Results 3,021-3,040 of 6,030 for speaker:Brendan Ryan
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: The rest of us have known that for 20 years.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: Many of us did our best to get local authorities to inspect such properties.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: That is as it should be.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: I will send a message to them all.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: Why is the amendment not being withdrawn if we all agree?
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: It was a very reasonable motion.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: It was not because it is about the future.
- Seanad: Homelessness: Motion (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: I move: "That Seanad Ãireann: notes the call of the MakeRoom campaign that homelessness in Ireland should be ended by 2010; recognises that this campaign is supported by Focus Ireland, the Simon Communities of Ireland, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Threshold; acknowledges the commitment of these organisations to the care of homeless people in Ireland; supports the call of the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: Was it untrue? What was wrong with my statement? It was a statement of fact.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: It was an act of gross irresponsibility.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: Obviously sensitivities were affected.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: The Leader opened her mouth to say my comment was not worthy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: I am happy to stand over it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: The Leader is entitled to her opinion, but I happen to think she is wrong. That is all.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: Everything that has been said about the committee is more than deserved. As was the case with the DIRT inquiry and other investigations, its work demonstrates that empowered Members of the Oireachtas can address issues and serve natural justice with a level of capacity and skill that does not seem to be evident outside these Houses. The only Member of the Oireachtas who managed to make a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: Members of the Oireachtas are apparently more capable of understanding the nuances of sub judice than are members of the Cabinet, despite the high powered advice given to the latter. I second the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by Senator Brian Hayes. This issue is not just about history. The Health Service Executive has now insisted that there be no further admissions to a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: That report might not be published.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2006)
Brendan Ryan: My sympathies are with Senator O'Toole. I can never understand why matters cannot be reported or discussed in the Oireachtas which can be discussed elsewhere. It is for us to organise our business but I believe the Senator has a genuine point. Yesterday's report by the Central Bank of Ireland on lending had many items in it which would concern one. However, the most disturbing item I heard...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2006)
Brendan Ryan: We should have a regular debate on road safety. Two students from a class of 28 students I teach have been killed in road accidents in the past six months, one at Easter and another last week. One could not meet a nicer bunch of young people; they are a credit to their age group. These deaths are an appalling tragedy. If we are to do anything for our young people, we must do what is...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2006)
Brendan Ryan: I am being a good deal more restrained than the previous speaker and just because I was on the losing sideââ