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Seanad: Order of Business. (24 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Until recently, when the people of the Gaeltacht received funding, the people of Dingle made it quite clear what they thought of the Irish language. It was only when muintir na Gaeltachta managed to have spending power that pobail an Daingean discovered that the Irish language had some positives. I will repeat this.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I ask for a debate on the priorities of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. On the one hand, it was warned by a Law Reform Commission report in 1990 about problems with the legislation which was struck down by the Supreme Court yesterday. It is that long ago, but the Department never got around to acting on the matter. At the same time, the Department is fighting a diligent...

Seanad: Energy Strategy: Motion. (17 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I might mention CIT, which has been doing those things for longer than UCD.

Seanad: Energy Strategy: Motion. (17 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: It is a pity that Senator Minihan decided to make unnecessary party political points. I am really not interested in what happened in the Dáil, which can be a place of irrational confrontation and perhaps not the right setting to discuss political or other major strategic decisions. Energy is not the only issue about which we should concern ourselves. There has been a great surge in the price...

Seanad: Energy Strategy: Motion. (17 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements. (17 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I will be 60 in August.

Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements. (17 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I am not aware of anything that has changed about me apart from when I look in the mirror and see grey hair, which used to be black. I do not feel older intellectually. When I was younger I was more conservative in many ways but my politics have shifted to the left because I have developed an even healthier scepticism of all forms of power and authority as I have gotten older. I should be...

Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements. (17 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Sean Connery is regularly selected as one of the sexiest actors in the world. He is even older than I am, although I do not aspire to be him. However, this is a serious issue, which concerns integrating the fact that our population is ageing into a single view of society, which is not made up of younger and older people but which recognises that older people will frequent the same places as...

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Nuair a tharlóidh sé, tá súil agam nach mbeidh reifreann eile i mbaile fearainn eile ar imeall Gaeltachta ag iarraidh go n-athrófar an logainm ó Ghaelainn go Béarla toisc nach dtaitnaíonn sé le daoine bheith ainmnithe mar chuid den Ghaeltacht. Má theastaíonn le pobal an Daingin an logainm a athrú go Béarla, ba chóir go n-imeoidh siad amach as an Ghaeltacht. Ní féidir liom...

Seanad: Deaths of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy. (16 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Unfortunately I did not personally know either Senator Mannion or Senator Codd. Occasions such as this provide the opportunity to pay tribute to the principle of service as much as to individuals. It is worth repeating that their service was worthwhile even though not all of us would have known about it. I express my condolences to their families for their loss. It is certain that both of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I love to see Senator O'Toole in his apologetic mode.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I am naturally humble.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: That is a bit old. First, I must apologise to the House.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Instead of leaving it to land on everyone's lap, I should have done my colleagues the courtesy of telling them the Labour Party is publishing a Bill. I am speaking about the genealogy and heraldry Bill and would be happy to arrange a briefing during the coming weeks for anyone who is interested, courtesy of the Genealogical Society of Ireland, at the insistence of which we will publish the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I agree with my colleagues about the need for a broad debate on energy. On energy supply, one of the critical issues for ordinary people is the price they are paying. I have received a number of allegations that every time Bord Gáis increases gas prices because of increased wholesale gas costs, the standing charge increases proportionately. I can understand that Bord Gáis needs to increase...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: In that case, Senator Quinn should mind himself.

Seanad: Electoral Register: Motion. (10 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I was intrigued to hear that the Bill introduced by my party was unworkable. All I heard was that our Bill would establish an independent quango. I paid a visit to Ethiopia last week as part of a delegation from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs. That country is in a state of considerable electoral chaos because both the Government and the Opposition have claimed victory in...

Seanad: Electoral Register: Motion. (10 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: I await the Minister of State's response. Who could disagree with anything in the motion? One hopes the Minister of State will accept the Opposition's views but that carries optimism too far. I do not want a hope for the best or a promise that the Government will try better in future, but a structured, funded and staffed plan to ensure a dynamically active and continuous review of the...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage. (10 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: Will the Acting Chairman indicate to me when I reach six or seven minutes? I want to leave some time for my colleagues.

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage. (10 May 2006)

Brendan Ryan: According to the Order of Business, the Minister will respond at 4.50 p.m.