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Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: From a very low base.

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (1 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: I am from the North.

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (1 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Senator Joe O'Reilly is from the North.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is good when the bar is low enough.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Thugs from Dublin.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: In most cases.

Seanad: British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (Committee D) Report on Childhood Obesity: Statements (25 Jan 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is okay. I will allow the Senator some of my time.

Seanad: British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (Committee D) Report on Childhood Obesity: Statements (25 Jan 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: In defence of the Acting Chairman, it is very difficult for a forensic accountant to stay away from figures and statistics. We will forgive him for what he said.

Seanad: British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (Committee D) Report on Childhood Obesity: Statements (25 Jan 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Jim Daly, to the House. I thank his fellow Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne, for her contribution, and wish her husband a speedy recovery. I would like to acknowledge the presence of a former colleague of the Members of this House, former Sinn Féin Senator Kathryn Reilly, who recently became Mrs. Damien Walsh....

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jan 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Yesterday the planning authorities in Northern Ireland granted planning permission for the Northern phase of the North-South interconnector. This is an issue which has caused great concern in the counties of Meath, Cavan and Monaghan for more than ten years. It has been subject to a number of reviews and a number of court challenges. The granting of the permission in the North of Ireland...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (6 Dec 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: Like my colleagues, I am delighted to join in the tributes to the late, great Des Hanafin. In doing so I welcome his wife, Mona, his daughter, Mary, his son, John, and their families to the Chamber. As has been said, Des succeeded his father, Johnny Hanafin, on North Tipperary County Council in 1955 and went on to be the youngest council chairperson in Ireland for the following four years....

Seanad: Business of Seanad (6 Dec 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: He is telling the truth.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: No. Senator Craughwell is telling the truth.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: He is telling the truth.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: I join other colleagues in paying tribute to our good friend and colleague, Senator Norris. He is the longest serving Senator since 1937, which is a great record to have. In paying tribute to him, as has been stated here, he was the champion of the underdog. He always took on causes that were not popular. As we all know, there was no sex in Ireland until 6 July 1962 when Gay Byrne and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: Certainly not. I wish him many more years in this House in the future and like Senator Coghlan, I would like to spend a good few of those along with him if that is possible. That is up to our colleagues that elect us here. As for the wives and partners of the Defence Forces personnel who are mounting a 24-hour campaign, they have a genuine concern and that has been outlined in this House...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: Like my colleagues I was saddened to hear of the unexpected retirement of our colleague, the former Senator, Denis Landy. He has been involved in Labour Party politics since he was a very young man. He followed in the footsteps of his uncle Michael Kavanagh, who was a founder member of the Labour Party. For more than 23 years, he served as a town councillor and a county councillor. In...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Nov 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for his contribution. I am contributing to this debate on behalf of my colleague, Senator Horkan, who is unavoidably absent this afternoon. Fianna Fáil will be supporting this Bill on Second Stage but will be submitting a number of amendments on Committee Stage. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Finance Bill 2017. The...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Diarmuid Wilson: Amendments Nos. 9, 12, 14, 17, 28, 31, 36 and 41 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.