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Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: Is that the man from RTE?

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: I hope Senator Leyden is not a future member.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: Deputy Ardagh had a good idea last week.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: Senator Leyden's suggestion that Mr. Hanly is an arrogant man should be withdrawn. I know him. He is not an arrogant man.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: Senator Leyden should withdraw the comment. Mr. Hanly is not here to defend himself.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: Some things never change. He must have known the Minister for Finance.

Seanad: United Nations Mission in Liberia: Statements. (13 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: I welcome the Minister to the House. He will be glad to note that on the Order of Business, Senators called for him to come before the House today on a separate matter. I am happy he is in the House to discuss this important issue and allow Senators to contribute to the debate. On behalf of the Fine Gael Party, I express warm support for the Government's decision to deploy more than 430 of...

Seanad: Address by Ms Mary Banotti, MEP. (13 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: On behalf of the Fine Gael group, I welcome Ms Mary Banotti to the House. In particular, I welcome a distinguished former Minister for Justice, Mrs. Nora Owen, and other members of Ms Banotti's family to the Visitors Gallery. I will not make a lengthy statement because many Senators wish to ask questions. It has been a privilege for the Fine Gael Party to have been represented in the European...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: I congratulate the Leader on the manner in which she so speedily arranged a debate on stem cell research. I thank her for placing it on the Order Paper today. Will she check if it is possible for the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to take questions on the matter? While statements are a very important means of enabling people to state their positions, it would be...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: Pay awards for cutbacks was the trade off.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: It is back on the table.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: It is the people who will pay for it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: It is the people who will pay for it, that is the problem.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: They are cutbacks, not adjustments. The last person who made cutbacks got into a good deal of trouble.

Seanad: Stem Cell Research: Statements. (19 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: Yes, I agree.

Seanad: Stem Cell Research: Statements. (19 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: I will not take ten minutes. Are there other speakers?

Seanad: Stem Cell Research: Statements. (19 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: I welcome the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to the House. I appreciate that she stayed here through the course of the debate and will take questions at the end. In reference to Senator Norris's attack on some of my colleagues, have we learnt anything—

Seanad: Stem Cell Research: Statements. (19 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: I know that. Have we learnt anything from the 1980s? It seems not if people cannot get up and make their position without finding it denigrated because it does not find favour with another person. I heard Senator Coghlan's remarks today and whether one agrees with Senator Coghlan or anyone else, anyone in this House has a right to make those points. People should bear that in mind. I agree...

Seanad: Stem Cell Research: Statements. (19 Nov 2003)

Brian Hayes: My view on this matter has been changed by my own experience in life. The position I had at 20 years of age is different to the position I have now at 34 years of age and that might change ten times over.