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Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad Bill amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2008)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister referred to amendment No. 54. Was that amendment part of the group he has just dealt with?

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad Bill amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2008)

Brendan Ryan: When I spoke on this Bill previously, I welcomed it because the Labour Party has been calling for it for some time. The DTA is a vital agency that should have been established sooner. It has been established now and we are grateful for that. We advocated that the DTA be placed on a statutory basis, have real powers to oversee development of transport, infrastructure and services and be...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000: Statements (28 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: The Labour Party supports this motion. I accept that the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse has requested an extension of eight months to the end of January 2009. My party views this request favourably. In many ways, this matter concerns the extension of the commission's period of inquiry. The substantive debate on the need for the inquiry into child abuse took place around the time of...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I asked whether I could share time with Senators McCarthy and Hannigan, but may I replace them with Senator Alex White?

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I will use two or three minutes and Senator Alex White will use the remainder. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher, to the House. When I spoke previously, I referred to RTE and other broadcasters providing periods of children's programming free from advertising. Advertising to children works and is considered lucrative within the business, with top advertising agencies...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Second Stage (22 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I wish to share my time with Senators McCarthy and Hannigan when we next resume the debate on the Bill.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Second Stage (22 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I also welcome the Minister to the House to introduce this Bill. The Labour Party broadly supports it, but we will table amendments to it on Committee Stage. The provision that the appointment of some members of the new broadcasting authority will be made by the Minister with advice from the relevant Oireachtas committee is to be welcomed. The Minister might expand on how this will work and...

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: Our amendment explicitly deals with this and ensures that no one is let off the hook with regard to this blanket approach. While I have no intention of pressing the amendment and have listened to what the Minister of State has said, and what the Minister, Deputy Dempsey, said on Tuesday, we will agree to differ in terms of the essential meaning of this section.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 28: In page 43, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: "(d) Any new such public service contract within the great Dublin area shall be offered first to Dublin Bus and or Bus Éireann.". The amendment is self-explanatory. I ask the Minister to respond positively to it.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 29: In page 43, line 18, to delete "5 years" and substitute "10 years". The amendment increases from five to ten years the duration of the contract to be offered to Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann. It makes sense and I ask the Minister to accept it.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 30: In page 43, lines 22 and 23, to delete "unilaterally make amendments to such contract" and substitute the following: "can amend such direct award in objectively justified cases and in a proportional manner". The amendment does not remove but limits the right of the authority to amend contracts unilaterally. This is helpful to the Bill and, in our view, would...

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I will defer to the advice of the Attorney General.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 31: In page 43, line 26, after "services"to insert the following: "in objectively justified cases and in a proportional manner". The amendment is similar to previous amendments.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 33: In page 51, after line 48, to insert the following: "(9) The Authority may require private bus operators to provide off street parking for their vehicles.". This amendment is important for two reasons. There is a general requirement on operators such as Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann to provide off-street parking, which is certainly very beneficial in promoting traffic...

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 38: In page 61, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: "(7) Documents subject to legal professional privilege shall not be liable to production under this section.". This amendment ensures the authorised officer's power is constitutional. When I raised this issue on Committee Stage, the Minister stated the amendment was not necessary and implied it was not...

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: They were passed in 2006, 2005 and 2004.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: My intention was to safeguard the legislation against constitutional challenge. The advice I have provided has been rejected and I will withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (15 May 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I wish to be associated with the remarks of the two previous Senators and to thank the Minister, the Minister of State and their staff for their attentive response to several of the amendments.