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Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Tomorrow we will have the chance to debate the Bill properly. If we had not had that awful controversy and if we did not still have the taste of it, there is much about this Bill that nobody could but unequivocally welcome. I welcome it and recognise it as an attempt to provide insurance for people who would otherwise be uninsurable. It is a welcome piece of legislation, and, as far as it...

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I apologise if I gabble because I want to refer to a number of things. I thought there was a united view in the House on this issue, with one or two exceptions. A couple of speeches were entirely wrong about our motives, our omissions and about certain realities. I will not dignify some of the more abusive comments by even making reference to them because there are many in this House who wish...

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: The EU will not talk to one government.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I listened carefully to the speech. In one section, it refers to the kidnapped, captured and arrested members of the Hamas Government and urges Israel to either release or charge them. I say to that, "Hold on for one minute". Israel invades another country, arrests members of the Government of that country and we presume it has the right to charge them. Is that even-handed? Imagine if the...

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: What single punitive action has the Government ever taken against the Israeli Government for any breach of international law or human rights law? The answer is "None".

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: How would it do that?

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: It is the same on the BBC.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Senator Minihan should listen and discover what people are saying.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: It used to be.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: So have I.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister of State should ask the Palestinian people about that.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister of State and the Senators opposite should ask the Palestinian people on the ground.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: How much has been given in that time?

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister should ask the students about that.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Naturally, they would do that. What does the Minister expect?

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I will tell my director that.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I move: That Seanad Éireann, —noting with alarm the deteriorating relations between Israel and the Palestinian people, —convinced that violence in this situation is both morally unjustified and politically counter productive, —nevertheless recognises the disproportionate burden of suffering inflicted on the Palestinian people by the actions of the Government and armed forces of Israel...

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Yes, I will speak and then Senator Bradford will speak.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Brendan Ryan: We will let the Independent Senators in on this occasion.