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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: When the Good Friday Agreement was negotiated and endorsed in 1998 by the Irish people on both parts of this island, it was hoped reconciliation between green and orange could be achieved through the working together, particularly in Northern Ireland, of people who had been in conflict with each other for many years. I recognise on today's Order of Business the historic — there is no other...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: It is irresponsible.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: Will it come to a conclusion?

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: Does the Government want the debate on the Bill to come to a conclusion?

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: It is a subplot.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: It is all to do with the Defamation Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: I have a query about No. 7 on the Order Paper, the Defamation Bill 2006. I have been watching progress of the Bill in recent days and weeks from my office and wish to know if there is an organised filibuster to talk the Bill out to ensure it will never reach the Statute Book. I make this comment because there was a very genuine call in the House yesterday from a member of the Leader's...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: That may be so.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: We should stop the sham and say it as it is.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: If it is to be removed, we will have that debate but we should not waste time with a literary or debating club, or a very bad literary and historical society debate, when we could be discussing other issues.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: I would genuinely make the point to the Leader of the House that if it is not the intention of the Government to progress the legislation——

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: ——we should remove it from the Order Paper altogether.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: We could allocate time for genuine debates on issues such as those raised yesterday by Senator Cox and others.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: We are running out of time.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: It is not organised.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.