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Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: Trespassers.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: That is crackers. The Minister was found out on that argument before.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: The Minister should not repeat it.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: The Minister made that argument before and he was found out on it.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: That could be addressed by changing the definition on Committee Stage.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: We waited long enough to have this debate and I am delighted that finally Senator Morrissey, with the support of at least some of his colleagues, decided to introduce this Bill to debate this matter. People who are viewing this debate will not be fooled by this political charade that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and his colleagues in Cabinet have been involved in for the...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: He was attacked——

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: Yes, right, left and centre for daring to suggest that we should change the law on this area. He was attacked in the Dáil when he brought forward his Private Members' Bill. The Government, having voted it down for the most spurious reasons, when it could have tabled amendments to change the definitions on Committee Stage, has now, I suspect, with the guiding hand of the Tánaiste and...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: I congratulate Senators Morrissey and Brennan on their excellent reading of their speeches into the record. I would like to send them to my five year old to teach her how diction should be properly formed and words should be announced. It was excellent stuff; they should keep it up. People outside this House will realise what has gone on. They will realise it is a sham. The Government had...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, who I believe was a Deputy at that time in 1997, did not bring forward amending legislation or identify the great deficiencies we are now led to believe characterised the 1997 legislation. If one speaks to any practising lawyer in this town, he or she will tell one that the great advantage of the 1997 legislation, particularly...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: If we had more co-operation from them at that stage they could have even improved it. Having effectively binned Senator Morrissey's legislation the Minister said that the Government, some 12 months later, will bring forward its legislation on this area. Any fair-minded person will see the constant flip-flopping of the Minister on this issue. They will acknowledge, beyond doubt, the...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: Exactly, it was political cowardice. It was found out not only on this but on many other issues. We need to think long and hard in terms of the rebalancing the position. We want to make it clear that where an intruder trespasses on an individual's property, absolute rights are given to the property owner in respect of what he or she can do. Those rights are well subscribed to in the...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: In effect it is binning it and introducing its own Bill.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: On a point of order, the Minister has no standing in this House. He cannot make a point of order here. The only people who can make points of order are the 60 Senators of Seanad Éireann. The Minister cannot make a point of order; he has absolutely no standing here. He is here at our invitation. He has no rights to make points of order, good bad or indifferent. I am surprised he does...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: Let us do it tomorrow morning. What about the Minister's Bill? What will happen to that? People looking at this will see that the Government has once again been caught out on an issue our party first raised. The people know where the truth lies in this case and they know all the about-turns for which the Minister and his colleagues are famous. This is just another one of them and we will...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: The Senator moves in a different stratosphere from us all.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: Senator Ross must be joking.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: Negotiations continue as we speak.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: Has the Cabinet approved it?

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

Brian Hayes: Has the Cabinet approved it?