Results 821-840 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: Order of Business. (19 May 2005)
John Dardis: Everyone agrees that aviation transport policy should be debated at an early stage. Without getting into the pros and cons, Senator O'Toole is right that there is much misinformation out there. Much of that could be clarified for Members. The decisions reached by the Government parties will be good for the airline, good for passengers and good for the country.
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
John Dardis: If we have learned anything from our European colleagues, it is to speak to an issue within six minutes. The Members of this House are not proficient at doing so. I welcome our visitors and I am particularly pleased to see former Members of this House. I join the Minister in congratulating the Irish people who made an input into the constitution, including Mr. John Bruton, who was a member of...
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
John Dardis: Some of those who attended the committee's meetings were under the impression that the EU's influence was all-pervasive and would dictate all areas of life. It will do so only in areas in which competence has been vested. The decision to vest competence was in order to create the edifice of peace which Schuman, Spaak, Monet and others realised was needed on the European mainland after the...
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
John Dardis: I am sure Mr. Crowley does not disabuse them.
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
John Dardis: I join in the general welcome to the MEPs and concur that this is a special day in this House. I welcome in particular, Eoin Ryan, MEP, who is present and Brian Crowley, MEP, who is on his way from the airport. As a member of the Joint Committee on European Affairs it was a matter of considerable pride for me to attend yesterday in Luxembourg the 33rd plenary session of COSAC, the umbrella...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)
John Dardis: That is rubbish.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)
John Dardis: The most notorious gangster in Limerick has been put away.
- Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Second Stage. (11 May 2005)
John Dardis: I apologise to the Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, for the fact that I was not present to hear his introductory remarks but I have read them. I was impressed by the figures he quoted for the number of work days lost as a result of injuries. He said 117,800 people were affected in 2002 resulting in a loss of 3.16 million working days. This problem, therefore, is of great significance not...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)
John Dardis: Perhaps we should quote Goldsmith, "...and still they gazed, and still the wonder grew,...".
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
John Dardis: Did anything good ever happen in Longford?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
John Dardis: We are the only group in the country that does not want to retire early.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
John Dardis: I join with Senator Brian Hayes in sending our congratulations to Prime Minister Blair on his electoral victory. However, from an Irish viewpoint, there must be some puzzlement over the fact that a party gets more than a third of the popular vote and secures a comfortable overall majority in parliament.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
John Dardis: It gives us an opportunity to review events in Northern Ireland. Perhaps it would be a good time to debate events there, and I recommend that to the Leader. It was a matter of some disappointment that support for the so-called middle ground eroded in Northern Ireland and the more hardline margins increased their support. However, it was a matter of some satisfaction that the SDLP secured the...
- Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 May 2005)
John Dardis: The Senator should wait until Committee Stage has been completed in the Dáil.
- Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 May 2005)
John Dardis: It tells the status of one's bank account.
- Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 May 2005)
John Dardis: I welcome the Minister to the House. Senator Norris referred to incidents in novels but if he reads the life of Edmund Burke he will see the same events happened frequently in real life at that time. The lesson of this history is that the religion of the land is superior to the denomination to which a person belongs. Maybe this trait is still evident in Irish society. In Burke's time it was...
- Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 May 2005)
John Dardis: However, they are negotiable.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)
John Dardis: Many jobs would be in danger.
- Seanad: Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004: Order for Second Stage. (5 May 2005)
John Dardis: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (27 Apr 2005)
John Dardis: I second the motion. I am particularly pleased to welcome the Minister for Transport, Deputy Cullen, to the House and to acknowledge the fact that the senior Minister has come to hear the debate. Senator Morrissey has set out the main features and challenges that face the motion. We all agree there is a need for ongoing commitment and investment in this area. The facts are dramatic and stark....