Results 721-740 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: With friends like that, what would it lead to? We should debate the report. I was struck by something said by the Chairman of the committee, Deputy O'Flynn, this morning. He made the point that the survival of the species was too important an issue for the Irish people, with which I fully agree. There is no disagreement about that. He said it is a very complex issue, with which I also agree....
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Rather than debating the matter now, it is an issue to which we should return. The report by the joint committee should be debated and I would be quite happy to debate it in full.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Senator Brian Hayes is trawling.
- Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: I welcome the Taoiseach to the House, and welcome his words. I echo the congratulations to him on the work he did to bring us to this happy point. I will mention others who deserve congratulations later. When these events were discussed in the other House last week the Taoiseach made the important point that we should greet them not in a spirit of elation but fully conscious of the burden...
- Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: The Senator has one minute remaining.
- Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Other speakers wish to contribute and we have very little time left.
- Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: If Senators Burke and O'Toole share time, and there is no intervention, Senator White will then have a minute to speak.
- Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: I am bound by the rules of the House.
- Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: I am being flexible.
- Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Does the House agree that Senators Paddy Burke and O'Toole sharetime?
- Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: I call Senator White. The Senator must be brief.
- Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Senator White, this was ordered by the House this morning. It has nothing to do with me. I simply implement the orders of the House. The order of the House is that the Minister is to be called no later than five minutes before the conclusion of the debate at 12.45 p.m., when the Taoiseach is due to arrive. In that context, the Senator is getting a concession in being allowed to speak. I ask...
- Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: That has nothing to do with the Senator.
- Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: The Senator must conclude.
- Seanad: Corrib Gas Field: Statements. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: The House agreed the timeframe on the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: The Senator has moved to the backbenches.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: I do not like Mondays either.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: It is inflation's fault.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: Off to the Great Southern hotel again.
- Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (5 Oct 2005)
John Dardis: On behalf of the Progressive Democrats, I join in the tributes to the late Liam Burke. I understand that, apart from the attributes rightly ascribed to him this afternoon, he was called "the silver fox". I assume that it had more to do with his appearance than his political activity, although I am sure that there are various judgments on the matter. In my experience, he was unfailingly...