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Seanad: Ethics In Public Office (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: It is a great pleasure to debate ethics with a man who recently and famously on television told us he did not need anybody to put him straight. I accept the absolute ethical compliance and standards of the Minister for Finance. My debates with him are more about what he tolerates in others. I am taken by Senator Dardis's comment that the use of cash deposits would be the type of thing...

Seanad: Ethics In Public Office (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I think it is $25 in the Maryland Assembly. It is either $25 or $50 for the US House of Representatives. For example, when one of the people we met was prevailed upon by a supporter to be his guest at a major sporting occasion — the supporter was a successful businessman who had an expensive box in the stadium — the member of the House of Representatives ended up paying out $1,000 that...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: A Leas-Chathaoirligh, all of the plaudits you have been offered are well earned. The Leas-Chathaoirleach has had a calming effect on us, including on me with my somewhat short fuse. He has served the Seanad well. I thank him and the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas for their support. Like Senator O'Toole, I hope to be re-elected to the Seanad but I know to my cost that one should...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: This is a further indication of her good judgment. Nevertheless, she has been a major contributor on a whole range of issues in this House. She will be genuinely missed by all of us. It would be remiss of me not to put on the record my welcome, and that of the House, on the release of Alan Johnston.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: It should be pointed out that his release was secured through the good offices of an organisation that has been traduced across the world, an organisation that has brought security, stability and some semblance of law and order to a part of the world where the previous and current Government of Palestine singularly failed. That Government was in cahoots with some of the most corrupt elements...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: ——not because of its ideology but because it was honest and it provided them with some service. It is a disgrace that the entire world is now intent on subverting democracy in Palestine. I stand over that statement. I repeat that the release of Alan Johnston is an indicator of the fact that there is a willingness to deal with the difficult issues. Mar fhocal scoir don Seanad seo —...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: It is a great pity that Údarás na Gaeltachta will be required to record on its literature the address of its headquarters in Daingean Uí Chúis in English. It is not something I would welcome. I do not believe it is a particularly good idea. However, I would like to put on the record a little story a chuala mé ar Raidió na Gaeltachta inné. Chuaigh duine ó Cheann Trá isteach go...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: ——but saying to somebody who wants to do business through Irish, "I am sorry, I do not have any Irish." We are entitled to expect more from all organs of the State. Má táimse thar n-ais, maraon leis an tSeanadóir Ó Tuathail, ní fheadar conas a réiteofar ceist an Daingin——-

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Níl sí réitithe go dtí go dtagann reachtaíocht tríd an Tigh seo agus nuair a thagann sé tríd, pléfimid an cheist. Níl mé chun a thuilleadh a rá.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: A ministerial order which is in contradiction of the law of the land will be thrown out by the High Court. Ní fiú an cheist a phlé inniu. Réiteofar í ar shlí éigin eile. Caithfear ceist na Gaoluinne, agus cé chomh dáiríre is atá muintir na tíre agus an Rialtas faoi thodhchaí na teanga, a phlé. Níl mé ag gearáin faoin Rialtas seo ach faoi gach Rialtas. Is í an teanga an...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Senator Derek McDowell.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Senator Leyden should not copy the Ceann Comhairle and make it up as he goes along.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: EU-US Agreement: Motion (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus tréaslaím leis. Tá an ardú céime atá faighte aige le déanaí agus a fuair sé roimh an todhchán tuillte aige le blianta. Tá súil agam go n-éireoidh go geal leis. Am I looking at the same proposal that everybody else is talking about? We have limited information. The measure was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas yesterday and we are...

Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (26 Sep 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I too congratulate the Leas-Chathaoirleach on his election today. I welcome this technical and uncontentious Bill which provides for a fair deal for artists and owners of intellectual property and so encourages creativity and invention. I agree with those speakers today who have paid tribute to the role of public libraries. The state-of-the-art library in Malahide, however, cannot be...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2007)

Brendan Ryan: In light of recent forecasts of a shortage of water in Ireland, particularly in the greater Dublin area, the type of solutions proposed to address those issues, such as desalination of water from the Irish Sea or the pumping of water from the Shannon region, for example, from Lough Ree, the vociferous opposition of people in those regions to such a solution, and Fingal County Council's plans...

Seanad: Access to Education: Motion (10 Oct 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I second the motion and welcome the Minister to the House. I propose to address an issue which arose recently in Balbriggan and provide examples of the types of problems the Minister needs to address. Balbriggan has featured prominently in the news in recent weeks as a result of a lack of school places at primary level. A school, Bracken Educate Together, was opened at the last minute to...

Seanad: Water Supply. (10 Oct 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I cannot understand the reason consideration is being given to a proposal to pump surface water from the River Shannon to Dublin to meet the water needs of the capital when the city is surrounded on two sides by the north Leinster aquifer. This aquifer, which stretches from Daingean, County Offaly, through counties Kildare and Meath and across north Fingal until it enters the sea between...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Given the current pressure on manufacturing and the significant job losses throughout the State, indigenous industry needs to be developed. I refer to the community enterprise sector, which concerns community involvement in the facilitation of enterprise, providing industrial units, local employment and flexible working arrangements. Unfortunately, Government policy in this area is not...