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Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: They lay down before Thatcherism for 15 years and ignored the sufferings of the British people. If we want to go on about British newspapers, we can do so.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Perhaps the Senators over there——

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I am old, mature and sensible enough to ignore Fianna Fáil, having learned to do so a long time ago.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Of the decisions I have made in my life, the wisest was to walk away from Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Perhaps I might return to the fundamental problem of our having previously been told that we were categorically against incineration, which we now have. We were categorically against waste and service charges. Every local authority and member of the dominant party in Government voted against them, but we now have waste charges. Will we now find the same thing happening? There is categorical...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: That is April Fool's Day.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: That is what the Government said about incinerators.

Seanad: Agrifood Sector: Motion. (29 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I could probably speak for two hours on agriculture and the astonishing case history of this country's inability to think or be led strategically. I was told I was a left-wing extremist of all sorts of manifestations 30 years ago — I am still quite happy to have that appellation hung around my neck — when I and others suggested that fishing and fisheries had been sold out in return for...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Cuirfidh sé seo díomá ar an Teach. Más gá le duine déileáil leis an chuid den Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta a láimhseálann scoláireachtaí do dhaoine óga ó ghaelscoileanna agus ó na Gaeltachtaí, faigheann sé comhfhreagras uathu as Gaoluinn amháin. Nuair a ghlaonn duine ar an ionad ina ndéantar an obair sin, áfach, is é an chéad rud dá dtarlaíonn ná go ndeireann...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: If enough people die there will be plenty of beds.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Inis é don Choimisinéir Teanga.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Apr 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I wish to be associated with the compliments to my two colleagues on the recognition for themselves and for this House. While it seems it will not happen, I would like to have a debate in advance of legislation on the proposed sale of a majority stake in Aer Lingus.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Apr 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Contrary to what people might imagine, I do not carry any ideological baggage about State ownership per se, nor about the opposite. We must learn from our experience and should do what we believe will work. Manifestly, the privatisation of Telecom Éireann did not work in terms of providing us with the scale of investment and dynamism that we wanted. Eircom is now being lauded by various...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Apr 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Irish Language: Motion. (5 Apr 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Irish Language: Motion. (5 Apr 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Buíochas leis an Teachta Michael Higgins.

Seanad: Irish Language: Motion. (5 Apr 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá mé an-drochbhéasach faoi sin, agus is minic a dhéanaim dearmad ar a leithéid a rá. Mar a dúirt an cainteoir deiridh, is iontach an rud é go bhfuil a leithéid de dhíospóireacht ar siúl anseo, agus is fiúé. Níl mé cinnte gurbh é an rud ab fhearr go mbeimis go léir ar aon aigne faoin nGaoluinn. Ba cheart dúinn a bheith ar aon fhealsúnacht faoi...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Apr 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Is trua é go raibh rudaí ráite ag deireadh na díospóireachta aréir faoi Chomhaontas Mhuileann gCearr, agus má tá daoine chomh dáiríre sin faoin nGaolninn, b'fhéidir go bhfoghlaimeoidís í. Bhí an seans céanna acu is a bhí agamsa an Ghaolninn a fhoghlaim, agus níl aon rud eile ag dul leis. Má tá siad dáiríre faoin nGaolninn, is é an chéad rud le déanamh náí a fhoghlaim...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Apr 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Seans nár thuig siad mé. I asked yesterday for a debate on Aer Lingus and specifically on the business case that has been made. I still have not heard the business case. The Taoiseach announced in the Dáil yesterday the best advice. The Leader knows more about these things than I do. Has she met an international consultancy yet which ever recommended anything other than an IPO for a State...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Apr 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.