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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: I have great respect for Senator Norris. I am halfway through his excellent autobiography at the moment and my admiration for him has increased. I know his journey is a courageous journey. He is being a bit unruly this morning------

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: He sounds just like my children when they come looking for tickets for One Direction or Bon Jovi and they say: "This austerity is not working, Dad." I say: "It is like this. We have to get the structural deficit right so we can secure our future." At the end of the day, it is about securing the future for our children and our children's children. Last Wednesday morning, the Criminal Assets...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

Jim D'Arcy: Like other colleagues, I wish Mr. Jimmy Walsh well in his retirement. I ask the Leader to invite the Minister to the House for an update on what progress, if any, has been made in regard to the ongoing difficulties in An Garda Síochána. As I pointed out to the House on a number of occasions, morale is at an all-time low within the police force of this State and the situation is only going...

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?

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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: 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 (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: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

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

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: 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...