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Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: He never closed a hospital.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: No.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: It will be a great tribute to Senator Leyden's defiance.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: He never closed a hospital.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Maybe he will find someone to forge it.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: It is the custom when summing up debates such as this to refer to the speeches of other Senators. In the case of Senator Glynn, I will leave it to the people of County Westmeath, who have made their choice between Fianna Fáil and Deputy Penrose.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: They made it fairly clear which——

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: We can talk about my electoral performance any time Senator Glynn wants.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I have been elected and re-elected by the constituency I have represented in the House for the last 20 years——

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: ——with a considerably greater degree of success than Senator Glynn has had in any election in which he was not depending on party votes. We do not need to start worrying about that one. The really disappointing thing is that the Minister for Health and Children came to the House to talk about everything except the nub of the motion, which is why hospital facilities worth €500 million...

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I have sat here and listened to my party and its history traduced over the past few hours, with considerable constraint most of the time. There is a section in the Minister's script, which describes precisely what I am talking about. It is on page 4 and is headed Fiscal Reality. That is a Charlie McCreevy phrase if ever I heard one. As far as I am concerned, I am entitled to deal with what...

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: There are many Members on the back benches of Fianna Fáil who are now talking out of the sides of their mouths about what is wrong with Charlie McCreevy.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Six years ago I said he was the worst Minister for Finance this country has ever had and I have been proven right. He is a disaster for this country. He has destroyed the heart of Fianna Fáil and turned it into an extension of the Progressive Democrats.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The sign of that is this motion and the nonsense of hospital facilities worth €500 million left unused and closed down because funding is not available to run them.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I would be happy to have a debate on the European constitutional treaty when we have a full version of it in English. The first concern is to make sure an authoritative English language version and, I hope eventually, an Irish language version are produced. Will the Leader tell the House whether the State Airports Bill, which deals with Aer Rianta, will be taken next week? It is a matter of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Well, I-——

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I thought I was dealing with the Order of Business. I was asking about next week's business.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I presume I will get a yes or no answer.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Much concern has been expressed in regard to the cost of the National Roads Authority's proposed roads investment. I have never been able to obtain the precise figures on land acquisition costs associated with this. However, the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, grinned from ear to ear in the House when I made the point that I had not heard a farmer complain for a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Jul 2004)

Brendan Ryan: While I understand the Cathaoirleach's concern for order in the House, I trust that he will not prevent me from responding to what the Leader said when introducing the Order of Business. For reasons that are far more significant and important to me than holidays, I will not be here next week because something is happening that requires me to stay at home. That is not what I want to talk...