Results 581-600 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

John Dardis: I agree with Senator Brian Hayes and others in regard to a debate on the 1916 Rising, the Battle of the Somme and the other events of that time. It is important to reflect on these issues. For too long, we have excluded parts of our history. We must be mature enough to confront all aspects of history, including 1916, the First World War, the Second World War and the atrocities which have...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

John Dardis: The Senator is spreading slurry.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

John Dardis: And many more are at work.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: How long do I have to reply, a Chathaoirligh?

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: Senators Brian Hayes, O'Toole, Ryan, Maurice Hayes and Jim Walsh referred to No. 11 on the Order Paper, a motion concerning the appointment of members, including a chairperson, of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. I accept that this is an important position and that the manner in which the commission will conduct its business should be debated. However, I do not see the relevance of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: These matters were recently fully debated when the Garda Síochána Bill was going through the House, therefore, the views of Members are on the record and are well known. As far as I am aware, the Minister is in Templemore this morning, so it is quite difficult to arrange for him to attend the House. Unfortunately, therefore, the matter will have to be taken without debate. Perhaps, however,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: I understand that, a Chathaoirligh, but on the basis that it will be considered by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges I think we will leave it as it is, until the CPP has discussed the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: I started out with a good deal of sympathy, but by the time we got to the end of this Order of Business I was beginning to wonder. An alternative would be to have the Order of Business on a 45-minute basis, excluding Senator Norris.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: I am sure Senator Norris will continue to contribute very well to the Order of Business, as he always does. If my suggestion is agreed, perhaps we can proceed on that basis. Senators O'Toole and Leyden raised the issue of planning in the west, which was also raised yesterday by Senator Feighan. We have debated the issue several times in the past, but it would merit future debate. Some good...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: It causes litter.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: Senators Mansergh, Dooley and O'Meara spoke about the people who tackled raiders in a post office at Templederry. They are to be commended for doing so, although a certain degree of prudence is required. In a local post office close to my home, there is a mark on the wall caused when a shotgun was discharged right behind the head of the person at the desk. He was lucky not to be seriously...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: Senator Norris makes a reasonable point about committees clashing, an experience that we have all had. We must repeatedly make the case that we must attend this House, but it does not seem to be taken into account. I have a good deal of sympathy with the Senator's view, and we may raise it elsewhere. Regarding CIA renditions and the prevention of torture, I understand that the aeroplanes are...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: I am open to correction on it, but it is obviously preferable that the flights be open to scrutiny and that we be able to see what they contain. As regards the Middle East, I too hope that if Hamas emerges as the victor in the election, as appears possible, it will lead to a transformation of the way in which it has conducted its business and that it will understand the responsibilities of...

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003 Regulations 2006: Motion. (26 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approve the following statutory instrument in draft: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003 (Prescribed Accountancy Bodies) Regulations 2006, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 24 January 2006, be referred to the Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business in accordance with paragraph (1) (Seanad) of...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion. (26 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: I move: That Seanad Éireann, noting that the Government on 13 December 2005 nominated Mr. Justice Kevin Haugh, Mr. Conor Brady and Ms Carmel Foley for appointment by the President to be members of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and Mr. Justice Kevin Haugh to be its chairperson, recommends, pursuant to section 65(1)(b) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, that those persons be...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: The Order of Business is Nos. 1, 2, 11 and 4. No. 1 is a sessional order as agreed by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges and it is proposed that it be taken without debate. No. 2 is a referral motion whereby the subject of No. 3 on today's Order Paper is being referred to the Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business for consideration. The draft Companies (Auditing and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: I support Senator Glynn in his call for action to be taken on the matter of indiscriminate taking of fish from our waterways. He is correct in stating that nets are being used extensively. In my own area on the River Liffey, there have been cases where these nets have been used and, as the Senator stated, within a stretch all the fish are taken. When some of these people were challenged by...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: It is probably mutual.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: Senator Norris is reading too many fairy stories.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

John Dardis: Would the Senator like to withdraw that remark?