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Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Fianna Fáil should be ashamed of itself. I would like to say that to the Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: We did not oppose it.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I apologise through the Chair to the Fianna Fáil Members for provoking them.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I apologise but sometimes they upset me. I call for a debate on the creeping privatisation of public services, for example, psychological services for schools in Dublin. I discovered yesterday that some schools are given money and told to buy the service and their allocation of psychological support is withdrawn. That is privatisation. What is happening on the grounds of public hospitals...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: We should also urgently debate the housing market because there are signs of a problem. I heard yesterday that 75% of people living in apartments do not like living in apartments.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I apologise if I have behaved in a disorderly fashion in the least way. I did not intend to do so. There is a serious issue about the housing market, the fact that it is not matching people's aspirations and that although it is failing, it appears as if the whole market is in trouble. Those issues deserve to be debated and I ask the Leader to organise the debate.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá súil agam go mbainfidh sé taitneamh as an díospóireacht. B'fhéidir go ndéarfaí rud éigin fiúntach, cé go bhfuil sé déanach san oíche. Among the more embarrassing records of this country is its level of child poverty. We were at the bottom of the table ten or 12 years ago when we were a poor country and we are still at the bottom of the table...

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I most certainly will.

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I most certainly will face the electorate. It is a course and malicious charge.

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Yes. This is a correction of what Senator Leyden said a minute ago.

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Based on what Senator Leyden said, it is clear how much influence Fianna Fáil backbenchers have over Fianna Fáil policy. It makes no sense to exclude members of local authorities from membership of a body such as this. There is an active citizenship commission travelling around the country trying to persuade people to get involved, and we know that people are reluctant to get involved in...

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: If one becomes a bankrupt, a criminal or a member of a local authority or the Houses of the Oireachtas, one loses one's seat.

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Section 15(2) states: A member of the Board ceases to hold office if the member— (a) is adjudicated bankrupt, (b) makes a composition or arrangement with creditors, (c) is convicted of an indictable offence, (d) is convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty, (e) is the subject of an order under section 160 of the Companies Act 1990, (f) is sentenced to a term of imprisonment by a...

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Some Minister will have to attend the House to give a reason for this, other than saying that it is in every other piece if legislation. If there is a constitutional, institutional or "good practice" reason why this should be the case, let us hear it and sort it out with a single Bill. We have a significant body that deals with insurance and people who seek to avoid using the courts to...

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I promise I will sit down for a while after this. Section 17(1)(a)(b)(c) and (d) are fine. However, section 17(2) states If, in the Minister's opinion, the Board is not performing its functions in an effective manner, the Minister may appoint a person to— (a) conduct an independent review of any matter giving rise to that opinion, and (b) submit a report to the Minister on the results of...

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Why do we want these powers anyway? Amending legislation can go through the Oireachtas in a day if necessary.

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I wish to comment on section 19.

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I changed my mind. I am irrepressible. Earlier, we discussed the eligibility criteria for membership of boards or committees of boards. Section 19 states: (1) The Board may— (a) establish committees to provide assistance and advice to the Board in relation to the performance of its functions, and (b) determine the membership and terms of reference of each committee. (2) The Board may...

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I record my usual objection to the meaningless provision in section 42(8). How could the chief inspector answer a question in an open manner while, at the same time, not questioning or expressing "an opinion on the merits of any policy of the Government or a Minister or on the merits of the objectives of such a policy"? I would love to dig out a manual on quality assurance, of which I have...

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Those are not the words used in the subsection.