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Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Déantar tagairt san alt seo do scéimeanna a leasú. Deirtear go bhféadfadh an tAire " ar a thionscnamh nó ar a tionscnamh féin, nó ar iarraidh ón gcomhlacht poiblí lena mbaineann, trí fhógra i scríbhinn chuig an gcomhlacht, leasuithe a mholadh ar an scéim". Ní chím in áit ar bith in alt 17 aon rud a deir go gcaithfidh ceann an chomhlachta aontú leis na leasaithe. An bhfuil...

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Tá brón orm. Question put and agreed to. Sections 18 to 20, inclusive, agreed to.

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Caithfar cuimhniú gur cuireadh Bille trid an Oireachtas faoi Ombudsman na leanaí agus dúradh linn go raibh an-bhrú leis an reachtaíocht sin ach níl Ombudsman na leanaí ceaptha fós. Níl a fhios agam cén fáth go bhfuil moill ann. Ní dhéanfainn aon argóint dá n-iarrfadh an tAire orainn sé mh nó bliain a thabhairt ach é a fhágáil ar oscailt? Beidh gach seans go mbeidh moill...

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Thaitinn na focail seo go mór liom ach an chéad uair a léigh mé iad cheap mé go mbeadh deacrachtaí dlí leo mar is iontach an aspirations iad. Má tá cumhacht dleathach ag an choimisinéir is cuma go dtaitníonn na focail liom, ba cheart go leasófar iad. Amendment agreed to. Government amendment No. 44: In page 24, paragraph (b) lines 42 and 43, to delete "provisions, purposes and...

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Tá na deacrachtaí céanna ag an Ombudsman agus an Information Commissioner – easpa acmhainní. Tá moill mhór sa bheirt oifig mar gheall. Conas gur féidir linn bheith cinnte nach mbeidh na deacrachtaí céanna ag an gcoimisinéir? Cén saghas foirne a bheidh aige agus conas gur féidir leis bheith cinnte go mbeidh dotháin acmhainní ann dó lena phost a dhéanamh?

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Aontaím leis an gcuid is mó den méid adúirt an tAire. Nuair a théann daoine ag lorg eolais ó Roinn Stáit – eolas a bhfaighfí go neamh-oifigiúil go dtí seo – go bhfuil gach rud á chur faoin gcóras um shaoráil faisnéise. Tá sé sin ag cur moill ar dhaoine. Faoi láthair tá an tAcht um Shaoráil Faisnéise ag obair go maith ach tá sé á úsáid i gcónaí anois, de réir...

Seanad: Official Languages (Equality) Bill 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 12. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Níl mé tógtha leis an gcinneadh go ndéanfar an t-imscrúdú i gcónaí ar shlí seachas slí poiblí é. Bhéadh sé suimiúil agus úsáideach go ndéanfar an t-imscrúdú go poiblí, go mórmór nuair atáthar ag plé le heagraíochtaí móra Stáit. Cad é dearcadh an Aire ar an gcinneadh seo, go ndéanfar an t-imscrúdú ar an tslí seo i gcónaí? D'fhéadfainn a thuiscint agus...

Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I am an engineer of sorts. There are many engineers who do not accept that chemical engineers are real engineers at all, but we can always say we are regarded more highly as engineers than software engineers. We are somewhere on the spectrum at least. I try to inculcate a sense of basic safety into students when they begin the course I teach in the CIT. One of the most rudimentary things one...

Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (9 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The Government side could abstain.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Will it be possible to have a debate on the concept and meaning of collective Cabinet responsibility? I read this morning's Irish Independent with interest. We seem to be witnessing open warfare between the Minister for Health and Children and what he euphemistically describes as the Department of Finance. I will not test the Chair's patience by citing the Minister but either the Minister for...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I have made my point. The problem is that the Progressive Democrats have the Department of Finance as well as the other two Departments—

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: —but nobody in Fianna Fáil noticed. There is a PD fifth columnist inside Fianna Fáil and he is the Minister for Finance.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Senator O'Toole raised last night's incident. I was not there but there is something that should be explained. The Cathoirleach will recall that about two years ago some of the Dublin taxi drivers took great exception to a Government decision. They camped outside this House for about three days in an intimidating fashion. They also camped outside Dublin Airport for the same length of time and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I simply want to know the criteria that are used for these decisions.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I do not know whether they are talking to each other.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I would like to know which one of them is relating Government policy.

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority Bill 2002 [ Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil ] : Report and Final Stages. (3 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus na leasuithe. Tá gá fá leith dóibh go léir. All the amendments are perfectly sensible. I welcome, in particular, the requirement on the new National Tourism Development Authority to have regard to public policy on the Irish language. I have noticed a disturbing trend regarding an increasing number of tourism information signs, as opposed to local...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: A Chathaoirligh, while I do not want to incur your wrath, I sympathise entirely with Senator Norris's feelings. However, we can talk about it this afternoon. While I did suggest 15 minutes for spokespersons, I am not sure whether spokespersons should have any more time than others in this debate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Ten minutes all around is better. Many have strong feelings on the issue. I have moved beyond beating Members on the other side of the House over the head about it because it is far too serious an issue to be discussed in that manner. A report in The Irish Times yesterday contained comments from Ms Justice Laffoy that there had been "no real engagement by the Department of Education and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Apr 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I know.