Results 341-360 of 738 for speaker:Cyprian Brady

Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements. (23 Nov 2005)

Cyprian Brady: The benefits are there for all to see. Basic economics tell us that the strength of demand influences the cost of supply. The Government recognised this at an early stage and the entire thrust of policy has been to increase supply. Accordingly, house price inflation has fallen from 48% in 1998 to 11% now. As the Minister observed, house prices are moving in the right direction. The provision...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Cyprian Brady: As Senator Minihan said, in the past week, the Garda drug unit seized literally tonnes of cannabis worth many hundreds of millions of euro. As any law enforcement agency will confirm, drug seizures only represent a very small proportion of the drugs that come into a country. I call for a debate with the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to discuss why the ten-year mandatory...

Seanad: Transport Policy: Statements. (1 Dec 2005)

Cyprian Brady: I wish to share my time with Senator Daly.

Seanad: Transport Policy: Statements. (1 Dec 2005)

Cyprian Brady: I congratulate the Minister, the Minister of State and the Department on the production of Transport 21. The next ten years will be the most crucial in this country's infrastructural development. We have almost reached saturation point with regard to the number of cars on roads in Dublin. Certain Senators spoke about their own experience with Dublin traffic. It took me an hour and a half to...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Committee Stage (Resumed). (6 Dec 2005)

Cyprian Brady: Amendments Nos. 39 to 42, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Committee Stage (Resumed). (6 Dec 2005)

Cyprian Brady: Amendments Nos. 52 to 58, inclusive, and amendment No. 62 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Committee Stage (Resumed). (6 Dec 2005)

Cyprian Brady: There is a correction to amendment No. 55. This amendment should read "to delete "or" where it secondly occurs".

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Committee Stage (Resumed). (6 Dec 2005)

Cyprian Brady: Amendment No. 68 is consequential on amendment No. 63 and both may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Committee Stage (Resumed). (6 Dec 2005)

Cyprian Brady: Amendment No. 67 is related to amendment No. 65 and they may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (7 Dec 2005)

Cyprian Brady: Senator Bannon is such a hypocrite. It was to do with the budget.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (7 Dec 2005)

Cyprian Brady: What has this to do with the budget?

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (7 Dec 2005)

Cyprian Brady: The Government must be doing something right to exercise the other side so much. I congratulate the Government and the Minister, Deputy Cowen, on producing a progressive and far-sighted budget. It is a budget that will build on the significant strides forward that we, as a country, have taken in a relatively short space of time. These strides do not happen by accident. Over the two previous...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)

Cyprian Brady: In recent weeks there has been a series of organised shootings linked directly or indirectly to the drugs trade and gangland activities, the latest being in my area of Cabra where a public house was peppered with bullets. Before an innocent bystander is seriously injured or killed in one of these incidents we should debate the issue of the gun culture that exists here. Will the Leader ask the...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (16 Dec 2005)

Cyprian Brady: It certainly is.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2005: Motion for Earlier Signature. (16 Dec 2005)

Cyprian Brady: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Cyprian Brady: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Cyprian Brady: They come back to us now and then.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Cyprian Brady: I wish to give two minutes of my time to Senator Norris.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Cyprian Brady: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank the Minister for Finance for the clear and precise contribution he made earlier which presented a good overall picture of where we stand. The budgetary and financial position of this State, in particular that of the past ten years, did not happen by accident. We have progressed to our current position through foresight and courage....

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Cyprian Brady: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am delighted to see that the Fine Gael press office is being kept busy but I would also like to outline a few facts, if I may.