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Seanad: Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2009)

Brendan Ryan: According to a letter I received, the proposed amendment is similar to one that was negatived on Committee Stage. Although there is some similarity, this amendment deals with the response of the Minister on the day.

Seanad: Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2009)

Brendan Ryan: You are Acting Chairman.

Seanad: Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I accept the ruling but under severe protest.

Seanad: Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No: 3: In page 9, line 5, to delete "or is otherwise expedient" and substitute the following: "or the person being searched is a minor or a person with an intellectual disability and the person of the other sex who is present is a parent, guardian or relative of that person or is a person whose presence is otherwise in the best interests of the person being searched". We...

Seanad: Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2009)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister will recall that our difficulty with the wording in this section concerned the use of the phrase, "or is otherwise expedient". Our original amendment proposed to remove only that wording. We felt the preceding wording was sufficiently strong to deal with the issues. The Minister's response was to raise the matter of minors. We were happy to come up with a form of wording...

Seanad: Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I have nothing to add. The amendment was merely to correct a drafting error and I am happy the Government has accepted and moved it.

Seanad: Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I thank the Minister for the spirit in which he engaged in debate on the Bill and on the amendments tabled by Senators. I welcomed the Bill on Second Stage and congratulated the Minister on his part in bringing the agreement forward. It is something that will benefit the people and has the potential to benefit business. I thank the Minister for his positive response.

Seanad: Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I thank the Minister for the manner in which he has treated the House during the passage of this legislation through the Oireachtas. It is a welcome development that such a number of Bills, including this one, have commenced in this House. It is only fair to give credit to the Leader for his efforts in this regard. The Minister accepted a number of amendments put forward by the Labour Party...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

Brendan Ryan: The Labour Party has no major difficulty with the substance of this legislation but we are concerned about its results and the work carried out by the various agencies to be subsumed into the Department of Health and Children and the HSE. We must preserve the functions carried out by the agencies and ensure such functions continue while not being in any way reduced. As the Women's Health...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I have been pursuing the case of an 89 year old Balbriggan woman who is ready for release from Beaumont Hospital. Her family has identified an available public bed in Gormanstown, a couple of miles away. She cannot be released because no funding is available from the HSE. Unfortunately, she is not alone as 130 older people are in a similar situation in Beaumont Hospital holding up beds in...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I thank the Minister and his staff for their attention to detail and their response to the various issues raised. There were a number of contentious issues which were well aired and debated. On the basis that the Minister has agreed to deal with those issues in the Dáil, I was prepared to vote for the Bill on behalf of the Labour Party.

Seanad: Stardust Tragedy: Motion (8 Jul 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I welcome the motion and the distinguished visitors to the Gallery. The Coffey report is a vindication of the heroic and valiant 28-year campaign by the Stardust families to achieve some level of justice for their loved ones and for the survivors of the 1981 Stardust inferno. I especially welcome two of the recommendations, namely: "that the cause of the fire is unknown and that none of the...

Seanad: Telecommunications Services: Motion (8 Jul 2009)

Brendan Ryan: My colleagues, Senators Hannigan and Prendergast, in proposing and seconding this motion, set out the issues as we see them and as highlighted by Irish Rural Link. As Senator Hannigan pointed out and as everybody here knows, access to broadband is, unfortunately, dependent on where one lives. Access is now almost universal in urban areas but not in rural areas. The national broadband...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Second Stage (24 Sep 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Dempsey, and his officials back to the House. I broadly welcome the publication of the Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009, which has been promised by the Minister and his predecessors for many years, because it brings some sense to the whole bus licensing regime. The time for reforming the antiquated 1932 bus licensing laws is long overdue. The different...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 8, subsection (1), between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "(a) shall have regard to the desirability of ensuring that operators of public bus services are not treated less favourably than operators of private bus services,". This amendment proposes to insert text into the general provisions for the consideration of applications for grant of licences...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I wish to point out to Senators Cannon and O'Malley that the amendment does not seek more favourable treatment for the operators of public bus services. It would require that they not be treated less favourably; in other words, that they be treated equally. In the push for the privatisation of Irish Rail, Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann, there is a danger that we will throw the baby out with...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 4: In page 8, subsection (1)(b), line 37, to delete "any or all of" and substitute the following: "subparagraph (iii) of, and such other subparagraphs as are appropriate of,". The problem with section 10(1)(b) is that the phrase "any or all of" leaves it too open for the authority when considering the 11 factors in granting a licence. Section 10(1)(b)(iii) refers to "the...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: The object of amendment No. 5 is to prevent the cherry-picking of profitable routes while leaving loss-making and more troublesome routes to State companies. It would also ensure a free-for-all would not be allowed in the bus sector with competition strictly regulated. These are important amendments which would improve the legislation and are worthy of acceptance by the Minister.

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 9, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following subsections: "(3) The Authority shall invite and consider submissions from any local authority whose functional area includes a place to which the application relates. (4) The making of a submission under subsection (3) shall be a reserved function.". Amendment No. 7 speaks for itself. It ensures that...

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I accept the comments of the Minister of State and do not intend to press this amendment today. There may be some merit in his words. As we see it, the difference, or strengthening, the amendment would bring about is that the authority would invite and consider submissions from any local authority whose functional area is affected. The amendment would strengthen the Bill and we feel it is...