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Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (11 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: Senator McCarthy made a very important point regarding the legislation. Members know the legislation dates back to the 1840s and Senator McCarthy said it was difficult for Parliamentary Counsel to make sense of it and it is very difficult for Senators and Deputies to make head or tail of it, given that to read this Bill one has to have in one's possession all the other Acts relevant to it....

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (11 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: Where a death certificate is issued, is it automatic that entry——

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (11 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: And passports for people who are dead.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (11 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: The case I raised concerned a man who was raising the children, but he could not get the child benefit because she continued to hold on to it. I reported it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: Will the Leader bring some clarity to the issue of electronic voting? While we had a good debate on the issue yesterday, unfortunately, the Minister of State did not have enough time to answer all the detailed questions put to him. On the fundamental question of whether primary legislation is required to introduce this system for the elections on 11 June, the Minister of State believed that...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (12 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: The Acting Chairman, Senator Higgins, has an interest in the upcoming European elections and the Clerk of the Seanad has a distinguished role to play on the independent commission. We owe the commission a debt of gratitude and none of the political parties has ever questioned its standing. The recent comments of an Independent Member of the Lower House, where he questioned the independence of...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (12 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: Very good. I will table one amendment to this Bill and I ask the Minister of State to consider it seriously. To date every ballot paper has been an alphabetical list, for example, Senator Bannon is always at the top of the ballot paper, and so on.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (12 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: For this election we should consider randomly selecting people to appear on the ballot paper and I will put forward an amendment to that effect on Committee Stage. This is the first European election in which we will display the names of the candidates with their pictures and party affiliations. Considerable evidence has been gathered over many elections to support the theory that candidates...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (12 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: It is law.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (12 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (12 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: It is interesting that it is not part of the BMW region.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (12 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: Am I pushing an open door?

Seanad: European of the Year: Statements. (18 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I second the motion proposed by the Leader to mark the great occasion of the nomination of Senator Maurice Hayes as European of the Year. Senator Hayes is a modest man and I suspect he is trying to find his feet at this point. I assure the Senator that no one on this side of the House will ask him to run for the park after this accolade although I suspect there are many who would like him to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: Last week the House was told by a Minister that no legislation was required to bring about electronic voting for the elections in June. We were told there was no need for an independent panel or commission to monitor and advise on the operation of electronic voting, that there was a mechanism in place to allow people spoil their vote if that was their choice and that the Government had...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: It may have been a party member.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: What about Punchestown? Jackie Healy-Rae would have something to say about that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: Following a recommendation from the Committee of Public Accounts.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (18 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Minister for the reply. This is not an amendment on which we intend spending much time. Regarding section 1——

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (18 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: It refers to section 1.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (18 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: If I may.