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Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: Not being able to afford a house is an emotional subject.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: Is the Government going to stop those grants?

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: The Government is keeping people out of housing.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: That is what will happen.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: Does that still exist? I thought the Government had abandoned it.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: The Government will not move to the left in any case.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister should look at the rest of Europe.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: The Senator says that like nobody else.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: This has been a night of revelations for me. The first is that Fianna Fáil seems to have discovered that the building industry has been ripping off the nation for 20 years when in fact it is the number one conspirator in allowing it to happen. The party allowed those who fund it – and keep members in the style to which they are accustomed – to rip off the nation and it has done so...

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: The supply of building land presents a problem, but, yet again, it is the supporters of Fianna Fáil who are sitting on it. They hope to get rid of the present appalling provision, as they see it, for social and affordable housing in order that they can maximise their returns from land they will not now sell to provide housing for those who desperately need it. There is a solution to which...

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: We thought they had some influence with the Government— (Interruptions.)

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: Finally, a Chathaoirligh, they have realised they were spending like social democrats and taxing like Tories and got caught after the general election. Now they are behaving like the Tories they are. Not only will they do social damage with the current Estimates, they will also cause enormous economic damage. They will set the country back five years by ideological nonsense— ...

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: —based entirely on protecting the vanity of the Minister for Finance. Amendment put. Tá

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: I am interested in Senator Minihan's offer to recruit us. Given that the Progressive Democrats tried to recruit me at one time the party obviously sees itself as a very broad church.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: I will observe decorum and not mention the person who approached me but I will happily tell Senator Minihan afterwards.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: I wish to move an amendment to the Order of Business. Before dealing with No. 1, the House should discuss the decision of the Government to renege on its commitment to extend the medical card scheme to an additional 200,000 people. This is a specific issue announced by the Taoiseach yesterday and is a complete reversal of a commitment in the Government manifesto. It will affect low income...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: This is so important that the Senator would be better to listen to it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: The Leader could accept it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: No, the Leader could accept it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: Yes. Amendment put: "That a debate on the decision of the Government in relation to medical cards be taken before No. 1." Tá