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Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I appreciate the complications involved in that the issue does not relate solely to this Bill. However, before it is enacted into law, we should clarify precisely what the phrase means. While I know that any Senator who might be declared bankrupt would immediately cease to be a Member of the Oireachtas, I am not sure that one would be prohibited from running again if the provision was...

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Perhaps the Government does, to coin a point.

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: My counterpart in the other House might not be so agreeable. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Question proposed: "That section 5 stand part of the Bill."

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I have just one question on the section. Do I understand correctly that the terms "conviction for an offence" and "serious misconduct" relate only to the carrying out of professional duties? Could a person be convicted of a totally separate serious offence without being automatically disbarred? For instance, let us suppose an optometrist had a conviction for child sexual abuse. Would that...

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Section 5 refers to a person who "is not prohibited or suspended from practising in the profession—

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: —by reason of . a conviction for an offence, or . serious misconduct, in connection with the carrying out of professional duties." Does the term "conviction for an offence" refer to that of "in connection with the carrying out of professional duties" or is it—

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: That is what I thought it meant.

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: What will prevent somebody who had committed a very serious offence from practising? I do not want to hold up Committee Stage.

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I suppose so. Question put and agreed to. Section 6 agreed to. Amendments Nos. 2 to 4, inclusive, not moved. Sections 7 to 11, inclusive, agreed to. SECTION 12.

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I suspect there is no one in the House, including the Minister, who can argue with Senator Henry on the technicalities of this matter. The experience in dealing with any substance which is potentially harmful or toxic is that the people who are least well trained are those who are the most casual. It is a well-documented fact that there are fewer explosions during the off-loading of crude oil...

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I wish to pose a question that, I suspect, will also be close to Senator Quinn's heart. The Minister states the Bill is the product of 30 years of effort. Surely some of its provisions could be brought into force within a guaranteed timeframe of anywhere from three months to a year. I do not hold with the practice of not laying down time limits for fear something might happen. The Houses of...

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: We should.

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 9, subsection (2), line 36, to delete "1956 to 2002" and substitute "1956 and 2003".

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: That is a matter for the parliamentary counsel when the Bill is ultimately passed. Our point is that stating "1956 to 2002" suggests there are more than two Acts. There are only two.

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: It would be remiss of me not to say that this is long overdue legislation and I compliment the Minister on grinding it out of the Parliamentary Counsel. I tried out some of these reading glasses and they did not make much difference to my eyesight.

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 7, line 34, after "2000" to insert ", provided that an environmental impact statement for the purposes of this Act shall be carried out by a person who does not benefit financially from the approval of the project to which it relates". I do not know how many Members have read environmental impact statements. I have read too many and have become increasingly...

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: We do not have two Attorneys General.

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I want to give an example of what developers can do. The issue of noise arose on a project around Cork Harbour. A background test and an assessment of the increased level of night-time noise were carried out. The noise level was said to increase from 14 to 15 decibels, which sounded like a minuscule amount. However, the scale is log long which means 15 decibels is ten times higher than 14....

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 8, line 13, after "2000" to insert ", provided that an activity which is an established activity pursuant to this definition shall cease to be an established activity on the fifth anniversary of the enactment of the Protection of the Environment Act 2003".

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: It was an error on my part. I withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.