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Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: No.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: It will go until 1 o'clock.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, before section 1, to insert the following new section: "1.—In this Act, save where the context otherwise requires— 'Act of 1992' means Electoral Act 1992 'Act of 1997' means European Parliament Elections Act 1997 'Minister' means Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government',". Both amendments Nos. 1 and 5, in my name and in the name of...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Minister of State for his interesting reply. He said that the way to proceed on this matter would be to bring all of the parties together and if a consensus could be reached, the Government might perhaps consider it at that point. If a principle applies for changing the order of the candidates on a ballot paper, the same principle should apply in respect of electronic voting. I...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Minister of State for his constructive response. The matter of the Seanad elections is interesting. The ballot paper for those elections is considerable in length and sometimes includes 50 or 60 names. However, the electorate, that canny group comprising just over 1,000 people, is the most politically attuned entity in the country and its members utilise every preference. The...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: To answer Senator Moylan's point, which was a fair one, our amendment suggests the ballot paper should include the names and a description of the candidate standing with the names arranged randomly as determined by lot by the returning officer. We all know who the returning officers are. Once the candidates emerge, their names could be included in a large hat. I am not suggesting that the hot...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I can tell the Minister who the first preferences were.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I am appalled by the Government's decision to overturn the democratic will of the House as expressed last week on Committee Stage of the Civil Registration Bill. So much for Seanad reform.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: There are many Members on that side of the House this week. I welcome them all.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: The House needs to debate the current situation in Northern Ireland. Members are aware of the calls on both sides of the House for debates on human rights in Colombia and other places. However, there should be debate on human rights on this island given the continual abductions of people by paramilitary organisations that are taking place on the streets of Belfast and Derry.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: Senator Finucane spoke last week of the shocking practice of young men being brutalised by these paramilitary organisations. The Sinn Féin Party likes to lecture us about human rights violations in Colombia. However, it does not want to deal with its own human rights violations on this island. We should debate this matter. It is time for both Governments to come down hard on political...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: The Senator should not buy them.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: The town crier is back.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: Time magazine.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I wish to move amendmentNo. 14.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: That was not clear. I wish to make one contribution on this group of amendments.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: Thank you, a Chathaoirligh. This is a bad day's work. The Government's decision to override the democratic view of the House, as expressed last week on Committee Stage in amendment No. 28, is bad for democracy and this House. The purpose of the amendment tabled by my colleague, Senator Cummins, and I last week was simple, namely, to include in the civil registration code for the first time a...

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I never referred to that. I am talking about unmarried mothers.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003 [Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (24 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: It is nothing mischievous.