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Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: The Senator should stand when she is addressing the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: Yesterday, I attended the official opening by the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, of a refurbished convent national school in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan. During his excellent address to the guests who were invited to attend, he pointed out the advantages of adult and further education to the communities in which these centres were located. I call on the Deputy Leader to arrange a...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: -----and driven to do all sorts of things by financial institutions. Those institutions should not be allowed increase the number of times they can contact people. I call on the Deputy Leader to contact the Minister for Finance and the Financial Regulator in this regard.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Mar 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister who referred to the EU-IMF programme of 28 July 2011 which contained the commitment that the Government would introduce legislation to strengthen competition law enforcement in Ireland by ensuring the availability of effective sanctions for infringements of Irish competition law and articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as well as...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Mar 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: He would win the by-election.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: First, I welcome the Government's decision to hold a referendum on the fiscal treaty. This vindicates the Fianna Fáil position in this regard.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: We have always called on the Government to hold a referendum and as a pro-European party-----

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: -----pending the proposed wording for the referendum, Fianna Fáil will be very supportive of this. I join other colleagues in calling for a reasoned and balanced debate in this regard. I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for Defence to come in to the House to update Members on the progress he has made to date, if any, in the provision of accommodation for the troops who are being forced to...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I second Senator MacSharry's amendment to the Order of Business. I join with Senator Barrett in wishing well to the Reverend Roy Patton, a native of Ballybay, County Monaghan, who was elected moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland at the weekend. I congratulate him and wish him well. Perhaps at some stage he would like to visit the House as our guest. When will the social welfare...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: As the Senators are aware, that is not a point of order. There is no such thing as a point of clarification either.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I will have to rule the Senator out of order.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: That is not a point of order, Senator Bacik. On the amendment, please, Senator Mullen.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: On amendment No. 31, please, Senator.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: We cannot anticipate what a Member will do. Senator Mullen, without interruption, on amendment No. 31.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: Senator Mullen, there are six further amendments.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: The Chair decides what is fair latitude and the Chair has given fair latitude, in the opinion of the Chair, on this matter. If I may point out to Senator Mullen, we have to deal with six other amendments within a time of 25 minutes and a number of other speakers wish-----

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: -----to speak on this amendment.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: I was not suggesting that.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: Senator Mullen-----

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2012)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is not a point of order but I would ask Senator Mullen to speak on amendment No. 31.