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Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: They have to spend the licence fee.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: I believe Senator Mullen has identified a lacuna in the Bill though the Minister of State may say otherwise. His idea in respect of independent market research could add immeasurably to the scheduling and selection of programmes. The Bill makes no provision in this regard. There is a mention of an audience council specifically with regard to children which may do so. It is discretionary...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: The Minister of State is anxious to reply briefly to this. With the agreement of the House can we give him two minutes to do so?

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: Earlier today I was speaking to some of my colleagues who commented on the quality of the amendments to this Bill, particularly those tabled by Senator Mullen. There is a lot of common sense in his amendments. Undoubtedly, television in particular — and radio to a lesser extent — is a very influential medium. It moulds, to a great degree, public opinion on a broad range of issues....

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: I thank the Minister of State for his comments about the Wexford football win. I am sure he meant that the victory of a football team which comes from a ten point deficit with 20 minutes to go deserves to be preserved for posterity. One way of doing this would be to establish either a sports or a heritage channel. There is merit in what has been said although I understand the Minister of...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: Will the Senator press the amendment on Report Stage?

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: I have a lot of sympathy with the point Senator Quinn has raised. I have seen local authority accounts covering two or three years being audited together, which is appalling for many reasons. I am sure the Minister of State is also aware of this. I have seen bad practices slip in whereby executives and councillors were unaware of accumulated losses because they were receiving historic...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: Senator Norris has mellowed.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jim Walsh: Aontaím le mórán den méid a bhí le rá ag na Seanadóirí ar an taobh eile den Teach. Tá dualgas orainn iarracht a dhéanamh an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn. Thaispeáin an Taoiseach an-ghrá don Ghaeilge le déanaí. Baineann sé usáid as an teanga gach uair a bhíonn sé ag caint go poiblí. Tá sé oiriúnach dúinn iarracht a dhéanamh cabhrú leis. I support in large measure the...

Seanad: Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed) (29 May 2008)

Jim Walsh: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and congratulate him, compliment him and wish him well in respect the new challenges he faces. I am sure he will distinguish himself in the same fashion as when discharging his previous responsibilities. I also welcome this motion. During the debate on the Prisons Act 2007, Members on all sides of the House welcomed its provisions. Before the...

Seanad: Prison Building Programme: Motion. (29 May 2008)

Jim Walsh: Spike Island.

Seanad: Matter Raised Under Standing Order 31 (29 May 2008)

Jim Walsh: I will comply with the Cathaoirleach's request.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

Jim Walsh: Dé Céadaoin, 4 Meitheamh 2008.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

Jim Walsh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, Deputy Mansergh, go dtí an Teach. Bhí sé mar Bhall den Teach sa Seanad deireanach. Gan amhras, déanfaidh sé a dhícheall ar son an Rialtais, ar son an Teach seo agus ar son na Dála. The Minister of State was an eminent Member of the last Seanad and I have no doubt that he will bring distinction to the high office he now holds. I welcome the...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)

Jim Walsh: I support Senator O'Reilly in his call for a debate on inflation. As he correctly pointed out, a significant disparity exists between the sterling and euro prices quoted in shops. Clearly, huge currency profits are being made, which should not be the case. I wonder whether these shops would accept sterling if people put them to the test. In the 1970s and 1980s, we had bodies which...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Jim Walsh: Many opinions were expressed on public sector reform. If one analyses Members' views, one will note that each may have a different definition of what is meant by the term "public service reform". Public service reform should be geared specifically towards the delivery of public services in an efficient, cost-effective manner. Rather than devoting sound bites to the matter the Order of...

Seanad: Economic Outlook: Motion (14 May 2008)

Jim Walsh: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Billy Kelleher, on his reappointment. I join with other Members who commended Deputy Mansergh, a former Member of this House, for his appointment as a Minister of State. I support the amendment to the motion. The nature of the Fine Gael motion is negative and was moved in a negative tone. I accept that Senator Donohoe took a somewhat different...

Seanad: Economic Outlook: Motion (14 May 2008)

Jim Walsh: Perhaps with some exceptions, although I have not found them. The price clearly indicates that the weakness of sterling is not being passed on to the consumer in any way. This should be having a positive effect but it is not. I recently intended to cross to Britain, travelling from Dún Laoghaire to Holyhead but returning by a different route from Holyhead to Dublin with a different...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2008)

Jim Walsh: Reference was made to the pay talks and I too support the good wishes made in that respect. Senator O'Reilly touched on an important aspect of the talks. I listened with interest to David Begg's interview in which he spoke about the excessive salaries of executives in many private companies. I suggest to the Leader that it would be useful to have a debate on the regulation of plcs....

Seanad: Personal Explanation by Member (24 Apr 2008)

Jim Walsh: With regard to my comments on the Order of Business on Tuesday, 22 April 2008, I wish to say that it was never my intention to offend anyone. Indeed, as the words "as shop stewards" and "extracting" are deemed to cause offence, I am happy to withdraw them. As a constitutional republican, I fully respect the separation of powers between the Judiciary and the Oireachtas and have done so for...