Results 981-1,000 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: Hospital Accommodation. (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: The Senator cannot debate the matter now.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: I have just arrived in the Chair and, as far as I can seeââ
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: ââwe are dealing with Report Stage.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: That means we do not have a dialogue. It is not Committee Stage.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: Is the amendment being pressed?
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: Amendments Nos. 2 and 3 are related. Amendment No. 4 is an alternative and amendment No. 5 is related to amendment No. 3. Amendments Nos. 2 to 5, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: Did the Senator say mignon or minnot?
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: Pardon me.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Fahey, and the Minister, Deputy McDowell, and their officials for their work on the Bill.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: Members of the Oireachtas.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: We are all socialists.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: Some things never change.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: We all are disappointed by the signals coming from the parties in Northern Ireland and, like Senator Ryan, we cling faintly to the hope that wiser heads may prevail. I share the view that it is important for the Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister to set out the document on the progress made and the various settlements advanced. It would be important for us to have a little time to...
- Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (8 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: On behalf of the Progressive Democrats, I join with other Members in paying tribute to the memory of John Francis Conlan and extend our sympathy to his wife and two children. He was first elected in his 20s to Monaghan County Council in 1955 so he was a very long serving member of that council and also of the town commission and other public bodies in that area. This is a remarkable level of...
- Seanad: Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments Bill 2004: Second Stage. (7 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This is a short but important and welcome Bill. Why has it taken so long to provide tribunals with the discretion necessary to allow them do their work more expeditiously? Nobody would agree to the original and untenable proposition that they might continue to 2014 or 2015. There has been widespread public dissatisfaction with the length of time...
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (7 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: Does the Senator mean distance or speed?
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (7 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: I am in favour of the proposal for a volunteer force and that it should have exactly the same powers, responsibilities and immunities as the Garda SÃochána. A second class force could bring the whole system into disrepute. The point has been well made about the need to root the Garda SÃochána in the community and to have its members living in the community. The volunteers would be ideally...
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (7 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: On Second Stage I pointed out that it does not seem sensible that when renewing my gun licence I must visit a local Garda station because a member of the Garda must be involved in the administration of such renewals. This could be done by a volunteer or competent secretary. While I realise that guns must be controlled and tracked, the licence renewal procedure should be reviewed. In the past,...
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (7 Dec 2004)
John Dardis: There is no disagreement about the need for accountability. Members on all sides of the House agree with that principle. The difference arises as to the way that should be exercised. The Bill goes a long way to doing what the amendment proposes. Senator Tuffy also made the point about democratic accountability. The ultimate place for democratic accountability is within the Parliament. The...