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Seanad: Public Order Offences: Statements. (2 Mar 2006)

Jim Walsh: I would like to join with all those who condemned the unfortunate events that arose in O'Connell Street on Saturday. It brought shame to those involved and did nothing for the image of this part of the island where there was potential to do good, which I regret. In regard to the march itself, I know from my contacts with people in Northern Ireland that people on both sides of the divide have...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Jim Walsh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach leis an Bhille seo a phlé. Molaim an tAire as ucht scríbhinne as Gaeilge a léamh ar maidin. Tá dualgas againn mar Bhaill Oireachtais iarracht a dhéanamh an teanga a chur chun cinn agus úsáid a bhaint as an méid atá againn. Bille tábhachtach é seo, Bille teicniúil le héifeacht a thabhairt do seacht n-ionstraim idirnáisiúnta atá ann...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Jim Walsh: I want to congratulate the gardaí on the restraint they showed. We can be proud as a State that they showed such restraint in what was an extremely dangerous situation for them. Unfortunately, the opportunity to embrace the moment for all peoples on this island to be able to protest peacefully was lost. The propaganda advantage was given to those who probably have equally extreme views, on...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Jim Walsh: It would be timely to do so as the debate on the Bill is coming to a fairly critical stage. As many Senators have said on a number of occasions, many Irish people are seriously disadvantaged by the current US immigration policy. If an all-party motion were to come before the House the Leader could bring it to the attention of people in the appropriate place in the US in order for us to lend...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I would welcome a debate on that issue. The Garda reserve force and other aspects of the comprehensive Garda Síochána Bill 2004 were constructively debated in this House over a long period.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: It is very important that we reach a point where the Garda representative associations do not see themselves in conflict with Government policy.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: That would be a serious matter for our democracy. Some of the megaphone diplomacy on the issue has been unwise. A debate in this House could be helpful. With regard to the various calls for a debate on road traffic and speed limits, I would like a debate specifically on the appropriateness of current speed limits. On Wednesday of last week at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Transport, I...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: That is the climate we wish to create. We are all aware of places where speed limits, particularly of 60 km/h, have been put in specifically to assist the granting of planning permissions. That matter should be considered. Unless we get the public's respect, legislation and regulations brought in are unlikely to be adhered to. We receive many reports but a very good document was received...

Seanad: Natural Gas Grid. (22 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, who will have as much, if not more, interest in this matter than me. The economic argument in favour of providing natural gas to County Wexford is fairly compelling. As the Minister of State will be aware, economic indicators suggest County Wexford needs to increase its industrial base. On most economic scales, Wexford, as with most other...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I welcome the newfound interest of many Members in the commemoration of 1916, which I am sure will be a tremendous success.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I concur with the Leader of the Opposition, Senator Brian Hayes, in acknowledging the public service broadcasting value of the Stardust programmes, which highlighted again the appalling tragedy involving so many young people in the prime of their lives. I join with those who have called for further inquiry into this matter, through the appropriate channels. Within the last few days, a report...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: We should debate this matter.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I am asking for a broad-ranging debate on the criminal justice system.

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I want to share some of my time with Senator O'Toole, who also wants to speak. In response to Senator Ulick Burke's last point, I suggest that people travelling from Galway to Dublin who find themselves going through the M50 toll booth have obviously gone astray——

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: It is probably more reminiscent of what Fine Gael is doing.

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I do not subscribe to the notion that the deal done with NTR in 1987 or prior to that was a good agreement. It is easy to say with the benefit of hindsight that the deal was a bad agreement, but even at the time it should have been fairly obvious that a period of 30 or 35 years for such an agreement was too long. The agreement should have included a reference to the internal rate of return so...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I believe there are two wrongs in the situation we have been discussing. Freedom of expression, like all privileges, brings responsibilities with it and to gratuitously insult anybody's religion is, and should be, unacceptable. Second, the response of the Muslim community has been totally disproportionate to the offence caused in the cartoons. That raises a serious question. The so-called...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I concur with Senator Ó Murchú's contribution. When I called for a day long debate on 1916 yesterday, I was not as precise as I should have been in the language I used. I had in mind a debate on the Easter Rising and all aspects associated with it. Many Members have commended the content of the proclamation, which was an outstandingly far-sighted document for its time. We enjoy the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I support the call for a debate on the First and Second World Wars and the Irishmen who fought in them on another occasion. I do not need to be told to visit the grave of John Condon because I have visited it. The first pair of boots a 14-year old from Waterford ever wore was when he joined the British army. That highlights the need for the Easter Rising and why those involved gave us the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Jim Walsh: I support the call for a debate on 1916 which should coincide with the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising. I suggest consideration be given to inviting somebody, perhaps of the stature of the President, to address the Seanad. We thought about doing this before on other issues. We should spend a day——