Results 2,081-2,100 of 6,030 for speaker:Brendan Ryan

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I do not trust this plan. No engineer would stand up and justify it as the basis for spending €34 billion. It is a considerable achievement for this Government of wasters to convince the people of Cork that an announcement, which delays the introduction of suburban rail in Cork, is good news. Two years ago, it was announced that suburban rail would be in place by 2007 but now it will not...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: There is a journalist from RTE embedded in an illegal occupation army, the British force of occupation, giving us soft focus pictures of Irish soldiers working there. RTE has no business taking an editorial position that diminishes or dilutes the fact the war was illegal, is immoral and is disapproved of by 85% of the population of Iraq.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: The Taoiseach should have consulted his partners in Government before writing the letter.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: The other gentleman is copying us.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: They could not sack her when they wanted to.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: It was written by Charlie Haughey. He knew the reality of the situation.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: So the Government's policy is a myth.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: She will have free travel before that happens.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: What was Senator Mansergh saying?

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I will have to check the record to see what Senator Mansergh was saying about my absence.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: The degree to which Fianna Fáil worries about the Labour Party is one of life's more touching manifestations——

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Senator Mansergh felt free to make remarks about——

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: The first point that needs to be made on reading the quarterly national household survey, or the Minister of State's speech thereon, is that we should all celebrate. Before I talk about the good and bad aspects of the report, I must say I would rather have the Ireland of today, with its particular problems, than the Ireland that existed when I joined the Seanad nearly 25 years ago. Perhaps I...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: There is no disputing that Labour's experience in coalition with Fianna Fáil meant that it achieved even more success in its later coalition with Fine Gael, which is possibly a less exuberant and irrational party than Fianna Fáil. Both coalition Governments were successful and political scientists will be preoccupied for many years with the intriguing question of how this latter Government...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Senator Mansergh undoubtedly has an explanation for it.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Matters which can be explained by Senator Mansergh are one of life's great entertainments but he usually produces a good quote or historical analogy to lighten proceedings. The tragedy lies in the degree to which a Fianna Fáil-led Government was led down a cul-de-sac fashioned by the Progressive Democrats, which had between four and eight Deputies at different stages, for a considerable...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Our first slogan will be "It's not fair and we'll make it fair", while our second slogan will be "Let's get rid of the wasters".

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: The fundamental problem in Ireland is the deeply held perception of ordinary people that the way the country is run is unfair. Ordinary people on ordinary incomes — the 83% of taxpayers who earn less than €50,000 a year — believe that while the country got rich, matters worsened for them. The price of houses and child care has risen, the pressures people face in terms of commuting time...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Nobody wishes to return to the way we were but there are problems that could have been anticipated, should have been planned for and should not have been allowed to multiply the way they did. The Government allowed these problems to multiply and it will pay the price for this by losing the next general election in a substantial fashion.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Ryan: It is a very striking poster.