Results 221-232 of 232 for speaker:Jim Glennon

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (10 Feb 2005)

Jim Glennon: Four and a half minutes should be sufficient for a contribution from the north side of Dublin. Like my colleagues I welcome the Bill, which represents a major step forward and is long overdue. The Minister is to be congratulated on its introduction. Whether the Bill goes far enough is another question entirely. For the requirements of the moment the Bill is to be welcomed. The Minister will...

Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Jim Glennon: I support the motion, which addresses the full context in which the Government and the parties in this House can assess the current state of the process. As the Taoiseach and other speakers have outlined, the present situation is very serious. The tensions of the marching season are already not far off. At this point, we can only hope that the cross-community work on the ground of recent...

Finance Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Jim Glennon: I thank my colleague, Deputy Ardagh, for sharing time. Like my colleagues I congratulate the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, not only on his first Finance Bill but on his first budget which, presumably, is the first of three. The manner in which the budget was greeted by the community at large and most sides of the House is an indication of the efficiency with which he has commenced his...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (3 Feb 2005)

Jim Glennon: It is a pleasure to contribute to the debate on this Bill and I congratulate the Minister of State on bringing it before the House. As a former bank official in the dim and distant past, it was always a source of some considerable curiosity to me to see the amount of money in any single bank branch which was classified as dormant. For many years before the original Dormant Accounts Act came...

Agri-food Sector: Motion. (1 Feb 2005)

Jim Glennon: I thank the Minister for Agriculture and Food, Deputy Coughlan, for sharing time. My sharing time with her was the source of some amusement to the Opposition benches. If those Members were more aware of the situation on the ground in north County Dublin, they would still have a Deputy there. Instead, they now have to listen to me for ten minutes on the issue. I commend the amendment to the...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (26 Jan 2005)

Jim Glennon: Question 700: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the need for the redevelopment of the Garda station in Swords, County Dublin; his plans in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34224/04]

Road Traffic Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (16 Nov 2004)

Jim Glennon: It is hard enough to get them to cut the grass.

Road Traffic Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (16 Nov 2004)

Jim Glennon: I thank Deputy Curran for sharing time. I welcome this Bill, the primary purpose of which is to provide for metrication. It is time our speed limits used metric rather than imperial measures. The issue has been on the agenda since we entered the EEC in the early 1970s. For many of the reasons already mentioned, metrication is a good idea. It is good the Bill is going through although it is...

Child Care: Motion. (2 Nov 2004)

Jim Glennon: Hear, hear.

Maritime Security Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (13 May 2004)

Jim Glennon: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Commissions of Investigation Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Mar 2004)

Jim Glennon: The Deputy has one minute left. Could he please confine himself to the matters at issue?

Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)

Jim Glennon: He was too preoccupied with manual votes.