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

Brian Hayes: Exactly, it was political cowardice. It was found out not only on this but on many other issues. We need to think long and hard in terms of the rebalancing the position. We want to make it clear that where an intruder trespasses on an individual's property, absolute rights are given to the property owner in respect of what he or she can do. Those rights are well subscribed to in the...

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

Brian Hayes: In effect it is binning it and introducing its own Bill.

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

Brian Hayes: On a point of order, the Minister has no standing in this House. He cannot make a point of order here. The only people who can make points of order are the 60 Senators of Seanad Éireann. The Minister cannot make a point of order; he has absolutely no standing here. He is here at our invitation. He has no rights to make points of order, good bad or indifferent. I am surprised he does...

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

Brian Hayes: Let us do it tomorrow morning. What about the Minister's Bill? What will happen to that? People looking at this will see that the Government has once again been caught out on an issue our party first raised. The people know where the truth lies in this case and they know all the about-turns for which the Minister and his colleagues are famous. This is just another one of them and we will...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: In one of his last acts, the former Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy, set a cap on the lawyers' fees at tribunals to come into effect from 31 March 2007. I wish to ascertain whether this is still the Government's position. I note that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, is still in discussion with the Mahon tribunal. Does the Leader agree...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: Is that not the problem?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: Send him to Davos.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: She just had it.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: The people of Dublin South-East do not know what they missed.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: The Leader should bring to the House her old friend, the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: Add her to the Dublin South-East ticket.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: We agree with the Order of Business as proposed by the Leader. The rescheduling of the debates makes sense in terms of the time allocation. I raise the tragedy that came upon 24 year old Derek O'Toole in Lucan last Sunday morning. I do not wish to comment on or prejudice the ongoing investigation and the possibility that charges may well arise from the case. I raise the issue in terms of...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: For the first time we will agree to give the Senator another five minutes.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: I think that he may have wanted a change of Government. That was the basic idea.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: It might, regarding civil partnerships.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: I suggest we get a form of words to cover that issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: We will co-operate with the Government in its attempts to deal with all Stages of No. 2 today. We welcome the fact that the Government has included in the Bill a key measure Fine Gael has been requesting for the past three years concerning sexual grooming. News on the jobs front in the past 48 hours, especially in the mid-west region, has been horrendous. It has been particularly bad in...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: Childishness.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: I wonder why.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: It is a wind up.