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Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (20 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I will be here for a long time yet.

Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (20 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: It is a fact that Committee Stage was guillotined.

Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (20 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I encourage Senators to rant.

Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (20 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: He said he would make some tweaks.

Seanad: Tributes to Deputy Head Usher of the Houses of the Oireachtas. (20 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I arrived here 22 years ago, brash, noisy and threatening everything—

Seanad: Tributes to Deputy Head Usher of the Houses of the Oireachtas. (20 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: —and secretly terrified at the same time. In many cases, one really has no idea of what is in store, particularly if one arrives, as I did, from an independent background without a tradition of political involvement. It is people like Tony who begin to give one a sense that one has actually come somewhere that has an important role. He has an ability to be there and at the same time to be...

Seanad: Tributes to Deputy Head Usher of the Houses of the Oireachtas. (20 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: They all have to look in a number of different directions at once. It has been a blessing to have somebody as calm, trustworthy, reliable and as easy to get on with as Tony, who at the same time never did anything but uphold the dignity of the House. It is, was and will continue to be a privilege for all of us to have somebody of that quality working with us. I wish him every happiness, long...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The Cathaoirleach will be aware that the Opposition is generally agreeable. All we need is to be given a good reason and we will co-operate fully with the Government. The problem this week was we found no good reason to rush through legislation. We have passed legislation in both Houses in half a day once a convincing reason was offered for so doing. The last time my party took exception to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I know what the Senator thinks.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Is this the Order of Business?

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Is it in order to read out the details of a statutory instrument on the Order of Business?

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I have already read the Order Paper.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The last time I saw Fianna Fáil in full flight trying to silence somebody, their target was the Ombudsman, who was making trouble for that party on that occasion. Now, it has allies who are apparently even more enthusiastic about silencing people than was Mr. C. J. Haughey at his worst. Perhaps Mr. Haughey's protégé is becoming more visible as a clone of the mentor.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Yes, and Senators on the Government side will hear it again with considerable vigour because they are caught badly on this issue. The real nature of the Government, which is running away with itself, has been exposed to public view. They have jumped into their bunkers and are afraid to debate. They ran away from Second Stage of this debate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: They ran away from the debate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I believe I have made my point. I formally second Senator Hayes's proposal that No. 2 be removed from the Order of Business. I also fully support Senator O'Toole's proposal that the sane voice of the Information Commissioner, a former very senior civil servant, ought to be introduced into this debate by a dispassionate consideration of his report. That involves not calling him names or...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: How many Fianna Fáil speakers were there on the Second Stage of this debate?

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Where was I? I was looking after students whom this Government wants to charge €3,000 a year. (Interruptions).

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: They want to charge them €3,000, I want to teach them.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I want to teach them and I offer no apologies to Fianna Fáil indifference to the welfare of young people if they start attacking me about looking after my students. That is silly nonsense. They really are back to type, the way they always were.