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Seanad: Reporting of Lobbying in Criminal Legal Cases Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: That is what the Government says about every Bill brought forward.

Seanad: Reporting of Lobbying in Criminal Legal Cases Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: It says that every single Bill is unconstitutional. We have a world record for unconstitutionality.

Seanad: Reporting of Lobbying in Criminal Legal Cases Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: We were stating the facts.

Seanad: Reporting of Lobbying in Criminal Legal Cases Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: That is all they spoke about during the debate.

Seanad: Reporting of Lobbying in Criminal Legal Cases Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: I regret to state this, but methinks the Minister of State doth protest too much. She thought it was appropriate to give a character reference to a rapist, a disgraceful exercise which most of us assumed was already illegal. There is no doubt there are flaws in Senator Crown's Bill but the humiliation the Minister of State heaped upon him in her attacking statement, belittling a Private...

Seanad: Reporting of Lobbying in Criminal Legal Cases Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: It was withdrawn by Senator Leyden because the Minister indicated it would be opposed. Many of the Minister of State's colleagues were in favour of the Family Home Bill. Senator Crown has identified a very serious issue but unfortunately the Minister of State concentrated only on two aspects of the Bill, which are contact with the Garda Síochána and the Office of the DPP. I assumed it was...

Seanad: Reporting of Lobbying in Criminal Legal Cases Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: I doubt very much that the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, gave the speech huge thought because she is not the type of person to state such things and I acknowledge this. However, it is open to me to criticise her for past actions when she speaks on this matter because many of us would never have done what she did. The Bill has many flaws but this side of the House is willing to support it...

Seanad: Reporting of Lobbying in Criminal Legal Cases Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: We were still at school then. Times have changed.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: He told the people he would resign if he did not get the hospital back.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: He said he would resign if cancer services were not restored in Sligo.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: He is agreeing with the motion.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: We have a doctor as Minister for Health.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: He was on the inside track when the previous contracts were negotiated.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: I am disappointed that you disallowed my Adjournment debate this evening, a Chathaoirligh. When I was in the Dáil I raised a similar matter on the Adjournment and it was allowed at that time. The Adjournment debate I put forward today-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: I am explaining the context.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: A Minister of State came before the people of Slane during the summer and told them that the Slane bypass was a top five priority project for the Government. It was the first time I had heard the words "top five priority project". I conducted a freedom of information request and to no great surprise found that there is no such thing in the documents I received. I am sure Senators would be...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: It is a broken statement. In the context of the Minister's statement I felt it was important for the Minister for Transport to attend the Seanad to explain what a Minister has said and not what the NRA has done. In addition, the Minister also told the people of Meath that not only was it approved for planning permission, for which €1.5 million was allocated by the previous Government, but...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Three Senators and a Minister said they would resign. The question is that those Senators said they would resign but they are not holding to that promise.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: They told sick people-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: I supported the national cancer strategy.