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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: I am a little disappointed with Senator MacSharry's comments. With regard to dictatorships, there was only one Taoiseach in recent years whose democratic credentials were questioned and that was by his own sidekick who referred to him as uno duce, una voce.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: It is very sad that a young girl, a first year student in Maynooth post-primary school, died as a result of suicide this weekend. On 14 November we discussed a Private Members' motion on cyberbullying. At that time the House acknowledged the establishment of a working group which is to produce a report and an action plan on bullying by Christmas. It is very important that we receive that...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: Keep going.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: Charlie Haughey, you mean.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: Who brought in the 1977 budget?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: I agree with Senator van Turnhout that following the Supreme Court decision on Government spending on referenda, the issue needs to be examined. We should have no further referenda until it is sorted, however long it takes. As regards cuts in education, while I have great respect for Senator Darragh O?Brien, I remember the Government being re-elected in 2007 partly because of a promise of...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: He deserves the utmost credit.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: We are not flying the Union Jack over Leinster House.

Seanad: Credit Union Bill 2012 : Committee Stage (11 Dec 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: In my speech on Second Stage, I argued that it is important that credit unions move into the electronic age, which is, effectively, the concern of Senator Reilly's amendment. I heard what the Minister of State said but perhaps there should be some flexibility for credit unions. For somebody not to have the ability to remove cash from his or her credit union account through another credit...

Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after ??That?? and substitute the following:??Seanad Éireann:acknowledges the important role that youth work has played and continues to play in assisting young people in Ireland, in supporting them to be active citizens and to reach their potential; welcomes the Assessment of the Economic Value of Youth Work Report (For the National Youth Council...

Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: I welcome the Minister to the House. I welcome the motion and commend the Independent Senators who tabled it and acknowledge the work done by Senator Jillian van Turnhout in the area of youth work. I congratulate the Minister on the success of the children's referendum. It was a great day not only for the children of Ireland but the people of Ireland when the referendum was passed. We are...

Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: Nóiméad amhain. I welcome the motion and congratulate those who tabled it. I hope that Senator van Turnhout and the Independent Senators can accept the amendment proposed because it enhances the motion in that it gives us the opportunity to support the Minister in her vital work in safeguarding, protecting and nurturing the youth and ensuring that all our children, regardless of their...

Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: Well spoken.

Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Youth Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: I admire Youth Work Ireland and Youth Action Northern Ireland. More than 350,000 young people in the South are catered for by youth work services. Approximately 1,400 people work in full-time equivalent positions in the youth work sector. There are over 40,000 volunteers in this area, which is a huge amount. I am sure the ratio is the same in the North. Much of this work, although not...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I am not surprised the DUP wants a Border poll. The findings of recent polls by Queens University Belfast show that half of Sinn Féin supporters want to stay in the United Kingdom.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I join my colleagues, Senator Mary Moran and others, in offering sympathy to the family of the late Deputy Shane McEntee who was a generous and warm-hearted individual. When I experienced my own political dark nights, he was the man who was most in contact with me. He kept me going. At the RDS this morning I attended Showcase 2013, the exhibition of craft products organised by the Crafts...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: This exhibition could travel around the whole country, but there is a problem. I ask that the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation be invited to come to the Seanad to establish whether certain things could be done for the craft industry. First, in the year of the Gathering, could the rate of VAT be reduced during the summer months for this export-led industry? Second, could the...

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I have known the Minister a long time. In that time I have found he is totally committed to local government, more so than any other member of the current Government. He has said that local government will be the main vehicle for government and public service at local level. If that is delivered, it is all we want. I congratulate the Minister on his reforms. I hope the municipal...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I condemn in the strongest possible terms the callous and dastardly murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe outside Lordship Credit Union in Bellurgan on Friday night last. The people of Dundalk, the people of County Louth and all Irish people are outraged by this dastardly deed. Detective Garda Donohoe was a decent honourable man who was brutally murdered in the course of his duty as a...