Results 101-120 of 231 for speaker:John Carty
- Seanad: Organic Food Industry: Statements (20 May 2009)
John Carty: He is doing everything possible to help .
- Seanad: Organic Food Industry: Statements (20 May 2009)
John Carty: He is.
- Seanad: Organic Food Industry: Statements (20 May 2009)
John Carty: Why does Senator Buttimer not mention the co-operatives?
- Seanad: Organic Food Industry: Statements (20 May 2009)
John Carty: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and compliment him on the wonderful work he is doing in the Department in driving and promoting the organic food sector. I realise the matter is very close to his heart and he is promoting it well. I refer to several aspects of the debate, some of which have already been mentioned by my colleagues. Senator Ned O'Sullivan and the Minister of...
- Seanad: Organic Food Industry: Statements (20 May 2009)
John Carty: That is welcome. It would be no harm to have some practical know-how on it also.
- Seanad: Organic Food Industry: Statements (20 May 2009)
John Carty: The value of the organic food industry to the economy was â¬104 million last year. This is a significant increase from 2003 when it was valued at â¬34 million. The faster we can grow this important industry, the better. One hundred years ago, the population of the world was approximately 1.7 billion, but now it is almost four times that and we can expect a world shortage of food in the...
- Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Order for Committee Stage (20 May 2009)
John Carty: I move: "That Committee Stage be taken now."
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
John Carty: On a point of order, I do not think Senator Regan is entitled to say Eoin Ryan, MEP, issued a statement. He has mentioned his name twice.
- Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2009)
John Carty: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Billy Kelleher. He has been here a number of times already and it is my pleasure to welcome him again today. I also welcome the Bill, which contains a number of sensible provisions that will clear up grey areas in the law on loans to company directors and some other areas of company law. The Opposition parties welcome the Bill because they recognise...
- Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2009)
John Carty: In the light of the recent controversy at Anglo Irish Bank, much more transparency is needed in loans that companies make to their directors and associates. Section 2 of the Bill places the onus on the company director to declare any interest he or she has in actual or proposed contracts with their company. This information is to be held in a book of declarations which the Director of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2009)
John Carty: I offer my sympathy to the McCallion family, who I know quite well, including Nancy and Bob. The father, Bob, was a garda in my village of Knock when I was a young man. It is a very fine family and Nancy has many relatives in our parish. This was a tremendous tragedy and a death that should not have taken place. It happened because of nothing short of thuggery. I know the family is going...
- Seanad: Telecommunications Services: Motion (25 Mar 2009)
John Carty: I welcome the Minister to the House. The Minister and the Government want to ensure their communications policy drives the Irish economy and breaks the digital divide. The key strategy in that strategy is to ensure there is widespread availability of affordable, always-on broadband for businesses and citizens. I am happy to note that the Minister recognises there is a lack of service in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Mar 2009)
John Carty: I wish to be associated with the condemnation of these heinous murders that have taken place in recent days. As a member of the British-Irish Interparliamentary Body, with colleagues from both Houses, I have had many meetings with Sir Hugh Orde and other members of the security forces, both north and south of the Border. I found Sir Hugh Orde a very sensible man who knows what is happening....
- Seanad: Report on European Union Scrutiny: Statements (3 Feb 2009)
John Carty: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Trevor Sargent, to the House. I readily agree with the opening remarks of my fellow county man, Senator Paddy Burke. He referred to what people in County Mayo were obliged to do in the bogs and the hay field. I assure the Minister of State that there was never food cooked or put on a table such as...
- Seanad: Report on European Union Scrutiny: Statements (3 Feb 2009)
John Carty: I am delighted to hear it. One aspect of the debate, to which Senator O'Toole alluded, was the matter of small abattoirs and the ways they operated throughout the years. They did much good work and still do, but the local authorities and the Department keep raising the bar and have nearly put them out of business. It was very common in my part of the country to have three, four or five...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)
John Carty: We did not hear a Member call one.
- Seanad: Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (10 Dec 2008)
John Carty: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Sargent, to the House. I compliment him, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Smith, and the Taoiseach on the quick and decisive action they took over the weekend in dealing with the recall of Irish pork and bacon products in which dioxins were discovered. There have been comments in the media that the action taken was over the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2008)
John Carty: Much of what I wanted to say has been already raised, especially concerning the pigmeat industry. I thank the Leader for arranging a debate on that subject tomorrow but perhaps he could allocate extra time during the week as well because events are overtaking us. Not only is the pigmeat industry affected, but other agricultural sectors could be as well. I compliment the Minister for...
- Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)
John Carty: He thinks he is in the real republic.
- Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)
John Carty: The Senator's party has no solution either.