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Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (20 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: All right.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (20 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 5: In page 5, line 8 after "AS" to insert "OIFIG NÁISIÚNTA D'FHORBAIRT EACNAMAÍOCH AGUS SHÓISIALACH, OR IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE". Tá súil agam go bhfuil a fhios ag an Tigh go mbím dáiríre i gcónaí faoi thábhacht na teanga agus faoin tábhacht a bhaineann leis an tsiombalaíocht a théann leis an dóigh a láimhseálann muid í. De ghnáth, the tradition and...

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (20 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I do not wish to be pedantic or silly about this but in the context of the Official Languages Act 2003, it is offensive that the Long Title does not include a reference to the Irish language Title of the Bill. This means the people of the Gaeltacht and others in the Irish speaking minority must search through the Bill for it. I do not wish to be rude in making another point in this regard. If...

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (20 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I do not wish to delay the House. I only want to make the point that there should be consistency in this matter.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (20 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 4: In page 13, lines 9 to 11, to delete subsection (14) and substitute the following new subsection: "(14) Not less than 40% of the members of a Body shall be men and not less than 40% shall be women.". The Cathaoirleach is proceeding very fast. In Ireland we always aspire to what is regarded as the best. We are discussing a series of bodies that to a large extent, though...

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (20 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I am not addressing this issue to the Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt, with whom I get on well, but I am always amazed at the way in which the Government can understand the positions of the powerful but as one moves down the chain of power in society can go into a position of absolute rigidity. I recall the Government's decision to exempt itself from any of the provisions of the Freedom of...

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (20 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Partnership.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (20 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: We will come to that and decide on it. Perhaps the Minister of State will indicate the gender balance of the NESC, the forum and the other bodies?

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (20 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: This country was embarrassed approximately two years ago when we were de facto suspended from the parliamentary forum of the Council of Europe because there was not a single female member on the delegation. The more enlightened European view was that we would not be allowed to vote. We acted because we were told to not because we were asked as I am sure this did not arise out of the blue. It...

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (20 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I did not think this was a confrontational issue, and that is the reason I brought this matter to the Minister of State's attention before we began. The whole system involved is very central to our attempts to institutionalise partnership. It is a matter about which much debate is still required. I did not want to begin an argument. I appreciate the thought. Circumstances outside our control...

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (20 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I accept this body is covered by the Freedom of Information Act. All the bodies will be covered. I am not happy that the definition of "confidential information" contained in this section is "information that is expressed by the Office or the Taoiseach to be confidential either as regards particular information or as regards information of a particular class or description". I believe it...

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). (20 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I accept that.

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: That remains to be seen. Did the Minister of State say a connected person can make the application but cannot appeal? That confuses me. It may be that in my advancing years I am more easily confused than before but in this case I do not think so. I do not have great faith in the constitutional judgment of the Parliamentary Counsel. It has been found wrong as often as it has been found right....

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: We know that.

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: No. On the heads of the Government be it.

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 14: In page 19, subsection (2), line 37, after "then" to insert: "the Executive shall make a decision to that effect, and shall notify the person to whom the payment was made (or his or her estate) of that decision, and the person or his or her estate may appeal to a person appointed under section 16(3) in respect of such decision within 14 days, (on grounds to be...

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister of State should put that in the legislation.

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Where does it say that?

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Social welfare has a system of appeals.

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (13 Jun 2006)

Brendan Ryan: It does not say that anywhere.