Results 3,001-3,020 of 6,030 for speaker:Brendan Ryan
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: I am happy to stand over it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: The Leader is entitled to her opinion, but I happen to think she is wrong. That is all.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: I move: "That Seanad Ãireann: notes the call of the MakeRoom campaign that homelessness in Ireland should be ended by 2010; recognises that this campaign is supported by Focus Ireland, the Simon Communities of Ireland, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Threshold; acknowledges the commitment of these organisations to the care of homeless people in Ireland; supports the call of the...
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: We should all be wary of economists when it comes to housing. They do not understand what it is.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: They see it as a product.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: The NESC is more important because it has people who know what housing is about.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: I am glad to hear it.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: That is not what she said.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: I am glad to hear that. We would hate it if everything was favourable to the Government.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: Did that come as a surprise to the Minister of State?
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: The rest of us have known that for 20 years.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: Many of us did our best to get local authorities to inspect such properties.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: That is as it should be.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: I will send a message to them all.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: Why is the amendment not being withdrawn if we all agree?
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: It was a very reasonable motion.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: It was not because it is about the future.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: I thank Members for the debate's extremely positive tone and content. It has been interesting, challenging, thoughtful and reflective. Although we had a few cross exchanges, I include the speech by the Minister of State, which was quite constructive. In that context I cannot figure out who drafted the Government amendment, since no one in this Chamber used its tone or confrontational...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: A connection may be made between the differing views on the sanctity of in vitro embryos at one end of life and the treatment of elderly people at the other end. It sometimes appears, when we encounter complicated issues, that nobody is prepared to legislate. With regard to embryonic research, Ireland is probably the country in Europe where the most horrendous experiments could be conducted...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.