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Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Fianna Fáil had two in the——

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I was reasonably restrained for the past ten minutes. I remember the 1992 negotiations, during which freedom of information and the Electoral Act were the only issues on which Fianna Fáil exhibited profound principled resistance to——

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: So were good friends of mine in my own party.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Not only did they report back to me but they were also discussing this matter with me as late as 10.15 a.m. this morning.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: It is a bit pointless to ask the Acting Chairman to defend me against Senator Mansergh but I would like to speak without interruption.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: If the formation of the next Government is not extraneous, there is nothing I can say that is. However, I will try to confine my remarks to the Bill. The triple lock does not represent an inhibition of the scale some of my friends in Fine Gael believe it to be, yet I would not rely too much on Javier Solana as an authority. When Mr. Solana first came to Ireland, he wanted to talk about the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Is é an t-aon rud a déarfaidh mé ná é seo. Níl an comhairleoir contae de chuid Fhianna Fáil a toghadh le déanaí in Iarthar Duibhneach ar aon aigne leis an Seanadóir Ó Tuathail. Sin an méid a déarfaidh mé. Tá a fhios ag——

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I am simply correcting a factual error. A Fianna Fáil councillor elected in that area, Breandán MacGearailt, is not in favour of Senator O'Toole's proposal.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Let us not spend our lives contesting the next Seanad election on the matter of a town name. Seanad Éireann has other serious issues to deal with.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: There are noises to my left from the otherwise refined representatives of the college of the Most Holy Trinity. They are, as Trinity College always has been, a distraction.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: The situation in the illegally occupied Israeli territories is about to become a major human tragedy. Despite the crowded schedule, I ask the Leader for statements, if not a debate, on the issue. This country is in danger of being besmirched by the EU position, which is effectively an assault on the people of Palestine because they voted for the wrong party. The Government of Palestine has...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I believe in non-violence but when one refuses to accept the elected Government, refuses to accept UN resolutions and declares that 15 year old girls are unfortunate collateral damage when leaders of a movement are targeted, one puts oneself outside international law. This country must restore its reputation as an unequivocal champion of human rights. It is time to move beyond so-called...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I did not.

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Private hospitals can be built on the land.

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I am always rude about welcoming Ministers. I miss Deputy O'Donoghue as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform because, while he was every bit as argumentative as his successor, he was much more good humoured in the process. That is a backhanded compliment, which he cannot repeat around the Cabinet table. I was spokesperson on justice issues when the Minister held the portfolio and I...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Yes. It was more than the hare. As far as I could ascertain, many dogs were also sitting when they should have been running, or running when they should have been sitting. Although everyone else appears to be in favour of the measure, I am not happy that amateur sportspersons face the same drugs regime as that which is imposed on professionals, or that intercounty GAA players can be tested...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: We are still talking to each other.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I never described it thus. It is the top four.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: They will need to find another way to avoid paying.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Perhaps the Taoiseach would say that sometime.