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Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Tacaím leis an leasú seo. Tá sainmhíniú ar cheann an chomlachta phoiblí sa dara halt agus cuireann sé imní orm gurbh é an chief executive officer i gcónaí a luaitear mar atá anseo: "i ndáil le haon chomhlachtaí poiblí, duine atá i seilbh nó a chomhlíonann feidhmeanna phríomhoifigeach feidmhiúcháin". Nach é cathaoirleach bhord an chomhlachta atá i gceannas? D'fhéadfadh...

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Before we move on, as far as I can see, there is a printing error. Amendment No. 40 is to section 16. Question proposed: "That section 15 stand part of the Bill."

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Ba mhaith liom dearcadh an Aire a fháil ar conas a thángthas ar thrí bliana mar thréimhse ama do scéim. Braithim, agus an athrú fealsúnachta atá á lorg ó eagraíochtaí Stáit, go bhfuil sé begáinín gearr.

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Even I could not start a debate about this. Amendment agreed to. Question proposed: "That section 16, as amended, stand part of the Bill."

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Seo adeir alt 16:

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Tá a fhios agam go mbeadh a lán daoine ag éileamh go raghfaí i gcomhairle leo ach ní dóigh liom go bhfuil dualgas reachtúil ar an Aire. Ach glacaim leis an méid a deir an tAire.

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Déantar tagairt san alt seo do scéimeanna a leasú. Deirtear go bhféadfadh an tAire " ar a thionscnamh nó ar a tionscnamh féin, nó ar iarraidh ón gcomhlacht poiblí lena mbaineann, trí fhógra i scríbhinn chuig an gcomhlacht, leasuithe a mholadh ar an scéim". Ní chím in áit ar bith in alt 17 aon rud a deir go gcaithfidh ceann an chomhlachta aontú leis na leasaithe. An bhfuil...

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Tá brón orm. Question put and agreed to. Sections 18 to 20, inclusive, agreed to.

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Caithfar cuimhniú gur cuireadh Bille trid an Oireachtas faoi Ombudsman na leanaí agus dúradh linn go raibh an-bhrú leis an reachtaíocht sin ach níl Ombudsman na leanaí ceaptha fós. Níl a fhios agam cén fáth go bhfuil moill ann. Ní dhéanfainn aon argóint dá n-iarrfadh an tAire orainn sé mh nó bliain a thabhairt ach é a fhágáil ar oscailt? Beidh gach seans go mbeidh moill...

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Thaitinn na focail seo go mór liom ach an chéad uair a léigh mé iad cheap mé go mbeadh deacrachtaí dlí leo mar is iontach an aspirations iad. Má tá cumhacht dleathach ag an choimisinéir is cuma go dtaitníonn na focail liom, ba cheart go leasófar iad. Amendment agreed to. Government amendment No. 44: In page 24, paragraph (b) lines 42 and 43, to delete "provisions, purposes and...

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Tá na deacrachtaí céanna ag an Ombudsman agus an Information Commissioner – easpa acmhainní. Tá moill mhór sa bheirt oifig mar gheall. Conas gur féidir linn bheith cinnte nach mbeidh na deacrachtaí céanna ag an gcoimisinéir? Cén saghas foirne a bheidh aige agus conas gur féidir leis bheith cinnte go mbeidh dotháin acmhainní ann dó lena phost a dhéanamh?

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Aontaím leis an gcuid is mó den méid adúirt an tAire. Nuair a théann daoine ag lorg eolais ó Roinn Stáit – eolas a bhfaighfí go neamh-oifigiúil go dtí seo – go bhfuil gach rud á chur faoin gcóras um shaoráil faisnéise. Tá sé sin ag cur moill ar dhaoine. Faoi láthair tá an tAcht um Shaoráil Faisnéise ag obair go maith ach tá sé á úsáid i gcónaí anois, de réir...

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Níl mé tógtha leis an gcinneadh go ndéanfar an t-imscrúdú i gcónaí ar shlí seachas slí poiblí é. Bhéadh sé suimiúil agus úsáideach go ndéanfar an t-imscrúdú go poiblí, go mórmór nuair atáthar ag plé le heagraíochtaí móra Stáit. Cad é dearcadh an Aire ar an gcinneadh seo, go ndéanfar an t-imscrúdú ar an tslí seo i gcónaí? D'fhéadfainn a thuiscint agus...

Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I am an engineer of sorts. There are many engineers who do not accept that chemical engineers are real engineers at all, but we can always say we are regarded more highly as engineers than software engineers. We are somewhere on the spectrum at least. I try to inculcate a sense of basic safety into students when they begin the course I teach in the CIT. One of the most rudimentary things one...

Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The Government side could abstain.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (16 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I was not here yesterday or this morning because I was in Geneva, at a UN human rights conference. The conference was held in the United Nations building, which formerly housed the League of Nations. It is a formidable structure, a classic 1930s building on a huge scale. It is worth remembering what happened to the League of Nations, in spite of all the optimism which Ireland, through Éamon...

Seanad: Central Mental Hospital: Motion. (16 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: If the Minister of State remembers them, he was not there.

Seanad: Central Mental Hospital: Motion. (16 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I suppose I had better say first that I am married to a consultant psychiatrist. Since we are talking about the issue, I had better declare an interest. I am not sure my wife would regard me has having much interest, but nevertheless the proprieties are correctly expected of me. Not wanting to be flippant, I enjoy the way Government uses different sets of units to magnify things. For...

Seanad: Central Mental Hospital: Motion. (16 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I have a reasonably good idea myself. I note the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, talks about his new development in square feet because that sounds much bigger than if the figure was set out in square metres, but that is only an aside.

Seanad: Central Mental Hospital: Motion. (16 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister of State spent years doing that and he knows he has impressed me. We have had many an interesting and lively discussion in other fora. I do not agree with the Minister of State about many issues but I have a very high opinion of him. That is entirely possible and I enjoy such relations with many people. I am disappointed at the tone of the Minister of State's response, and it is...