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Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: It is, really.

Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: At least I will be able to finish now.

Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: It is a great pity that the current Minister for Foreign Affairs is unwilling or unable to deal with the issues put before him——

Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: ——and finds it necessary to resort to interruptions and abuse. I remember very heated debates in this House about US foreign policy in Central America, in which I did not agree with the then Government. However, the Government adopted a position that was defensible, albeit different from mine, and did not deny there was a problem. When a US President visited this country, the...

Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: How much of my speech was taken up by me and how much by interruptions?

Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I appreciate that. The arms industry kills more than the drugs industry, yet we refuse to take the necessary steps to address this. There are at least 100 million small arms floating around the Great Lakes area, most of which were made either in the United States or Europe. The arms industry is the core determinant of what is ethical. Making money out of other people's conflicts is...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: As I have far too much respect for the Cathaoirleach, I will not follow Senator O'Toole's concluding line, however tempted I might be to do so.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Did I?

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: The behaviour of the legal people, operating on behalf of the Minister for Education for Education and Science, towards victims of what can at best be called State neglect — people who were sexually abused in primary schools — is nothing short of disgraceful. The Members opposite were probably among the most vocal in the country when a previous Minister for Health was blamed for similar...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: That would be an appalling statement of priorities for our society and the country at large. I would like to hear something about that matter from the Members opposite. Although the media did not make a big fuss of it, the Arab world yesterday offered Israel a deal. If it returns to its pre-1967 borders, the Arab world will give Israel full recognition. A statement in this regard was...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Why will we not compensate the children when we are compensating the religious orders?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: The Dáil will not have dissolved.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: This may not be a question for this Minister of State but he might pass it to the Government and return with an explanation. Why is the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, PIAB, exempted from this prohibition? That legislation was passed by this Government and is one of its positive achievements to try to reduce the large cost of litigation and the large amount of unnecessary litigation for...

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (29 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister of State could be here permanently.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (25 Apr 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Is cúis mhór bróin dom go pearsanta agus do mo pháirtí go bhfuil sé seo le rá againn go léir. Ba mhaith liom, chomh fada agus is féidir, bheith pearsanta faoi seo. When thinking of Kate in recent days one word has repeatedly come to mind and that is "warmth" because it radiated from her. I do not say such things lightly. One could feel her warmth both inside and outside this House...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Apr 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Last night, the other House finally passed the Water Services Bill 2003, which was initiated in this House four years ago. Better than anything else, it illustrates the priority for the Government of the issue of water and water services. It is easy to forget that a domestic water crisis is still in full spate in a large area around Galway city. It is easy to ignore some of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Apr 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I will pass on the Leader's views.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Leas Cross Nursing Home: Motion. (26 Apr 2007)

Brendan Ryan: It is always easy at times like this to have a go at the Government for whatever failings or omissions were identified, particularly those in the area of private nursing home care. However, that is not what I should do in this regard. There is a need to reflect on how negligence and neglect can begin and be allowed to continue in any area of health care, but particularly in the support and...

Seanad: Risk Equalisation: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I would say the Senator is a good risk.