Results 461-480 of 891 for speaker:John Minihan

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: He is reading it too fast.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: I wish to raise the issue of Britannia Airways, which was chartered by a tour operator to fly from Shannon to Rome with 300 Irish rugby fans for the weekend international. That flight was cancelled at short notice owing to non-payment of the fee by an unlicensed, unbonded operator to the airline. Another operator stepped in, but a spokesperson for the Commission for Aviation Regulation...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: I join previous speakers in raising the IRA statement. Every speaker has said something of value with which I agree. Senator O'Toole described the statement as predictable and argued against an over-reaction at this stage. The Senator is correct. I would like to quote a paragraph of the statement. It reads: The IRA has demonstrated our commitment to the peace process again and again. We want...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (3 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: He also had a good sense of judgment.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (3 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: It is lack of judgment.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (3 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: On behalf of the Progressive Democrats I join previous speakers in extending our sympathies to the family of the late Gordon Lambert. I did not know him but from what I have read in the past days, I realise he was a cultured and educated man and a very successful businessman. His appointment to Seanad Éireann in 1977 by the then Taoiseach, Mr. Jack Lynch, was an inspired choice, given that...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (3 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: The Leader has already stated that he had a very sound sense of judgment in the casting of his vote——

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (3 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: On behalf of the Progressive Democrats I acknowledge the great public service given by a Gordon Lambert. I express our sympathies to his extended family.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion. (2 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: I thank the Minister of State for his presence and his address here this evening and thank all my colleagues across the parties who spoke on this motion. Some valid points were made with maybe some slight differences in emphasis and opinion about the direction in which we should move. Democracy is about debate and sharing views and we cherish that fact. Debates such as this give people the...

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion. (2 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: I move: That Seanad Éireann: —commends the efforts of all Irish Governments since the foundation of the State to encourage those involved in paramilitarism to desist and to move into the democratic mainstream; —notes the efforts undertaken over the last decade by all Irish Governments to encourage the Provisionals away from paramilitarism and into exclusively democratic and peaceful...

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion. (2 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: I have not suggested he did not do so in the past.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion. (2 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: We have gone so far and we shall go no further. Our democratic values are the values that have made the State what it is. We should not undermine them or lessen them to any degree to further enhance the desires and wishes of people who do not share our view of democracy. Democracy is what counts; it is what makes the State and will make it in the future. I congratulate the Government, the...

Seanad: Tsunami Disaster: Statements. (2 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: I too welcome the Minister of State to the House and welcome the opportunity to speak about the extraordinary and tragic events that unfolded in the Indian Ocean at Christmas. The tsunami affected a vast geographic region and caused such loss of life so quickly that it is difficult for those of us who did not witness it to appreciate fully the extent of the tragedy. There is no need to remind...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: I join previous speakers in calling for a debate on defamation as outlined by Senators Brian Hayes and O'Toole. Yesterday, a new centre for public inquiry was announced. This will be privately funded by somebody from outside the State to investigate people in public life and institutions. I have serious reservations about the prospect of moving in that direction. The debate should be...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

John Minihan: Who will draw up the remit of this organisation and what protections will people have? This is a serious and worrying development. I urge all those who support the institutions of the State to examine the establishment of this centre. I hope when the Leader arranges a debate on defamation that it can be extended to include such centres.

Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30. (27 Jan 2005)

John Minihan: On Wednesday, 2 February 2005 at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage [Resumed]. (27 Jan 2005)

John Minihan: He should photocopy it.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage [Resumed]. (27 Jan 2005)

John Minihan: I welcome the Minister to the House to put through this important legislation. Events such as 11 September 2001 and the Madrid bombings left us all shocked and saddened as the full horror of a major terrorist act sank in. With the advent of global media coverage of events as they unfold, the terrorist market has widened. Not only can an atrocity now affect the terrorists' target, their...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (27 Jan 2005)

John Minihan: On behalf of the Progressive Democrats, I join previous speakers in paying tribute to the late Eileen Desmond. Whereas I was not involved in political life at the same time as Eileen Desmond, as a young man growing up in Cork I knew her and her daughters quite well. As a woman who took on the challenges she did in those days in Cork, she became something of an icon for all the right reasons....

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Dec 2004)

John Minihan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Accusations have been made that the Government is rushing this legislation but those accusations are unfair. Speedy action is needed. Every week we postpone this legislation will cost the Exchequer and the Department of Health and Children €2.5 million. As the Tánaiste said in the other House, it would be an expensive Christmas recess were we...