Results 281-300 of 743 for speaker:Jim D'Arcy

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I thank Ms McCabe for attending. She certainly knows her stuff. Prisons are very difficult places to manage and control, if that is the right word, and all sorts of tensions arise between prisoners in addition to mental health issues and education issues. That is a tough environment for anybody to work in and we must accept that. We talk about the four healthy prison tests of safety,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: The report contains an oblique reference to unequal outcomes, depending on one's religion. Is this significant?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: In discussing matters relating to the Garda Síochána, it is important for us to be aware of the ongoing investigation of the death of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe. Media headlines come and go but the death of this young father will be remembered forever in Dundalk, County Louth and throughout the country. Speaking at a specially convened press conference in the Garda barracks in Dundalk...

Seanad: Future of Further Education and Training: Statements (20 Feb 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit agus buíochas a ghabháil leis as an léiriú maith a thug sé ar chursaí oideachais agus traenála. I am sure we all read Mr. Brian Mooney's excellent article in The Irish Times yesterday, which considered an Seirbhísí Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna, or SOLAS. He asked if SOLAS is the new FÁS, can it make a...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I call on the Leader to request the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Deenihan, to extend the cut off time of 28 February in respect of the burning of scrub on the uplands. As the past year has been very wet farmers on the uplands have not had an opportunity to burn scrubs. The cut off date in Northern Ireland is 15 April. As a result of the cut off date here farmers in...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: How many boards did he have a stranglehold over?

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I wish Senator Marc MacSharry well with his discussion document on the issue of suicide. I heard the Senator speak on LMFM this morning and he spoke well. I do not know, however, if we would get enough money from the off-licence trade to fund it. The funding might be discretionary. A couple of weeks ago tributes were paid in the House to Pope Benedict on his retirement. I pay tribute...

Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I welcome the Minister and congratulate him on bringing in this Bill. I pay tribute to the old VECs for the enormous contribution they have made to education over the years. The Bill is well structured with discreet functions between the board and the executive. I am glad to see that the board will have some powers of representation. I am also pleased that the minimum political...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: Yesterday Senator Michael Mullins drew to our attention the fact that Ms Louise Phelan, vice-president of global operations of PayPal, stated that some of graduates need to up their game. Senator O'Keeffe spoke of the importance of our graduates also. Ms Phelan stated that all our work will be in vain if our graduates get a reputation of not knowing how to carry themselves in the workplace,...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (13 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch. I thank Senator Bacik for introducing the Bill, which we support. It is the outworking of the Bill that Senator Power tabled before Christmas. The Minister said something would emerge from it and Senator Bacik has now tabled the Bill before the House. I wish to outline a few case studies. A person could not become a member of the Franciscan...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I welcome the delegates. In my years as a school principal I had many students from Hibernia College doing their teaching practice in the school. I am thinking of the three students who were in the school in 2007 and 2008 who were excellent. They all have jobs now and one of them is a vice-principal after a couple of years. The other two are very well regarded. I visited one of them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I do not think it is an appropriate question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I must go to another meeting, but I had asked a question or two. Will more questions be asked before mine are answered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: Supplementary questions are being asked. I would prefer if the witness would answer the questions before supplementaries are asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I have the right to question those decisions, which is all I am doing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: It is not personal. I have explained that I have another meeting and I would like an answer to the questions asked before other questions are put. The Chairman may do it another way but I am putting in my own request.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Delivering Third Level Education Online: Discussion with Hibernia College and Schoolbag (13 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: Your question.

Seanad: An Straitéis 20 Bliain don Gaeilge 2010-30: Statements (14 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: Tá fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit ar ais chuig an Teach seo. Tá an tAire Stáit ag déanamh sár-jab ar son na Gaeilge agus mar a dúirt sé, tá dul chun cinn suntasach déanta maidir leis an nGaeilge ón am seo anuraidh. Bhí mé ag éisteacht leis an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh, fear stuama agus fear mór ar son na Gaeilge, ach bíonn sé ag síor-cheol an phoirt chéanna an t-am ar fad,...

Seanad: An Straitéis 20 Bliain don Gaeilge 2010-30: Statements (14 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: Is mór an trua é sin. Shíl mé go raibh níos mó ama fágtha agam. Ní raibh cúpla rud a dúirt an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh ró-olc. Bhí mé ag éisteacht leis. Ba mhaith liom ceist amháin a chur ar an Aire Stáit. Cén uair a bheidh na limistéir pleanála teanga Ghaeltachta faoi lánsheol?