Results 921-940 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: There could be two hours of debate on it tonight.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: Regarding No. 15, the Civil Partnership Bill, it is unusual for a Bill to get to this stage in the Seanad. A debate of two hours is very comprehensive. The outcome of the vote would be a different matter from the consideration of the substance of the Bill. It would receive full and fair consideration in the course of a two-hour debate. I am a member of the All-Party Committee on the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: I never heard of it.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: The Leader will go on a fact-finding mission to the Senator's favourite hotel.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: We know the eggs are being stamped.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: Who were the antecedents of the Norrises?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: If the former Senator, Deputy Cassidy, were here, he would remind Senator Ryan of his origins.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: It regularly appears to be the case that when this House debates media issues, the media's interest in the Seanad expands exponentially.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: One need only mention a newspaper, RTE or any other organ of the media for it to receive widespread interest and coverage. Nevertheless, it is important we acknowledge the fact that The Irish Times in its lead article and in Kevin Myers's "Irishman's Diary" column gave a comprehensive apology for the use of a word in that column. However, Kevin Myers confirms his detachment from reality when...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: The fund might be very wise in one year to have all its assets in Irish equities but it would not be a very wise course of action on a long-term basis; it is wise to have a basket of investments. By the standards of the industry, the return is a good one.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: That the fund has now grown to â¬12 billion confirms the wisdom of the then Minister for Finance, former Deputy McCreevy, when he introduced it. It is confirmed by the statement that five people are now working for every one pensioner, which ratio will have fallen to two to one by the middle of the century. Many people who are now working will be very grateful for the fact that the Minister...
- Seanad: Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (9 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.
- Seanad: Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (9 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: Senator Ryan should be allowed to speak without interruption.
- Seanad: Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (9 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: I call on Senator Ryan to second the motion.
- Seanad: Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (9 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Privacy and Defamation: Statements. (9 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: I wish to share my time with Senator Maurice Hayes. I should declare an interest. I was a journalist for 30 years with the Irish Farmers' Journal. The sex lives of bovine animals and the cross-fertilisation of cereals do not engage the public in the same way as other more salacious activities but, nevertheless, I gained an insight into how the newspaper industry works. The profit motive is...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: It is because it will be discussing Senator Ross.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: She graduated from Trinity.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)
John Dardis: It is stretching all the time.