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Seanad: Smoking Ban: Motion (31 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Do not push me beyond the concept of a movement.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: On the front page of The Irish Times this morning there is a story which states that parents who——

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: It is a compliment if one is interrupted before one has even said anything. They must be afraid of me.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: It was not me who was wasting time.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: When I see the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform demanding that the passports of Irish citizens be handed back by their parents before they are deported, as has been reported this morning, I do not think that is time wasting. It is extremely serious. I would like to know on what basis the Department, that is now landing us with a referendum without proper consultation, decided to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I know the record of the Department. When Eamon de Valera wanted to allow Jewish immigration into this State, the Department of Justice prevented it. If people want me to do so, I will produce chapter and verse about the activities of that Department. Why can we not have a rational debate on the issue of citizenship? Why can we not have time for such a debate? None of us believes that...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: That is provocative.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I believe it had a great deal to do with the reform, but we will not go into that now.

Seanad: Citizenship Rights for Non-Nationals: Motion (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: It is not just us.

Seanad: Citizenship Rights for Non-Nationals: Motion (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: They did in Cork North-Central two years ago.

Seanad: Citizenship Rights for Non-Nationals: Motion (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Some 94% of people voted for it.

Seanad: Citizenship Rights for Non-Nationals: Motion (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I rarely use phrases such as "more in sorrow than in anger". However, I think it is an appropriate phrase here. The Minister makes a coherent case for dealing with what he believes to be a problem. It is no more than I would expect. He puts together a coherent constitutional legal case for dealing with the problem and he identifies anomalous issues in the Good Friday Agreement, using those to...

Seanad: Citizenship Rights for Non-Nationals: Motion (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Yes, it mentioned all-party discussions would be initiated on the issue of such constitutional or other measures. The all-party consultations for a referendum that was not going to be held on 17 February commenced with a briefing document stating what the Government wanted to do on 10 March. Now on 7 April, these all-party discussions having presumably concluded, we are told the Government...

Seanad: Citizenship Rights for Non-Nationals: Motion (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: He is the least principled Member of Dáil Éireann. He is not disgusting, he just has no principles.

Seanad: Citizenship Rights for Non-Nationals: Motion (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: He is not disgusting. He has no principles.

Seanad: Citizenship Rights for Non-Nationals: Motion (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I leave it to the Members of this House to decide what adjective to apply to a man who was at the bottom of an opinion poll——

Seanad: Citizenship Rights for Non-Nationals: Motion (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Which one of them am I to withdraw, that he has no principles or that he is disgusting?

Seanad: Citizenship Rights for Non-Nationals: Motion (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I said he was not disgusting. It is probably too kind to call him disgusting. He is worse than that, but we will leave it out.

Seanad: Citizenship Rights for Non-Nationals: Motion (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I am withdrawing as much about him as he withdrew about innocent asylum seekers, which is shag all.

Seanad: Citizenship Rights for Non-Nationals: Motion (7 Apr 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I withdraw whatever adjective I used that people do not like.