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

Brendan Ryan: This is not one of the sections on which there is considerable argument. It states: "'emission limit value' means the mass, expressed in terms of a specific parameter, concentration or level of an emission, or both a specific concentration and level of an emission, which may not be exceeded during one or more periods of time:". I cannot follow this definition. A mass expressed as a...

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

Brendan Ryan: I am not particularly well qualified either.

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

Brendan Ryan: In what language was the directive first written? I have the feeling this definition could have been the victim of a translation from one or more languages. I am not suggesting we insert the French version.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (19 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The Leader's enforced brevity causes me a somewhat of a problem because I did not realise the debate was so well advanced. Great credit is due for even attempting to deal with this issue because I believe a satisfactory resolution is not possible, it is a case of just making one's best guess. I must declare that I am married to a psychiatrist, therefore, my judgment on many issues relating to...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (19 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: That is precisely what I am saying.

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme: Motion. (19 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The Senator might talk about women for one minute instead of talking about the Labour Party. He should say something constructive.

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme: Motion. (19 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The programme was to be completed in 2002.

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme: Motion. (19 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The Senator should talk about now.

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme: Motion. (19 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: What about the the Fianna Fáil manifesto?

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme: Motion. (19 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Senator O'Rourke would never interrupt in such a manner.

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme: Motion. (19 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Most of this debate has been conducted in a reasonably constructive spirit. The voters of Westmeath decisively answered the Senator who commented on the role of the Labour Party by coming down on the side of my party chairman, particularly in Mullingar. That argument in Westmeath is over and it is time it ended here because we wish to engage in serious political debate. Much of the time I...

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme: Motion. (19 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: He was referring to a situation where money is scarce. I do not accept that it is. The Government is constrained by ideology from using the funding at its disposal because it will not act in a sensible manner. That would require it to prioritise and borrow sensibly and intelligently for capital projects that are economic while using current resources to fund current problems, among them the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The years are obviously catching up on my senior colleagues on the Independent benches.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Less than a week after the issue was debated in the Houses, it seems ridiculous to have to ask the Leader to have a member of the Government come before the House to explain precisely what is its policy on the possibility of war in Iraq. The current approach appears to be based on the good cop, bad cop routine, with the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs choosing to speak...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I was not aware this was the policy of the Government, particular the Progressive Democrats Party.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The leak was clearly inspired. One would expect the Fianna Fáil Party to take an issue which involves a risk to 12 million children as seriously as the rest of us and at least avoid heckling when it is raised. I ask for clarity from the Government on its position in the event that the United Nations does not pass a second resolution next Friday. I am aware of everybody else's position,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I raised it on the Adjournment without much success.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The Government is already doing that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Senator Mooney is the only one who believes that.

Seanad: Fischler Proposals for Agriculture: Motion. (12 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: That is unfair. The Senator is not here to defend himself.