Results 1,061-1,080 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: I thank all the Senators who participated in the debate. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, who is standing in for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. It is appropriate that he is here because he is centrally involved in terms of what is required from an infrastructural point of view to achieve what is proposed. We all agree the Garda...
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: That is what The Sunday Business Post reported.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: Does the Senator read many works of fiction?
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: I move: That Seanad Ãireann commends the Government and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for: (1) their restated commitment to the programme for Government undertaking to "complete the current expansion of the Garda SÃochána and increase recruitment so that the numbers will increase by a further 2,000"; (2) the increase in the ranks of the Garda SÃochána from 10,800 in...
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: The Minister is not content to stop at this number. His target is 14,000. That increase is jet propelled in comparison to the Fine Gael snail which was much in evidence before the last election.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: We must, at least, give Fine Gael some credit. Its amendment does welcome the Minister's announcement that recruitment is to increase. That concession is a major step forward for Fine Gael.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: Up to a few weeks ago Fine Gael was moaning that the increase was not happening but now the moan is about who will make it happen. Obviously, the goalpost is shifting as progress is made. One would wonder whether the Opposition wants the numbers to increase. It seems it would be happier moaning that it never happened. We might be like Senator Bannon â the last person leaving Longford should...
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: I am sure we can find something to disagree on.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: The whole Opposition has fallen.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: It is a comment on the people who are not here today.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment: Motion. (20 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: That is a major concession from the Senator.
- Seanad: Medical Cards: Motion (13 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: We will make an exception for Senator Ryan.
- Seanad: Medical Cards: Motion (13 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: He has taken the blindfold off.
- Seanad: Medical Cards: Motion (13 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: The Senator has no evidence for that. That is outrageous.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad. (13 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: I wish to propose that Nos. 1a and 1b on the Supplementary Order Paper be added to the Order of Business which was agreed this morning. I propose that No. 1b, which relates to the appointment of Senator Ulick Burke to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission in place of Senator Jim Higgins who has resigned from the commission, be taken now. I propose that No. 1a, the earlier signature motion...
- Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission: Motion. (13 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: I move: That Seanad Ãireann, in accordance with section 8(15) of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003, appoints Senator Ulick Burke to be an ordinary member of the Commission in place of Senator Jim Higgins who has resigned his office in accordance with section 8(8) of that Act.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: Senile would be another.
- Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Oct 2004)
John Dardis: It can also have a marine connotation.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Sep 2004)
John Dardis: I wish to echo the remarks of Senators Brian Hayes and O'Meara regarding the historic events taking place today. I welcome the fact that representatives of the Democratic Unionist Party are coming to Dublin to meet the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, the Taoiseach and others. I hope this will lead to progress. I accept that progress was made at the meeting at Leeds...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Sep 2004)
John Dardis: ââparticularly Deputies McCreevy, Joe Walsh and Brendan Smith. The economy was in very safe hands during Deputy McCreevy's term of office.