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Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Like everybody else, I am mystified by what is happening in the Marino Institute of Education. The Government should not take the easier route and say it is a matter for the college. We cannot have the sort of chaos which has descended. The ESRI report meshes with some of the particularly eccentric comments made yesterday regarding benchmarking. The last benchmarking report had no background...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Any disagreements between myself and my colleagues in Fine Gael are far less than the ideological gap that should exist between Fianna Fáil, as I recall it, and the Progressive Democrats.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: On the Order of Business, the ESRI report on pensions is worthy of debate in this House. There has been a massive rush towards tax incentives for private pensions and while one has no problem with that in principle, it ought to be a form of incentive which is not simply making well-off people even better off. This is essentially what the ESRI is saying.

Seanad: Immigrant Workers: Motion. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Good old Irish employers.

Seanad: Immigrant Workers: Motion. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I have tried to avoid excessive accusations other than criticising the Government's lethargy on this matter. The Minister's proposals are interesting but I wish to ask him one question. Given the range of nationalities of immigrants, in what language will the prospective employee sign the section of the application for a work permit which lists the functions of the job, salary, wages,...

Seanad: Immigrant Workers: Motion. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I thought Deputy Joe Higgins got his hands on the Fianna Fáil amendment. This is not simply a moral issue but it is also an important business one. We do not need extensive legislation to deal with the immediate issue. We need to spend €50,000 to translate all our basic documentation into the language of each significant group working here. A Ukrainian immigrant worker should have a copy...

Seanad: Immigrant Workers: Motion. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I base my information on the Department's website.

Seanad: Immigrant Workers: Motion. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Am I to accept that the 150 Moldovans, 450 Ukrainians or 122 Bulgarians who received work permits since 1 January are all highly skilled? They are not. If those people are brought here and tied to their employers' work permits, they will remain vulnerable to the threat of exploitation. This workforce is complex in terms of language, culture and political history. In addition to changing the...

Seanad: International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I stated on Second Stage that I was surprised by the absence of an EU dimension. The Minister may have mentioned this; I heard most of his reply but may have missed some. Does the lack of an EU dimension not have implications? Do our trade relations and various contractual or treaty-related relations with the European Union not have implications? Will every EU state be acting entirely...

Seanad: International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Will it?

Seanad: International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I have a few questions on the contents of the Capetown convention, none of which is very awkward. Will we be able to address them when we discuss the Schedule to the Bill?

Seanad: International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Does "all courts and tribunals" refer to all courts and tribunals in this State?

Seanad: International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: The explanatory memorandum for this Bill is extremely helpful, which is not always the case with such memoranda. I will not, however, celebrate the major spin-off benefits this company provides for legal and accounting firms. They do not deserve my sympathy but I acknowledge the benefit the company can bring in consolidating company activities here.

Seanad: International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: This is a somewhat worrying section. It states: A court or tribunal may not make an order or decision that would have the effect of binding the Registrar if the order or decision would prevent the Registrar from providing the services prescribed . . . Is that constitutional? It seems unconstitutional to suggest that we can write legislation which tells the courts they can never make an order....

Seanad: International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I accept that.

Seanad: International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I was reading through the Bill and looking for things to ask the Minister. Despite my best efforts, I could not think of any amendments. Section 13 is peculiarly worded. I do not remember sections of other Bills concerning ministerial orders providing that "The Minister shall arrange for every order made under this Act to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as practicable...

Seanad: International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I do not think it makes much difference.

Seanad: International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I have a few questions regarding Schedule 1. The first relates to Article 2, on page 11. I would like the Minister to elaborate on the role that what are termed "railway rolling stock" and "space assets" are playing in the Bill. The context of the Bill is helicopters and other aircraft, therefore, I was a little perplexed about these references, particularly space assets. I am curious about...

Seanad: International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: Not quite, although I will not hold up Members for long. I have a question on Article 44.1, on page 27. It states: "The courts of the place in which the Registrar has its centre of administration [which will be in this country] shall have exclusive jurisdiction to award damages or make orders against the Registrar." I am not sure how the protocol's provision that orders may be made against...

Seanad: International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 May 2005)

Brendan Ryan: I am happy that the provisions of Schedule 2 are included, but I wonder about the reasons behind them. Articles 1.2(a) and 1.2(b), on page 35, define aircraft and aircraft engines. Article 1.2(b) mentions "aircraft engines (other than those used in military, customs or police services)". Is there a reason for that expulsion? The less trade there is in such items the happier I would be.