Results 8,501-8,520 of 11,861 for speaker:Brian Hayes

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: The only difference is the Minister for Finance would not be blamed for the problems experienced by the Taoiseach and dispatched to Brussels.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: He is accountable to the House.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: He is accountable to the House.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: On a point of order, when a grouping system applies it is normal that the proposer of the amendment has the right to reply.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: Given that the first was a Government amendment——

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: The majority of the amendments in the group are in the name of Senator Ryan.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: May I be helpful?

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: Standing Orders give the Chair absolute discretion in respect of the procedures of the House. Given that the majority of the amendments were in the name of Senator Ryan, I suspect one reply would not be over the top.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: In fairness, it is only one speech.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: I second the amendment.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: I second the amendment.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Minister of State for the various Stages of this debate. This Bill was first published in 2002, and four years later it is finally going through the full legislative process, even though the three offices being established under this legislation have been up and running for some time. Our deliberations this afternoon had as much to do with the question of the ancien régime and...

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: We can organise it on a more permanent basis.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: I second the amendment.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: He would resign.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: I regret that I was not in this House yesterday for the second round of the Committee Stage debate.

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: However, on the first round of the Committee Stage debate we embarked upon this interesting amendment that Senator Ryan put to the House. It is proper that if a Department is embarking on a spending programme the Department of Finance should play a part. If the Department of Education and Science seeks to spend a certain amount of money it is right that, at some point, the Department of...

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: The clear de facto position is that the Department of Finance will ultimately have control of this. There is a contradiction here. If the Bill gives the power to the Department of the Taoiseach to establish and dissolve committees without recourse to anyone, the ultimate power, in terms of financial purse strings, lies with the Minister for Finance. This represents a constitutional...

Seanad: National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: I await it with bated breath.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Jun 2006)

Brian Hayes: Section 36 was enacted.