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Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Perhaps the Chair will deal with the Minister the same way he is dealing with me.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I was picked on by the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I enthusiastically support Senator O'Toole's pragmatic view on how we should do things. Insanity is being piled upon insanity in this country. For example, there are proposals to break up the VHI because it has too large a share of the market. At the same time, however, a company involved in the provision of cable television is about to develop a monopoly throughout the entire country. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: In addition, it is unacceptable that only two and a half hours — between 12.30 p.m. and 3 p.m. — will be devoted to debating Committee and Remaining Stages of the Bill on Thursday. I am not used to such behaviour on the part of the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: They are related because, officially, I am supposed to have already tabled my amendments. We need to resolve this matter. I will bet that not one Government amendment has yet been tabled.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I accept that.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I can only report to the House what was indicated to me by people whom I believe to know what they are saying. I am not trying to start a row, I am merely placing on the record what was said to me. This is the fourth anniversary of perhaps the worst decision taken by an American President during my adult life, namely, the invasion of Iraq. I do not wish to let the opportunity pass to...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Education System: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Education System: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: What a dreadful thing to do six weeks before a general election.

Seanad: Education System: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Only when it suits Senator Mansergh.

Seanad: Education System: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I was in the House when Fianna Fáil was in Opposition.

Seanad: Education System: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Cuirim fáilte speisialta roimh an Aire Stáit atá sa suíochán sin den chéad uair. The Minister of State, Deputy Haughey, is welcome. It is the first time I have seen him in that seat. Whenever we discuss education we should first acknowledge how fortunate we are in the quality of our teachers. Many of the populist phone-in shows focus on bad teachers. Of course, no profession is...

Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I will report him.

Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I had not been going to speak at all, but reconsidered. I thank God that we are to do away with the distinction between high-quality dual carriageways and motorways. I remember reading a report in which a Bord Pleanála inspector said that he could not figure out the difference. If he could not manage it, who could? Second, when will we have national electronic tolling? I use it...

Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: When will that be introduced?

Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Is that going to happen?

Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: I hope it does not take as long as integrated ticketing covering Dublin Bus and the Luas.

Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: On the Fermoy bypass, it is now time for coercion. Like Senator O'Rourke, I believe that trucks should be banned from small villages unless they have business being there.

Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)

Brendan Ryan: Such an initiative has been taken successfully in Dublin whose taxi-drivers have told me of the wonderful effect that it has had on the free flow of traffic. It is disgraceful that An Post, a public organisation, has a policy of not paying tolls. I am delighted that action has been taken on service areas. Many of us have suffered considerable discomfort, to put it mildly, travelling certain...