Results 681-700 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: Convenient amnesia obtains.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: Kerry is what we are debating.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: He was in a wigwam.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: As one who is not a member of the political party which held a so-called rally in Killarney at the weekend, I defend the right of the Taoiseach to make an announcement there or anywhere else on the issue of a 1916 Rising commemoration. I live near the Curragh and it is interesting to note that the barracks there are named after the leaders of the 1916 rebellion such as Ceannt and Pearse. It...
- Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (26 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.
- Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (26 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Did I hear the Senator correctly when he stated that he was about to finish?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Granard International Airport.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Does Senator Bannon have a site in mind?
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: This is a Seanad Bill which has been amended by the Dáil. In accordance with Standing Order 103, it is deemed to have passed its First, Second and Third Stages in the Seanad and is placed on the Order Paper for Report Stage. On the question "That the Bill be received for final consideration", the Minister may explain the purpose of the amendments made by the Dáil. This is looked upon as the...
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Group one is the subject matter of amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 12.
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Group two relates to attendance at pre-adoption classes and meetings and are the subject of amendments Nos. 4, 5 and 6.
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Group three covers postponement of leave, the subject matter of amendment No. 7.
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Group four relates to the simplification of section 11, the subject matter of amendment No. 8.
- Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Group five is a group of technical amendments, the subject matter of amendments Nos. 9, 10 and 11.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: I join with others in extending my sympathy to Hazel Lawlor and the members of the Lawlor family on the untimely and tragic death of former Deputy, Liam Lawlor. Those of us who had battles with Mr. Lawlor in the past always found him to be very good company and a man of great humour who was very easy to relate to, irrespective of any other defects in his personality. Some of the coverage of...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: I cannot understand this double standard and it is time that these lapses were tackled. I welcome the statement by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform that he will introduce a statutory press council and look forward to the early resolution of this matter. I do not disagree with the comments made by Senator O'Toole but there is something more that can be done.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: It all comes down to the circulation wars between newspapers and the desire to make money. I stopped buying the Sunday Independent at one point because of a particularly offensive article in it about people with disabilities but, unfortunately, I began buying it again. The best sanction that could be taken against a newspaper is to stop buying it.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Senator Bannon should go there.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: I sometimes wonder if half an hour is too long for the Order of Business.