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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: Ba mhaith liom aontú go hiomlán leis an méid a dúirt an tSeanadór Leyden inné. Unfortunately, I did not have the opportunity to raise the matter yesterday as my time was running short but I would like to support and compliment Senator Leyden on the stand he took in regard to the Council of Europe and the abortion issue. When we have the President of the European Parliament here, will...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: ——was put in place so that these issues can be tackled and that the——

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: ——unproductive sector of the economy is not stealing on a grand scale from the productive element.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: On a point of information, my main point is I do not seek to be one of the speakers but I ask the Leader to ensure those important questions are put to the President of the European Parliament because——

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: ——it goes to what we are about and it also goes to our attachment to the concept of the European Union.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Sustainable Residential Development: Motion (19 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Cé nach bhfuil mé iomlán sásta mar gheall ar an ábhar seo, molaim an tAire as ucht an méad atá déanta aige. I welcome the Minister to the House. Before getting into the substantive issues, there is a need for elements of uniformity throughout the country with regard to planning. Planning guidelines should be seen as guidelines, because there are local...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: The Taoiseach referred specifically to Australia.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: She is distorting the Taoiseach's statement.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: Senator McFadden is not helping the debate or the issue itself.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: She is joining some of Senator Kelly's friends——

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: ——in putting a spin on this issue because they were——

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: I concur with what Senator Hannigan said and I support his call for a debate on the issue. Senator Fitzgerald proposed an amendment and was seconded by Senator Alex White. Perhaps I am wrong, but I thought that there is some prior consultation between the leaders before we sit and I would expect that those issues would emerge at that stage. I am surprised by the amendment because I...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: ——that the matter would be put forward as an agreed motion without debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: It does nothing for this important issue when people are trying to distort what is said and cause political divisions. What the Taoiseach said in the White House is on the record. We take great pride, also, in the contribution of all our emigrants to the United States, and acknowledge, Mr. President, your efforts in recent times to achieve comprehensive immigration reform. It is our fervent...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: We should speak on this issue with one voice. There is a generation of Irish people that were left with no option but to emigrate given the abominable Government we had in the 1980s under Garret FitzGerald and Dick Spring who buried the economy deep in the mire.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: Ba mhaith liom aontú leis an méid atá ráite ag an tSeanadóir Nicky McFadden mar gheall ar na daoine ón tir seo atá i Nua Eabhrac, Boston agus cathracha eile sna Stáit Aontaithe agus nach bhfuil cead acu a bheith ann. I support Senator McFadden's views. The Minister for Foreign Affairs has taken a particular interest in this matter. I recently made representations to him about a...

Seanad: Air Accident Investigations (12 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: The report adopted on the Aer Lingus Viscount aircraft which crashed off Tuskar Rock in 1968 was taken up in the lifetime of the previous Dáil and Seanad. I believe Deputy Mary O'Rourke was the Minister in charge at the time and a full investigation was undertaken. It was a terrible tragedy. Many unanswered questions arose from that tragedy. For many years, pilot error was blamed but...

Seanad: Air Accident Investigations (12 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: I thank the Minister of State for his response and the explanations therein. As he said, he is familiar with the background to the accident as the plane involved took off from Cork and he knows the bereaved families, as I do also. Can the Department's air accident investigation unit examine each and every aspect of the findings in RTE's investigative report? The report seemed credible,...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Mar 2008)

Jim Walsh: Remember the 1980s.