Results 3,841-3,860 of 4,465 for speaker:Jim Walsh

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Oct 2005)

Jim Walsh: There is no comparison.

Seanad: Garda Investigations: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)

Jim Walsh: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Garda Investigations: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)

Jim Walsh: I join with other speakers in sympathising with the members of the Rafferty family. This is obviously a personal tragedy for them and is particularly traumatic for Joseph's child, who will never know his father. It puts into perspective the heinousness of such crimes. I commend other Senators on the courage with which they have taken a stand in exposing those who were involved in this...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: I am not sure of the relevance of this building to the legislation.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: The Senator cannot re-open the debate.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: I am sorry, but any remarks made outside cannot be raised in this House.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: The Minister of State without interruption.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: The Minister of State without interruption.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: Senator O'Rourke, please allow the Minister of State to continue without interruption.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: I have asked three or four times. I ask the Senator to respect the ruling.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: No, the Minister of State is speaking. He is quite entitled, so please give him the opportunity to do so.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: The reply to Senator Quinn's Adjournment matter has not yet arrived. Perhaps he would allow me to call Senator Paddy Burke first.

Seanad: Pension Provisions. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: As Acting Chairman, I am precluded from commenting on this matter.

Seanad: Pension Provisions. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: I am aware that the Minister's disposition in regard to these matters is not unfavourable in respect of the arguments made. He has done much good work in this area, even prior to becoming a Member of the Oireachtas. That would be acknowledged by everyone. He is the best person to whom to convey this message and I thank the Minister of State for agreeing to do so.

Seanad: Planning and Development Regulations 2005: Motion. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: I welcome the enactment of this legislation. It received a tremendous airing and I thank the Minster for introducing the Bill in this House. It was teased out over quite a period of time. As Senator Cummins has noted, the Bill is a major reform of the legislative system underpinning the Garda Síochána. We have covered matters such as the joint policing committees, a partnership between...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: I welcome these provisions, in particular the ethnic diversity to which the Minister referred and which is mentioned in this amendment. In that regard, there should be some sort of positive campaign to recruit people, particularly from our large eastern European population, along with those of Chinese or black backgrounds. We should now be thinking of recruiting from those groups. It...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)

Jim Walsh: This issue was the subject of lengthy debate during our previous discussion of the Bill. Everybody wants to see a situation where investigations by the ombudsman commission can not in any way be thwarted by the concealment of documents. One hopes such concealment does not happen but it is a possibility. On the other hand, we must balance this with the necessity of ensuring State security. The...