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Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: He clarified it in the same way that he always does.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I fully accept an error that involved our names appearing on the Fine Gael motion.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I would be quite happy to have our names on it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Yes, I do. I did not want to abuse the procedures of the House. There is a way to do it. I am well aware of that——

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: ——but since it arose it would be foolish of me to stand up and not mention it. I would like to second Senator Hayes's proposal to amend the Order of Business. I am tired of controversial issues reaching the House by way of statements.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I will explain to the Leader, if she wants to listen to me, that we need discussions in this House in which people take positions and have to stand over them, not waffly speeches where nobody has to take a position and which enable various people to tell their constituents, in effect, that they never voted for certain things. We want some degree of accountability on the part of those who...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: Murphy is alive and well.

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: While I support the motion, there is a certain irony about Senator Ross getting excited about semi-State bodies. If he had his way there would be no such bodies, as he would have them all privatised in the first place. I presume there must be a printing error on the Order Paper as the names of only four of the five Independent Members appear under the motion.

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The name of the champion of all that is good and best in Irish politics in the backbenches behind me is missing from a motion about this matter. I have to assume it is a printing error if all of the Members of the Independent group did not support this clearly reasonable motion.

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: It has nothing to do with that.

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I have no reason to be wary of any of the people in my constituency. However, it is a bit much that a significant part of one of the speeches proposing this motion again comes to the defence of the college of the holy and undivided, which has a capacity for preciousness which exceeds anything. I remind those from that college that if it had not been for Éamon de Valera, it would have...

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: They would want to be extremely wary of striking poses about the behaviour of others.

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: All of my chips are on the left shoulder.

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: It is a complete red herring to talk about this in terms of party affiliation.

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The real issue is the appointment of incompetent and poorly qualified people to many boards. While many good people serve on boards, there is no way to evaluate people's capacity to contribute to any board. The fact that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has finally reformed that most appalling of systems, the appointments to prison visiting committees, is not worthy of...

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: The most successful period in the county's history was when Senator Leyden's party was out of Government more than it was in it, in the 20-year period from 1981 to 2001.

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: About 40 years ago that party forgot why it had been established. It spent the next ten years reminiscing about why it had been founded and 30 years ago it decided it had only one objective, which was to get into power. It determined that the best way to get into and stay in power was to provide patronage. It decided not to establish an agency to look after emigrants, as there is no point in...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I must make a confession here. I have always had a soft spot for the present Minister, even though I disagree with him on everything. This is worthy legislation. As a long standing Member of the House, I appreciate the fact that the Minister has chosen to be here himself for all of the debate so far. I hope he has heard a few things that added to his knowledge although it is not easy to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: It may be that I am simply being awkward, but No. 3 on the Order Paper reads "Order for Committee" rather than "Committee".

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Brendan Ryan: I am merely asking. I am by nature vigilant.