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Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: The Government made an unequivocal commitment in this House and in other places that Cork Airport would be debt free. It is now talking about lumbering it with a debt which in order to be paid off in a reasonable period would impose extra charges of approximately €10 per passenger at the airport. This is a decision over which the present board had no say but it is now being lumbered with a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I refer to a hair-raising interview given by Judge Mary Martin today on "Morning Ireland", in which she said she was now afraid to drive on the main roads of Ireland, first, because of the trucks——

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: She will not have to defend herself from what I have to say because I intend to sing her praises. I accept I should not have mentioned the person's name. A judge of the District Court said she was afraid to drive on our main roads. What astonished me was that she said the gardaí in Portlaoise, who used to be on traffic duty, have been taken off that duty to work in the prison.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I am sorry to have to refer repeatedly to our road safety record. However, the truth is that we are not in a position to enforce the law. I do not care who misrepresents me in this regard. All the talk about the need for people to take responsibility, which is correct, will be no more than meaningless hot air if we do not enforce the law. When I hear a District Court judge say she is afraid...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I am happy for the Cathoirleach to pass on the Senator's message.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: How many members has the Garda Síochána?

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: It has been happening for years in the Dáil with a raft of Fianna Fáil seats.

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Senator Browne is correct. It is always a mystery to me what cannot be done. Some extraordinary things are attempted and it is no surprise when the Supreme Court sometimes throws out such initiatives. I will state again that we now have a completely new part of this Bill, Part 7. The Bill, entitled the Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005, now involves amendments to the...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: That is just as well.

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I agree fully with Senator Browne. There is a lack of will to enforce in this country and I believe it will manifest itself in this case. I am not a scaremongerer about health issues but there must be absolute certainty about the origins of chicken or other meat derived from birds. There are idiots, and I use the word deliberately, who think it is smart to circumvent the regulations but they...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Although no Member would object to any single provision in this legislation, because it includes amendments on a range of unrelated areas, it is an objectionable Bill. How, for example, are amendments to the provision for medical examinations for school children related to the Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005? I do not know whether the Oireachtas, the Government or...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Brendan Ryan: He is being hard on me. I do not like to be labelled an intellectual.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (1 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I served here for a good number of years with Larry McMahon. While we did not always agree, he was a person with whom one could have disagreements without having any serious personal conflict. We were always on good terms outside the House. He was a good humoured and sociable man, and was agreeable to deal with on a personal level. Without a doubt, he stood for, and did, what he believed to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: It is imperative that we have a serious and long debate on the report on the activities of Dr. Neary. The report and what happened raise profound issues about the way we do business in Ireland. We have a deferential view of authority which means that nobody must question. The report makes clear that people noticed but they did not feel they had the right, authority or support to challenge it....

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: We have had that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Is Senator Leyden advocating that they should be interned?

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: It is tempting in a debate such as this to bash the Government. Perhaps I will end up doing so. However, it is not where I intend to start. I am pretty good at it. We need reflection as well as political conflict in the area of substance abuse. It was drawn to my attention that the UN International Narcotic Control Board published a report today which should be disturbing reading. It lists...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Ní bhím ar aon-aigne leis an Seanadóir O'Toole faoi cheist na Gaeilge ó am go ham ach aontaím in iomlán leis an méid a dúirt sé. Tá daoine áirithe ag smaoineamh conas is féidir daoine a chur i gcoinne na Gaeilge. Déanann siad rialacha ar nós gach cáipéis a aistriú go Gaeilge, Gaeilge nach dtuigfeadh duine ón Ghaeltacht. Bíonn téarmaí iontu nach n-úsáidtear in aon...