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Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion. (7 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Just once.

Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion. (7 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Money can help.

Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion. (7 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Is it that they do not want the offer of the bed?

Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion. (7 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: My problem is that I like the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Noel Ahern, and will, therefore, be inhibited in what I say on the motion. I always find him to be a man who responds to what one says. He does not just recite his script and ignore the issues raised. He seems to come from a family where the senior members are more...

Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion. (7 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I always have a bit of an aberration.

Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion. (7 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Fact.

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (7 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Whatever criticisms I might have about the Bill and the mess which preceded it, I sincerely commend the Tánaiste on at least facing the fact and dealing with it. Along the way, we had the less than savoury attempt to hijack people's money through the previous legislation which was struck down by the Supreme Court. Many of us believed at the time that it was unconstitutional and a less than...

Seanad: Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: On my own behalf and that of the Labour Party Senators, I offer genuine condolences to the family of Charlie Haughey, and particularly to his son, who is a Member of the other House, and for whom most of us have considerable respect and regard. I also extend sympathy to the Fianna Fáil Party which has lost a figure of stature and charisma, one of the dominant figures of Irish politics. Like...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I would not have allowed the Cathaoirleach to forget.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: It is high time for the House to debate the Middle East. The participation of Ireland, through the European Union, on the assault on the people of Palestine and their elected Government is a particularly shameful moment. Moreover, it is a peculiar and confused morality which lectures one side for firing rockets while asking for restraint when the other side does so, or which is quite...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: There was a report in today's newspaper on the new phenomenon of homeless immigrants. Those who have been here long enough to know how I came to this House will know of my connection with the Simon Community. Although I have been aware of this for a while I was asked not to make a public issue of it, however it has been done. In view of the refusal to give people from accession States access...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I support the amendment. That successive Governments, and not just the present one, have shown such astonishing reluctance to include in legislation a date on which it would come into force serves as the most appalling commentary on the inefficiency of our whole system of government. Governments are most reluctant to deal with amendments that do not cost a lot of money when one tries to get...

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 6, subsection (1), line 5, to delete "including" and substitute "being". This amendment proposes enabling the Health Service Executive to enter into an arrangement with anybody to carry out the repayment to people of money stolen from them. It is worded in a way to ensure the service can be contracted out to a private body if the HSE so wishes. I listened to...

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Has it fallen off?