Results 461-480 of 738 for speaker:Cyprian Brady
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: Yet they do so.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: This issue was discussed at length at the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The bottom line is that we must have a complete register by 14 February and the next general election will depend on that. The Minister's extension is to be welcomed and I understand that it was at the behest of a small number of local authorities who were not in a position to...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: It is just putting matters on the long finger.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: It should be possible for a garda to call to a person's house.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: I thank the Minister and his officials for bringing the Bill through the House. This worthy legislation has been dealt with very efficiently.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.
- Seanad: Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: Senator Ryan without interruption.
- Seanad: Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: The Minister without interruption.
- Seanad: Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: I call on Senator Norris.
- Seanad: Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: I understand the Senators are sharing time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: We have discussed many times the direct link between the drugs trade and the availability of guns and ammunition. I called last night for the Army to consider how it could assist the Garda in dealing with what has become a crisis. I did so because I had been in Greek Street with the family of the young plumber who was shot on Tuesday. They were crying out for something drastic to be done....
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: I welcome the Minister and congratulate him on what is another step forward. The Department of Social and Family Affairs has made great strides in recent years and not just in financial terms. For example, there have been major improvements in the delivery of services. It is 16 or 17 years since I worked in the then Department of Social Welfare and the changes that have occurred in the...
- Seanad: Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: These amendments are crucial for local authorities. In effect, each authority is now a major business and is like a private company. Dublin City Council is involved in public private partnerships and can raise significant revenue. The previous speaker referred to the funding for local government. In 1997 the local government fund was â¬339 million. In 2007 it will be â¬947 million....
- Seanad: Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: We live in a booming economy. Whether in rural or urban areas, small businesses have burgeoned over recent years. The budget highlights how the Government supports small business to the hilt. The business improvement districts scheme is voluntary and a small business can contribute to it if it is interested in improving its business. The benefits will be not only for the community but...
- Seanad: Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Bill 2006 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2006)
Cyprian Brady: The Bill will lead to improvements throughout the country. I wish to pay particular tribute to Mr. Tom Coffey and the Dublin City Business Association for putting much work into the legislation. It is a welcome scheme that will be successful.
- Seanad: Citizens Information Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Feb 2007)
Cyprian Brady: I, too, welcome the Minister and the introduction of the Bill. I have experience of what was then the Department of Social Welfare, now the Department of Social and Family Affairs, and this legislation will enhance the vital services that Department provides throughout the country. In the information society in which we now live, the provision of accurate and concise information in a speedy...
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2007)
Cyprian Brady: That is appropriate.
- Seanad: Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (6 Mar 2007)
Cyprian Brady: I welcome the Minister to the House and I welcome the introduction of the Bill. The legislation deals with a complex area, namely, the quality and sustainability of our housing and public buildings. The measures to be put in place, and some of those already in place, will ensure the future quality and sustainability of our buildings. As the Minister pointed out, we have high standards in...
- Seanad: Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (6 Mar 2007)
Cyprian Brady: Next Tuesday.
- Seanad: Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (6 Mar 2007)
Cyprian Brady: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.