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Seanad: Order of Business. (30 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: May I propose a solution to the situation the Leader has outlined? I understand perfectly the difficulty she has in producing a Minister willy nilly out of a hat. If she gives a commitment that a debate will take place tomorrow for an hour or two, I will withdraw my amendment today. I suggest that No. 5, the National Economic and Social Development Office Bill, not be proceeded with tomorrow....

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: I am grateful for the Leader's suggestion and I withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: Given the very recent decision of the High Court to release and quash the conviction of a 41 year old convicted of statutory rape — a person known in the courts as Mr. A — I propose that following the Order of Business, the House debate this matter to clarify the view of the Government and its decision following its meeting this morning. I formally move an amendment to the Order of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Local Authority Operations: Motion. (24 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: I thank Senator Dardis and his colleagues for allowing us the opportunity to debate what is an extremely important issue, particularly in urban Ireland. It has become a major concern in new areas of Dublin. Ostensibly, it affects younger people who buy their first house and then find they must pay more than €1,000 per year, as Senator Morrissey stated, on this additional charge which other...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (24 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage. (24 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: I support Senator Paddy Burke's amendment. The Senator has been labouring in the vineyard on this issue for the past 24 hours. The case is straightforward. There is a unanimous view on both sides of the House that we should not preclude councillors from being members of this authority — that is the net point. I suspect the Minister of State, in his deepest thoughts, agrees with us, so let...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: Will the Leader agree that both Houses have an immediate obligation to respond to yesterday's Supreme Court ruling on statutory rape? Will she find out, for the information of the House, what is the Government's intention on proposed legislation to respond to the unanimous view of the court concerning this issue? Once again, in my mind, the Oireachtas has been caught napping on an issue which...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: School Accommodation. (23 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this matter for the Adjournment. I have been asked on behalf of the board of management, the management and the staff of St. Mark's junior school in Springfield in Tallaght to raise an issue concerning its accommodation. Recently, the school made an application to the Department of Education and Science for two prefabs. Before Easter, to the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: That was a few years ago.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: The Government Whip is in trouble.

Seanad: Death of Staff Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (23 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: On behalf of the Fine Gael group in the House, I join with the Cathaoirleach and the Leader in offering our sympathy to the family of Ms Breda Courtney, who was well known to many people in this House and the Dáil for her work as a parliamentary reporter over many years. As well as expressing sympathy to her family, I sympathise with her work colleagues, who are with us today. The...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: The House should register its thanks to members of the Garda Síochána, to the staff and clergy of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin and to all those involved in averting a potential disaster in the cathedral last week. I refer to the hunger and thirst strike by a number of Afghan refugees. There were ugly scenes outside that great cathedral involving demonstrators of various descriptions,...

Seanad: Treaty of Amsterdam: Motion. (17 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: I second the motion.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (16 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (16 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (16 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (16 May 2006)

Brian Hayes: I second the amendment.