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Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: Negotiations continue as we speak.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: Has the Cabinet approved it?

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: Has the Cabinet approved it?

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: The Cabinet has not approved it.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: And the Leader left them there.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: He is looking for an offer.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: On a point of order, much as I hate to interrupt speeches being read into the record, I nonetheless call a quorum.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: May I welcome the first speech made by a Senator who has been in the house for five years? Well done and keep it up.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: Trespassers.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: That is crackers. The Minister was found out on that argument before.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: The Minister should not repeat it.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: The Minister made that argument before and he was found out on it.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: That could be addressed by changing the definition on Committee Stage.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: We waited long enough to have this debate and I am delighted that finally Senator Morrissey, with the support of at least some of his colleagues, decided to introduce this Bill to debate this matter. People who are viewing this debate will not be fooled by this political charade that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and his colleagues in Cabinet have been involved in for the...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: He was attacked——

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: Yes, right, left and centre for daring to suggest that we should change the law on this area. He was attacked in the Dáil when he brought forward his Private Members' Bill. The Government, having voted it down for the most spurious reasons, when it could have tabled amendments to change the definitions on Committee Stage, has now, I suspect, with the guiding hand of the Tánaiste and...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: I congratulate Senators Morrissey and Brennan on their excellent reading of their speeches into the record. I would like to send them to my five year old to teach her how diction should be properly formed and words should be announced. It was excellent stuff; they should keep it up. People outside this House will realise what has gone on. They will realise it is a sham. The Government had...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, who I believe was a Deputy at that time in 1997, did not bring forward amending legislation or identify the great deficiencies we are now led to believe characterised the 1997 legislation. If one speaks to any practising lawyer in this town, he or she will tell one that the great advantage of the 1997 legislation, particularly...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: If we had more co-operation from them at that stage they could have even improved it. Having effectively binned Senator Morrissey's legislation the Minister said that the Government, some 12 months later, will bring forward its legislation on this area. Any fair-minded person will see the constant flip-flopping of the Minister on this issue. They will acknowledge, beyond doubt, the...