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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: I have five questions and I will ask them quickly, if the Chairman will allow me. First, with regard to the BRIC countries, we have mentioned Russia and China but not Brazil and India, and I will also throw in Indonesia and other developing countries. Is there anything the witnesses would add in regard to areas where we are not represented? My second and third questions are related. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: That is not correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: From a trade point of view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: No, I have not. It is particularly acute here. Has the association discussed its specific suggestion with the Department? I think there is much merit in it having an Ireland House arrangement to co-ordinate a cohesive approach for embassies and the other agencies, including IDA Ireland, which operate abroad. That is imperative.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: I endorse the Chairman's comments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: I was trying to establish one point. Sometimes in public bodies - it also happens in the private sector - people can become rather proprietorial about their area. As a consequence, politics goes on and this can be an obstacle to achieving the goals of the mission statement or the objective that the country wishes to achieve. Will the association comment on this? The association referred...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with IBEC and IEA (14 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: I thank IBEC and the Irish Exporters Association for their positive presentations on what is the most important and difficult challenge facing our country. The trading and investing in a smart economy strategy was published in early 2010. That publication had a particular emphasis on export-led growth, part of which included foreign direct investment, a topic we have not really covered, but...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: I agree with Senator Wilson in welcoming the comments of the Minister for Education and Skills. Subsequent to hearing his comments, I attended a meeting of the comhairle Dáil attended by some 100 people.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: No, it was just for one constituency. The main topic that came up among party members was people not being able to access grants for third level education. In some instances, people identified students who have had to leave college as a consequence. In one case, a mother who has been deserted by a husband is in receipt of ¤214 per week and is struggling to meet the cost of sending a child...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: ----with the knowledge and acquiescence of the officials in the Department of Finance and put into a pension fund. The moneys could have been used to assist distressed mortgagees. That would have been a much better way to use the money.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: On a point of order, the Senator has brought the Supreme Court into disrepute. He has questioned the Supreme Court's decision.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: It is. Senator Colm Burke referred to the separation of powers.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: He mentioned the Supreme Court.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land and he discussed it.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: Like other Senators, I add my voice to welcoming the outcome of the children's rights referendum. The outcome was much closer than I thought it would be and there are a number of reasons for this. We need to interpret the results, including the reasons so many people voted "No" and ensure their concerns and issues are addressed. Somebody mentioned a lack of trust in social workers. What...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: It resonates with the ¤1.1 billion misappropriated-----

Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30 (8 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: The only issue I would have concerns the adoption Bill. Will the Minister consider increasing from three to five years the period for young children who will not be in a position because of their age to give their consent to adoption? It may give people sufficient time to provide for their children. While I accept there are additional protections afforded to children under this referendum,...

Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30 (8 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: I endorse the comments of the previous Senator and compliment Senator David Norris on tabling the motion. I also compliment the Minister who has led the campaign with a great degree of energy. It has all-party support. When I read the document, it crossed my mind that it was positively in favour of a "Yes" vote. However, it did not register with me that there might be an issue with this...

Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: The Minister did not answer one question. I know the reason is that he is unable to answer questions.

Seanad: Public Expenditure and Reform: Statements (8 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: May I raise a point of order?