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Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (5 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The Labour Party also wishes to be associated with the expressions of sympathy. I was struck by the Leader's references to record of the House which can be used to identify the qualities of someone whom none of us really remembers. As with Senator O'Toole, 1969 was a major time in my life. It is said of the 1960s that if you can remember them, you were not there. I cannot remember where I was...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for his ruling. It contributes greatly to the dignity of the House that he has dealt with the issue in this manner. I support Senator O'Toole's remarks in regard to the Americas Cup. I want to raise a related matter on the Order of Business. A report in this morning's edition of The Irish Times states that an alarmingly increased percentage of tourists surveyed last...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: We have no control over it but we exist in the same building.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: There are channels of communication. This House should formally approach the Committee on Procedures and Privileges of the Dáil to find out why people insist that Bills introduced here should be dealt with in an expeditious manner when they are merely added to a queue of legislation waiting to be introduced in the other House. The Lower House should learn to do its business in the same way...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (5 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I cannot resist commenting on the free market. Perfect competition is one of the great myths of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries since it demands, among other matters, that the departure of any market participant will have no effect on the marketplace. Given its scale, the closure of Senator Quinn's wonderful chain of supermarkets would have a significant effect on the market. Once a market...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Níor labhras Béarla ariamh le Séamus de Brún a fhad is a bhíomar sa Tigh seo le chéile go ceann sé bhliain, nó níos mó. Pé uair a labhramar le chéile, agus ba mhinic sin, ba i nGaelainn a labhramar. Ba dhuine é, mar adúirt an Seanadóir Ross, a chuaigh i bhfeidhm ar gach éinne. Cé go raibh a fhios againn go léir na préamhacha polaitíochta a bhí aige agus cé go raibh sé...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I am glad the misunderstanding about the meaning of the word "conclude" has been cleared up. I should listen with more care in future.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I misunderstood that the word "conclude" included the word "terminate".

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Maybe I should. Nobody on this side of the House thought there was a time limit on the debate last night. If the Leader wants to suggest to us that we are all incapable of understanding the simplicities of the English language, let her do so. However, the truth is—

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I was going to say more but I am glad it has been clarified. I support my two colleagues, Senators Brian Hayes and O'Toole, on the need to delay the next stage of the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003 because there is a Bill on today's Order Paper in the name of the Labour Party that would meet the Government's single biggest problem, which is the release of Government papers. This...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: On that point I agree fully with the Cathaoirleach. I would not try to decide for others. I miss The Irish Press.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: It is in the Oireachtas Library and Members should read it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I am sorry to sound like a cracked record, but yesterday 12 Palestinians and 15 Israelis were killed. The eyes of the world seem to have moved away from a cycle of horrific violence. As I keep saying, one of the two countries involved in that cycle is accepted as a part of the family of democratic nations. If we believe that the issue of the future is to be the triumph of democratic values...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I know the Leader said that. I did not dispute it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: It is a clever party.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: It was for yesterday. The Leader would understand what she was doing then. (Interruptions).

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I support the amendment. Although we rarely agree, I respect the Minister because he engages with issues. I have never seen him hide behind obscurities. If he has ideas, he lets us know. Politics is well served by that approach. On every occasion where legislation passed by the House requires the submission of reports, Senator Quinn has sought to impose a time limit for publication. I have...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I would not push it if I was the Minister.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (6 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Would it be possible, without this amendment, for people to end up contesting and remaining on two county councils? The amendment says it is simply to extend something—