Results 1-20 of 917 for at speaker:Diarmuid Wilson

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Emergency Alliance: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome Ms O'Donnell and her colleagues Ms de Barra and Mr. Casey to the committee. In her final few words, Ms O'Donnell said she recommends the Department introduce match-funding for the IEA. At what stage is that process between her organisation and the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome Professor MacCraith and his colleagues to the meeting, thank him for appearing before us and wish him well in his work. At our meeting last week, ICTU strongly recommended that the representative bodies have membership of the oversight body and the vast majority of members of this committee would have been in agreement with it on that. In his contribution, Professor MacCraith said...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentations. I support Senator Craughwell on that point. I firmly believe the representative associations should be members of the oversight body. That is without question and this committee should fully back that proposal. It cannot function properly as an oversight body without the representative associations having full membership. ...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, to the House. I welcome this very important piece of legislation. I am taking it on behalf of my colleague, Senator Robbie Gallagher, who unfortunately is indisposed at the moment. Approximately 1,000 children under the age of 17 are constantly at risk of being recruited and used by criminal networks throughout the country, according to a...

Seanad: Family Carers: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Diarmuid Wilson: As I pointed out to the Senator before he spoke, while I was asking him to move amendment No. 1 only, he could speak to both amendments. There will be an opportunity at the end of the debate for the Senator to press his amendments if he so wishes. I have to follow the order of the House in making these decisions in the Chair.

Seanad: Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (30 Jan 2024)

Diarmuid Wilson: I move: That Seanad Éireann: bearing in mind the serious allegations of discrimination, bullying, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct in the Defence Forces; noting the decision of Government, in January 2022, to establish an Independent Review Group (IRG) to examine such issues and provide recommendations and guidance to the Minister for Defence on measures and...

Seanad: Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (30 Jan 2024)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...campaign mounted by the Women of Honour group.Along with many others, such as the Defence Forces Justice Alliance and the Air Corps Chemical Abuse Survivors, the Women of Honour are to be congratulated for their determination and perseverance. "Perseverance" is the right word. This decision has been a long time coming. While it is known to some people here, I should declare that a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2024)

Diarmuid Wilson: I join in the words of welcome to Miriam and her husband, to Senator Norris's director of elections and to my great friend, the former Leader of this House, Maurice Cummins. It is great to see them here today. This is a sad day and a happy day. It is a day that we hoped would never come, but it has. That is your decision, Senator Norris, and I wish you well in it. I have a number of...

Seanad: Recent Violence in Dublin City Centre: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Diarmuid Wilson: Colleagues, there are six more speakers on my list and we have to call on the Minister to respond at 4.30 p.m., so please be as brief as possible and share time if possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Diarmuid Wilson: I acknowledge that our colleague, Deputy Stanton, has indicated he will not seek re-election after almost 40 years. I wish him well. I welcome the Secretary General, the Chief of Staff and their colleagues and I thank them for coming before us. I thank them also for their presentations and for answering the questions so far. I will be brief because there is no point in my going over...

Seanad: 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Motion (30 May 2023)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Tánaiste. I commend my colleagues, Senators McGreehan and Blaney, on tabling this important motion. Last Easter marked the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement on 10 April 1998. The 25th anniversary celebrations provided an opportunity to reflect on what was achieved and what is left to be achieved. Bertie Ahern, former Taoiseach and one of the...

Seanad: 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Motion (30 May 2023)

Diarmuid Wilson: At 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 31 May 2023.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2023)

Diarmuid Wilson: In 1980, there was an heroic act of courage by a young garda, just out of Templemore, who was stationed at Store Street station in Dublin. This act of heroism should be formally recognised as the important act of bravery it was. This was a young man starting out in his career, like so many gardaí who put their lives at risk for the safety of others on a daily basis. On 28 January 1980,...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2023)

Diarmuid Wilson: -----put into operation. He purchased land in 2005. Quite a bit of money has been spent on that project in the meantime and 18 years on, it is still lying there. The reason for the purchase of that land was to build a state-of-the-art prison that would facilitate up to 1,400 prisoners. None of us wants to see anybody going to prison but it is a sad reality of life that some people have to...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2023)

Diarmuid Wilson: Next Wednesday at 1.30 p.m.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Diarmuid Wilson: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow morning.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Mar 2023)

Diarmuid Wilson: If the Garda Reserve was properly enforced and enabled, it would be a huge resource the State could do with at this moment in time.

Seanad: Location of Victims' Remains: Motion (22 Mar 2023)

Diarmuid Wilson: Like my colleagues, I welcome the families of the victims who are collectively known as "the disappeared" to the Gallery along with the representatives of the WAVE Trauma Centre. They are very welcome but should not have to be here. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Harris, and I think this is the first opportunity I have had to welcome him as the new Minister for Justice. He is very welcome...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Diarmuid Wilson: ...answering the questions put to them so far. We are under time constraints. Many of the questions I wanted to ask have already been asked. We have all been contacted by various groups, representative bodies and others. I join with colleagues in thanking Lieutenant General Clancy and his colleagues for the hospitality they have shown to us on our visits to various locations throughout...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Civil Defence: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Diarmuid Wilson: The committee will have to look seriously at that because it is not good enough. The councils are obliged to provide a lot of services to communities. The Department is not meeting its obligation, as far as I am concerned. If the council was not willing to provide premises or spend money on those premises, where would the Civil Defence operate from? It is ridiculous. The Department...