposes the production of a master plan for the city of Dublin to include provisions on the Dublin transport system, housing development and environmental matters, as well as...
- Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: As a young person from the country, I came to Dublin on the bus with my mother and few friends from the area. The one thing that struck me was the buzz of that huge street. I am sad to say, however, that that has changed. I agree totally with Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell that there is no beauty in it anymore. There is no plan and there do not seem to be ideas. In recent weeks we heard...
- Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: I fear something similar could happen in the case of this initiative.
- Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: That is not good enough. It is time the idea of a directly elected mayor for the capital city was revisited as a matter of urgency. We could make a major start by having a directly elected mayor with a budget to run the city. Not only would it help to protect Georgian Dublin and clean up O'Connell Street, it would also help in getting the city's transport system right, including the...
- Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: If Dublin was a functioning modern city, that is what we should have done. It is time to begin the process of co-ordinating because there are so many Departments involved in this, that and the other. A directly elected mayor with the requisite powers and finances could work on getting the city to operate in the way it should, just like any other major capital city in Europe.It is time we...
- Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: Amendments Nos. 64 and 65 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: Amendment No. 67 is out of order because of a potential charge on the Exchequer.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: Amendments Nos. 68 and 69 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: Amendment No. 70 has already been discussed with amendment No. 4.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: Amendments Nos. 75 to 84, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: Amendments Nos. 85 and 86 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: As a teller, I request that the division be taken again other than by electronic means.
- Seanad: Beit Collection: Statements (18 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: That was Senator Terry Leyden. It was not Fianna Fáil.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: I second the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by my colleague Senator Mark Daly. I join with other colleagues in paying tribute to those who lost their lives in Berkeley, California, yesterday, and to those who have been seriously injured.Our thoughts are with their families at this time. It is a horrific tragedy and one can only imagine what the families are going through. I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2015)
Diarmuid Wilson: Indeed, a motion proposed by colleagues on my side of the House was unanimously supported and graciously accepted by the Leader. I have said on a number of occasions what we must do if we are to achieve anything for councillors, about whom we are all very concerned, given that most of us have been councillors ourselves and appreciate their workload. That workload has been enhanced by the...