Results 981-1,000 of 4,937 for speaker:Diarmuid Wilson
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: If Senator Conway indicates, I will call him.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: Does Senator Conway wish to make a point?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: Having just taken the Chair for the second time, I assure the Senator that, as has always been the practice when my colleagues and I have been in the Chair, all Members will be allowed to make any relevant point they believe needs to be made and I will not prevent them from doing so. If the Minister believes an area has been covered and does not wish to refer to it again, it is open to him...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I am not suggesting that.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I am certainly not making any such reference.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I wish to join my colleagues, Senators Leyden, Lawlor, Davitt, Conway and Reilly, in calling for a debate on insurance fraud. I support the call by my colleague in the Lower House, Deputy Brendan Smith, for a designated unit of the Garda fraud squad to be set up to specifically investigate these cases. Several proposals to amend the Order of Business have been tabled. As Whip of the Fianna...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I have sat through almost every hour of the debate so far whether on the floor or in the Chair. It is an excellent debate. I pay tribute to those who have participated in it, including Senators McDowell, Bacik and Norris as well as the Minister. It is an informative debate. This is something that, in my opinion and in the opinion of my party, is not necessary because we have had an...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I am sorry. I am referring to the former Senator and now Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross. I wish to invite him to the House to debate the penalty points regime. Too many areas are covered by this penalty points system. It is making a mockery of what should be concentrated upon by An Garda Síochána and other units.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Deirdre Hargey, Lord Mayor of Belfast (8 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: The Ulster fry.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Deirdre Hargey, Lord Mayor of Belfast (8 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I acknowledge the presence of Deputy Pat Buckley in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. He is very welcome. I call Senator Black.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Deirdre Hargey, Lord Mayor of Belfast (8 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: It is called "democracy".
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: Does the Minister wish to add anything?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: One Member at a time.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: Before I put the question, I want to clarify whether the Minister wishes to speak.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that No. 75, motion No. 13 be taken before No. 1, without debate.
- Seanad: Situation in Georgia: Motion (7 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: I move:That Seanad Éireann: - reaffirms Ireland’s unwavering support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders; - expresses concern that 10 years after the Russia-Georgia war, the occupation of Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia by the Russian Federation still continues and the security, human...
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: Fianna Fáil also supports this Bill and believes that it should be enacted as a matter of priority. On Senators Ruane and Devine's comments regarding the patient advocacy, I would be interested in knowing what process would be used in selecting these two patient advocates. Like Senator Ruane, I would like a "patient advocate" to be clearly defined because, as she correctly pointed out,...
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (7 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: Senator Black has eight minutes.
- Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (7 Nov 2018)
Diarmuid Wilson: Is that agreed? Agreed.