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Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: She could not afford him.

Seanad: Address by Mr. John Hume, MEP. (3 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: On behalf of the Fine Gael Members in the House, I welcome Mr. John Hume, MEP and MP, to the Seanad. I thank him for his inspirational address to the House. Mr. Hume knows the level of respect he has commanded in this country. This State owes him a great debt of gratitude in particular because of his stance and his dogged determination to end violence in Northern Ireland over the past 35...

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (3 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: Building on Reality sounds like an election speech.

Seanad: Higher Education: Motion. (3 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: I am pleased to contribute to the debate and I support the motion. We give lip service to the notion of access to education but I wish to raise the issue of adult education. Our focus on third level education is obsessed with those aged between 18 and 21. That is where funding and support are focused. If one adds up the total amount in subvention given by the State to an 18 year old who goes...

Seanad: Higher Education: Motion. (3 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: Fascinating stuff that it is.

Seanad: Higher Education: Motion. (3 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: Will the Minister of State explain what a seamless web is?

Seanad: Aer Lingus Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: They are shaking in their boots.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: It was remiss of me yesterday not to formally thank Senator Brennan for his excellent initiative some weeks ago which led to the visit to the House of the distinguished visitor, Mr. John Hume, MEP. I formally thank Senator Brennan on behalf of this side of the House for the proposal which received all-party support.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: Yesterday's proceedings were an excellent example of the work of this House. It was a great honour to hear John Hume's contribution to the House. We were all enriched and benefited as a result of the process. Will the Leader agree that wiser counsel should prevail in respect of the ongoing row and stand-off in Ballinamore concerning the local farming community and the Teagasc authorities?...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: I make that point as someone who comes from an urban background. I saw the scenes that occurred in Ballinamore yesterday. Teagasc should stand back from this and support the farmers and their communities because we want to ensure that farming communities have the support of the entire country in terms of the difficult industry they are trying to prosper throughout the country.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: He is a watchdog.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: Not yet.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: Senator Tuffy's intervention is useful.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: It will look good on the Christmas cards.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: There are a few green Senators though.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: The Cathaoirleach must be joking.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: I welcome the Minister and thank him for staying to hear the contributions of all colleagues. We appreciate him staying rather than making his speech and running out again. When I studied political sociology, the basis of the rational legal system of government was the notion that the State exists because the people want it to exist. The very first principle the State must deliver on is...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: The Leader must be looking for a Garda station, or something.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: We are not opposed to the Order of Business. This morning many of us throughout the country heard the harrowing evidence given in the High Court yesterday by Mrs. Murphy in the ongoing trial concerning the manslaughter of Brian Murphy. His death was, to say the least, the worst nightmare of a mother and a father but one lesson needs to be learned from this trial. I do not intend to comment on...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2004)

Brian Hayes: Yes.