Results 5,221-5,240 of 6,030 for speaker:Brendan Ryan

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I have no objection to the amendment, but I wish to pose a question. When we discuss the convention provisions to which the amendment refers or those to which the section refers, we are speaking only about those provisions that will be referred to in European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003. Does section 7 restrict the Human Rights Commission to the defence and vindication of those...

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Is the commission entitled to assist people in asserting those rights even though they are not mentioned in the Bill?

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I support my colleagues in their measured objections to the principle of a Bill being published between 9 a.m and 9.30 a.m. this morning when it appeared in our post. It is stated on page 3 that the Bill contains references to around 14 other pieces of legislation. No amount of preliminary leaks, warnings or drafts could prepare an Opposition spokesperson without the availability of a Bill....

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I am finished on that topic but wish to record my view that it is entirely unacceptable.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Dissolve? Does the Leader know something we do not?

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Second Stage. (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Second Stage. (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Very impressive. I understand the Minister.

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Second Stage. (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The European Convention on Human Rights is a most extraordinary achievement, not because it contains the wonderful, highfalutin language of, say, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights but because, within limited legal frameworks, it confers extra-territorial enforcement rights on a court independent of the judiciaries and executives of individual states. It was...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Second Stage. (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: There are many aspects of the Bill with which I have no difficulty because many of them are concerned with making the present law enforceable and, therefore, worth implementing. It came as a shock to us all to discover that a garda out of uniform could not observe activities in a pub to see whether people under age were being served. It was also a shock for me to discover how difficult it was...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: It will be struck from the record.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Senator O'Toole is a Kerryman.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Yes.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: It is in the public domain.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: They always are.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: To listen to the Government, particularly the Fianna Fáil element, one would think the world only began yesterday. There were reasons the electoral Acts were changed to control expenditure, reasons we all now have to disclose donations, election expenditure is regulated and there is ethics in public office legislation. Overwhelmingly, this is the case because people connected with Fianna...

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Fianna Fáil was in government throughout this period but its record in winning by-elections was totally changed following the implementation of these measures. I do not know whether it is cause and effect but Fianna Fáil keeps telling us that expenditure is not the problem. Nobody else believes it is not an issue. Perhaps Fianna Fáil will tell us the reason it wants to continue spending...

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I was here at the time.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: So that I will not be the recipient of a reprimand from Senator O'Toole, I will say that what I mean by neutrality is that we retain for the Irish people the right to decide whether we should become involved in military conflict. We should not sign that away, taking the choice away from the people so that they are compelled to become involved in conflict because of some treaty or agreement....

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Again, I repeat—

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Jun 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I am quite happy with the time warp.