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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)

Jim D'Arcy: That was what I was considering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland: SDLP (16 Jan 2014)

Jim D'Arcy: It is not mine.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jan 2014)

Jim D'Arcy: The Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy RuairĂ­ Quinn, today announced the new name for the reformed junior certificate will be the junior cycle student award, JCSA. I agree with the Minister that most parents and teachers are supportive of the need to overhaul the junior cycle for the good of students, but teachers have legitimate concerns. One cannot fly an aeroplane without a pilot.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jan 2014)

Jim D'Arcy: That would be a bit of an omelette all right.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jan 2014)

Jim D'Arcy: I look forward to the first meeting of the working body on junior cycle reform. The working body comprises the ASTI and TUI unions, management bodies, students and parents. I am sure that it can deal with any concerns and that we will have a great new junior cycle curriculum. Before the Christmas break the Leader said that he would invite the Minister for Education and Skills and he may...

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: Every elected representative, particularly in Leinster House, should have training equal to the Safe Pass qualification if he or she wishes to work in a building. I mean a political safe pass.

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: There should be.

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: This morning the Senator talked about me getting a safe pass to remain here for life. Is that correct?

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I ask the Minister to consider the amendments. I welcome the movement to empowerment at local level in the Bill and his statement that "strengthening local authority functions is a core element of this change process." Therefore, I welcome the Bill.

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to deal with this most important Bill, the Local Government Reform Bill. I spent many years on a local authority with the Minister of State and he was top class, as he is as a Minister of State. In his opening contribution the Minister referred to the 1832 reform Act and its role in the development of democratic government. He compared the Local...

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: Mr. Disraeli decided to open it up completely. Punch magazine produced a cartoon of Mr. Disraeli jumping over Becher's Brook and called it the great leap forward. By the end of the century the Conservative Party had supplanted the Liberal Party, the great architects of reform whose club was the Reform Club, and got the middle ground, such that the Liberal Party almost went out of existence....

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: It was said by those who were responsible for creating the mess we are in-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: -----who themselves it must be remembered bailed out-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: Despite Senator Daly's remarks, I respect him and all those sitting around him. I do not respect the members of his party who caused this mess and left on big pensions and are now sitting at home laughing at everybody else.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: Before I ask my question-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I remind everybody that it was the stone rejected by the builders that became the cornerstone.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I ask that the Leader invite the Taoiseach to the House so that, as is done in the US Congress, we can stand up and applaud him.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: The Taoiseach can then tell us what the next stage is for us.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: It is a great day for the country, our first day of economic freedom in a long time as we leave the EU-IMF programme. The people of this country have worked hard to reach this point. It has not been easy for them. It is notable that the country has not seen the social upheaval witnessed in other countries experiencing similar situations. In many ways, this is due to the responsible...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I thank the Minister for listening and for his amendment. Could I clarify something? It is stated that somebody who relinquishes his or her claim to that credit can pass it on to the secondary claimant. Can a person who has a tax liability transfer the credit?

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