Search for diaspora speaker:John Whelan (KildareStreet.com)

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: RTE: Governance Issues (25 Mar 2015): John Whelan: ...of scrutiny. I support Senator Paschal Mooney's one-man band campaign to preserve and protect long-wave radio. It is a bit rich for the State broadcasting company and for us to be bandying about the diaspora and emigrants and yet cut one of the few links they have with the country in terms of sport and current affairs. The long-wave service is worth the money it costs and it should be...
Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013): John Whelan: ...to ignore the vacancy in the Seanad. The seat must be filled if there is to be any respect for the democratic process. Over the last 20 years, a range of politicians have gone on non-stop about the diaspora. Perhaps, the Taoiseach would like to take the opportunity to fill the vacant seat in the Seanad with a representative of the emigrant community - someone who has experienced having...

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