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Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business to facilitate the consideration of No. 11 on the Order Paper, First Stage of the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Bill 2008. Will the Leader allow for this to enable us to proceed to Second Stage? I would appreciate a response from him on this matter.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Amendment) Bill 2008: First Stage (10 Apr 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Consumer Protection Act 2007.

Seanad: Consumer Protection (Amendment) Bill 2008: First Stage (10 Apr 2008)

Brendan Ryan: Next Tuesday. Second Stage ordered for Tuesday, 15 April 2008.

Seanad: Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs: Motion (9 Apr 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I welcome the Minister of State. The Labour Party is happy to support this motion and its call on Government to implement fully the National Council for Special Education recommendations for the implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004. The proposers of the motion have outlined in great detail its background and why it is needed. I do not intend to...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2008)

Brendan Ryan: I wish to express my extreme concern and anger at how State services deal with my constituents. I am referring to customers of State services, in particular, people on social welfare and on housing lists. These are the most vulnerable people in society who are in poor housing and on low incomes. I am referring to people whose documents are consistently going missing, who are being asked...

Seanad: Forestry Issues: Statements (20 Feb 2008)

Brendan Ryan: The latest figures to hand indicate the forestry industry accounts for approximately 0.3% of annual gross domestic product with some 16,000 people employed, either directly or indirectly, in the sector. In excess of 16,000 private plantations have been established, the majority, more than 14,000, established by farmers. In 2005, €57.8 million in forestry premiums were paid out to forest...

Seanad: Overseas Missions: Statements (29 Nov 2007)

Brendan Ryan: The Labour Party supports the deployment of 400 troops as part of the UN mandated military operation in the Republic of Chad. The triple lock mechanism of approval by the UN, the Government and the Dáil has been completed and this satisfies the approval requirements before Defence Forces can be deployed overseas. Ireland is the second largest contributor of troops and provides the overall...

Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I welcome the Minister back to the House. In many ways the Minister for Education and Science and her Department have failed our children; I outlined some of those failures in my previous contribution some weeks ago. The lack of planning regarding the provision of first and second level schools throughout the country, but particularly in the growth areas such as north Dublin, Dublin 15,...

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I wish to share time with Senator Hannigan.

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Brendan Ryan: The Labour Party has already welcomed the publication of the new Road Safety Strategy 2007-2012 and I as the party spokesperson on transport in this House want to emphasise that support further. However, we believe it needs to be backed up with strong enforcement measures if it is to be effective and successful. Critically, that enforcement must be highly visible to the wider community. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Given the current pressure on manufacturing and the significant job losses throughout the State, indigenous industry needs to be developed. I refer to the community enterprise sector, which concerns community involvement in the facilitation of enterprise, providing industrial units, local employment and flexible working arrangements. Unfortunately, Government policy in this area is not...

Seanad: Water Supply. (10 Oct 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I cannot understand the reason consideration is being given to a proposal to pump surface water from the River Shannon to Dublin to meet the water needs of the capital when the city is surrounded on two sides by the north Leinster aquifer. This aquifer, which stretches from Daingean, County Offaly, through counties Kildare and Meath and across north Fingal until it enters the sea between...

Seanad: Access to Education: Motion (10 Oct 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I second the motion and welcome the Minister to the House. I propose to address an issue which arose recently in Balbriggan and provide examples of the types of problems the Minister needs to address. Balbriggan has featured prominently in the news in recent weeks as a result of a lack of school places at primary level. A school, Bracken Educate Together, was opened at the last minute to...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2007)

Brendan Ryan: In light of recent forecasts of a shortage of water in Ireland, particularly in the greater Dublin area, the type of solutions proposed to address those issues, such as desalination of water from the Irish Sea or the pumping of water from the Shannon region, for example, from Lough Ree, the vociferous opposition of people in those regions to such a solution, and Fingal County Council's plans...

Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (26 Sep 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I too congratulate the Leas-Chathaoirleach on his election today. I welcome this technical and uncontentious Bill which provides for a fair deal for artists and owners of intellectual property and so encourages creativity and invention. I agree with those speakers today who have paid tribute to the role of public libraries. The state-of-the-art library in Malahide, however, cannot be...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Senator Leyden should not copy the Ceann Comhairle and make it up as he goes along.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: EU-US Agreement: Motion (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus tréaslaím leis. Tá an ardú céime atá faighte aige le déanaí agus a fuair sé roimh an todhchán tuillte aige le blianta. Tá súil agam go n-éireoidh go geal leis. Am I looking at the same proposal that everybody else is talking about? We have limited information. The measure was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas yesterday and we are...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Brendan Ryan: A Leas-Chathaoirligh, all of the plaudits you have been offered are well earned. The Leas-Chathaoirleach has had a calming effect on us, including on me with my somewhat short fuse. He has served the Seanad well. I thank him and the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas for their support. Like Senator O'Toole, I hope to be re-elected to the Seanad but I know to my cost that one should...