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Biological Weapons Bill 2010: Second Stage (7 Oct 2010)

Dick Roche: ...only the use of gases and bacteriological methods of warfare, but did not ban their development, production or stockpiling. Also problematic was the fact that many states party to the protocol reserved the right to retaliate in kind if attacked with prohibited weapons. Despite the weaknesses of the Geneva Protocol, however, the use of biological weapons during the Second World War was...

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Dick Roche: ...to civil servants, gardaí and members of the Defence Forces. The matter arises again in the case of the Health Service Executive and a similar provision is included in the National Pensions Reserve Act 2000. All of these provisions arise from this long-standing tradition that one cannot require a public servant to comment on policy issues when appearing before the Committee of Public...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (30 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: ...On foot of concerns about possible time constraints on prisoners, a previous mandatory requirement to set a deadline for response by the prisoner was amended in the Dáil. The section now gives a reserve power to local authorities to set a deadline where necessary. If a deadline must be set, it should be a minimum of seven days but, in practice, should often be much longer. Section 5...