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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Jim Walsh: ...killed because of a failure of intelligence to be able to introduce precautions or protect us against this. Given the times in which we live, we need to circumscribe the area where phones can be tapped and the type of information that can be obtained, and then ensure that applies evenhandedly and fairly and is subject subsequently to review.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Jim Walsh: ...for bereavement or whatever, there are cases where a businessperson needs a passport urgently or perhaps a person might have flights booked and for whatever reason cannot find his or her passport. That was something one could tap into from the Oireachtas. On one occasion somebody rang me on a Saturday night and by 7 a.m. on Sunday that person had a passport, which was an exceptional...

Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Report Stage. (23 Mar 2010)

Jim Walsh: ...in this instance that a certain process must be followed with the European Union but as soon as this is complete I ask that the Minister introduce the regulations at an early stage so we can tap into the interest which appears to exist at present. Much work remains to be done by promoters and interested parties before their proposed projects come to fruition but we should facilitate their...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2004)

Jim Walsh: ...in Iraq. There was a great deal of discussion on the primacy of the United Nations in this regard. Given the information which has now come to hand, that the Secretary General's telephone was being tapped, which obviously raises very serious questions, it would behove this House to have a general debate on how world order is regulated and the respect there must be for institutions whose...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 May 2003)

Jim Walsh: ...might address these issues. While debates in the House are desirable and often stimulating, I am not sure they lead to any great impact or change in policy. It could be beneficial for the House to tap into the range of expertise among Members by establishing a number of small committees to cover key areas to address these matters. They could produce reports which may be adopted by the...