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Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Regarding electronic voting, it is almost a case of the less said the better. It is an embarrassment to a country that would see itself as a leader in the field of e-government. The Government now knows that the computers, or e-voting machines, work. Big deal, what an achievement. One reached the stage where one might worry about even this. However, the Government bought bargain basement...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: When the Taoiseach is claiming the affiliations of the unions I will remind him of some of the things Senator Mansergh has said from time to time. It would be a disaster for the Government to rush a motion through one House of the Oireachtas which did not address the fact that Aer Lingus, if sold shortly, will be sold at a bargain price which could jeopardise its prospects of buying new...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I had to do that myself.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: The Government is not a world leader in that area.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: We did not use the knowledge we have.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: That is welcome.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: On a point of order——

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I wish to raise a point of order and the Chair knows what I am about to ask.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I never said that.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I will share my time with Senator Tuffy who will speak for five minutes while I will take ten.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I must declare an interest in this Bill as a staff member of an institute of technology. I assure the Minister of State that my timekeeping in the Cork Institute of Technology is better than it was here today when I arrived late for my allotted slot. Regarding Senator Ormonde's comments on the campaign to turn Waterford Institute of Technology into a university, I would prefer to have the...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Senator Tuffy has said she is quite happy to wait for a separate slot because there is plenty of time remaining in this debate.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I would like to talk about a few aspects of the Bill. A section near the end of the Bill relates to "hiring and firing", which is an awful phrase. The great illusion in the public sector is that the big problem with management in that sector is that people cannot be hired and fired in the way they can be hired and fired in the private sector. No well-managed private company would operate the...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I am. Senator Tuffy will speak later in this debate.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I thought I had made it clear that Senator Tuffy intends to speak later.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: How much time do I have left?

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I thought the Acting Chairman told me approximately five minutes ago that my time was almost up.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I am more confused than usual.