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Seanad: Europol (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (4 Oct 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: I am one of those people, mentioned by the Leader of the Opposition, who gets to speak an hour later. Nonetheless, I have an equal mandate.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: I support my colleague, Senator Ó Murchú, in connection with his comments on the breaking of a court order by The Irish Times. If a politician had broken a court order and destroyed evidence, what kind of mayhem would have been created by the media? I recognise that sometimes the media can create its own mayhem, a storm in a thimble, but, regardless, this is a serious issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: I ask the Leader to request the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to attend the House for a debate on new technologies. Over the last 20 years, we have seen the blossoming of three new sectors. While the Internet, computers and mobile phone telecommunications have been blessings which have provided employment and opportunity, they have also been abused by people...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: It is especially annoying in that it is the only filling station which leads to the western motorway and represents the only chance for a great number of miles to obtain petrol. One is left without the opportunity to shop around on the route despite the fact that there is another filling station in Dublin which sells petrol for €1.02.9. How can there be a divergence of €1.27 per gallon...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: I call for a debate on the Middle East in light of leaked reports from the United States in which the intelligence community suggests the army in Iraq is not succeeding but is having the opposite effect. Those of us who take an interest in history state that one who does not watch history is condemned to repeat it. Having started with extremely laudable aims to rid the world of terrorist...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: In that light, and concluding on this——

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: One issue was raised, which was that The Dubliner magazine should not have printed matters regarding Tiger Woods's wife.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: It is not the image we want to portray and it is not the céad míle fáilte we want to extend to every guest of the country.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Fifth Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: I thank Senators for their consideration of the Bill, which has given rise to a considered debate. It is always interesting to hear the range of direct experience — as students, teachers, board members, authority members and so on — that Members of both Houses have had. That experience has fed into the Bill, ensuring it gives the institutes of technology extra status, which not only...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: This provision is already part of section 1(3) because it was amended on Report Stage in the Dáil.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: I do not believe there is a need for this amendment. The record of institutes of technology in this regard is well recognised. They offer a wide range of opportunities for education and training. On Second Stage we discussed the progression from certificate to PhD level in institutes of technology. They also have very flexible arrangements for groups like mature students. Senator Tuffy...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: No, I was here.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: Senator Tuffy is right when she says there is a responsibility on all third level institutions to ensure that people from various backgrounds, particularly those with disabilities, are included. The record has been abysmal, but one must admit that significant progress has been made by each college. The higher education access committee has done considerable work in this regard, not only by...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: While I agree with the Senator, this matter is covered in the Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992, which obtains in respect of colleges. Regarding functions, that Act states: "with particular reference to the region served by the college".

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: The former primary school teacher beside me advises me that the subordinate clause should run without a comma, but the comma is present to clarify that the time, as soon as may be or not later than three months, starts to run from the end of the academic year. The reference to the three months, including the comma, was inserted as a Report Stage amendment and was drafted by the Office of the...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: I do not propose to accept this amendment or amendment No. 7, which contains similar terms, as both refer to the policies about preparing the statement and so on that I discussed with Senator Tuffy. The policy must provide for inequality in all of the institute's activities. Subsection (3) strongly requires each institute to implement those policies by stating that once a policy is included...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: I understand why people would want the policy implemented. As such, we have stated in plain English that it should be implemented. However, I envisage a director of a governing authority, in setting up and devising his policy, setting out a timescale for the implementation of its various elements. Some might be done immediately, some in three months and others in six months. There is...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: It is not necessary, given that a governing body will devise its policy rather than having such imposed upon it from outside. It is anticipated that the colleges will want to implement their policies, but they are also instructed by the legislation to do so. They must stick to the terms of the legislation, that is, writing statements and implementing policies.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Report Stage. (6 Jul 2006)

John Gerard Hanafin: This is now a standard provision that appears in many other pieces of legislation. It only refers to the director of an institute appearing before the Committee of Public Accounts. A director appears before the Committee of Public Accounts to be accountable for the finances of his or her institute. In that context directors cannot make excuses by saying, for example, that Government policy...