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Seanad: Report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals, 2001: Statements. (7 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister of State can rely on me.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: As the officially endorsed representative of the younger generation on these benches since the Members behind me claim seniority and therefore recognise—

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: Since I do not believe in discrimination on age grounds I am quite happy to defer to the senior citizens behind me on this occasion. I support Senator Hayes on the issue of the report of the Ombudsman. The delays by the Revenue contrast with the Taoiseach's attitude in the Dáil yesterday to the question of tax exiles who take large sums of money out of the State.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: No. Senator Hayes did not move an amendment to the Order of Business on the issue of the Ombudsman. He asked the Leader about it. I leave the rail issue to my colleagues. I ask the Leader for debate on a number of issues while there is not huge pressure of business. The first issue is that of privatisation on which the Leader is a national authority. The recent success of the ESB in America...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: On the issue of race and immigration, we not only have an input but an obligation and a responsibility. I would like for us to debate the issues of race, immigration and attitudes to it within and without politics. It badly needs to be restated that the rest of us do not approve and reward such behaviour.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: Can they be made chairman of a committee if they have transgressed?

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: Fianna Fáil wants to bury the Flood Tribunal.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: It is.

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits: Motion. (6 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá aithne againn ar ár gcéile le níos mó blianta ná a theastódh leis an Aire go luafaí iad ach tá sí níos óige ná mise agus mar sin is féidir trácht a dhéanamh orthu.

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits: Motion. (6 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: Warped it may be but I have been called worse, so I will live with that. The driving force behind this was the profound reluctance of the previous Government to provide proper child care facilities. Let us look at the numbers. The level of what the Irish establishment, epitomised by the present Government, believes to be an adequate income is the sort of figure which, in most of our newspaper...

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits: Motion. (6 Nov 2002)

Brendan Ryan: I would not boast about that since that happened because more people were at work. Of course we welcome that fact. The impetus for the growth in employment started before the previous Government came into office. Given the práiseach it made of the public finances over the last year, I suspect that impetus will grind to a halt quite rapidly because of its inability to realise that society and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Oct 2002)

Brendan Ryan: It is worth pointing out that teachers have been sacked because church authorities have deemed their behaviour incompatible with the school ethos. It has happened in universities too – it happened in Maynooth. It is not, therefore, just a theoretical abstraction.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Oct 2002)

Brendan Ryan: Yes, it was upheld by the Supreme Court. I agree with Senator O'Toole. Our debate should not impinge on the criminal investigations, which I hope are now ongoing, but we need to reflect on the institutional arrangements in the State, the degree to which they can be used to cover up the crimes of individuals and, to the degree that it exists, how the well-being of an institution is assumed to...

Seanad: Sub-committee of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges: Motion (Resumed). (24 Oct 2002)

Brendan Ryan: I have been a Member of this House for over 20 years and have found in that time that Senators are often too defensive about Seanad Éireann. An examination of the campaign for social reform shows that many matters were first discussed in this House at times when they could not have been raised in the other House. The matters to which I refer include controversial topics like divorce and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Oct 2002)

Brendan Ryan: I am delighted with the degree to which the House was able to agree on various matters in my absence. I hope it was a coincidence. I am glad the Leader and the Committee on Procedure and Privileges managed to change the number of Members on committees. I pay tribute to her. She has always been more than willing to be agreeable. Because of this, she is particularly difficult to deal with when...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (23 Oct 2002)

Brendan Ryan: Given Senator Maurice Hayes's significance in this area, I would happy to share some of my time with him. I would not like to be the cause of his not having the time he requires to make his contribution.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (23 Oct 2002)

Brendan Ryan: It can be difficult for somebody from Cork particularly, but the South generally, to follow Senator Hayes as they might say things which are trite. Various thoughts come to mind when one listens to a Minister as erudite as the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Nobody has ever disputed his abilities, he is a very capable man and the negotiations on Northern Ireland are in capable hands. There is a...

Seanad: Business of Seanad. - Digital Hub Development Agency Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (23 Oct 2002)

Brendan Ryan: I have not seen the groupings and I cannot agree to these amendments being discussed together.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. - Digital Hub Development Agency Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (23 Oct 2002)

Brendan Ryan: I am sorry to be awkward but I have not seen the groupings.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. - Digital Hub Development Agency Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (23 Oct 2002)

Brendan Ryan: I wrote some of the amendments but I have not seen the groupings.