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Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements. (2 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: Yes. Many Members on both sides of the House who wanted to contribute could not do so and they may want an opportunity to speak on this matter again.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements. (2 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: I know.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements. (2 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Leader of the House for organising this debate. She had received requests from many colleagues on all sides in recent months. I appreciate that she has provided time today for the debate. I warmly welcome to the House the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, and thank him for a comprehensive statement in terms of all the current issues that are before him and the...

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements. (2 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: Each Minister decided issues within that Department without ultimate recourse to the Cabinet. That is not a functioning democracy. If we are to make progress in the talks, this issue must be revisited. I know it will be difficult but it is important that Ministers serving around the Cabinet table have a sense of collective belonging. Last Saturday, I was privileged to take up the invitation...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Statements. (2 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: There was a fair degree of controversy on yesterday's Order of Business about the President's remarks on the issue of 1916——

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: A Chathaoirligh, my remarks will not be controversial. Having read the President's speech in full last night — I did not have a chance to do so beforehand — I was struck by the part of her speech in which she remarked that this year is the 90th anniversary not just of the 1916 Rising but of the Battle of the Somme. The President is right to highlight the fact that the commemoration could...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: My apologies.

Seanad: Child Care Investment Programme: Motion. (1 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: Or a Senator.

Seanad: Child Care Investment Programme: Motion. (1 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute the following: —welcomes the Government's belated and limited recognition of the costs borne by parents in bringing up their children and the need for additional maternity leave; —regrets that the Government has not provided for paid parental and paternal leave; and —further regrets that the Government's...

Seanad: Child Care Investment Programme: Motion. (1 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: Not once did I interrupt the Senator while she ranted.

Seanad: Child Care Investment Programme: Motion. (1 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: That is not a point of order.

Seanad: Child Care Investment Programme: Motion. (1 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: Not once did I interrupt the Senator despite her inflammatory remarks about my party.

Seanad: Child Care Investment Programme: Motion. (1 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: I hope I will have more time because of Senator Feeney's rather silly interruption. The question is whether the Government had prepared for, was aware of, and had put in place the mechanisms to deal with this matter in the context of its statement in the Dáil last December. The Taoiseach is correct that a variety of reciprocal arrangements exist in many EU countries. Is there a specific...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: I should explain that I, together with the the Leader and other colleagues, attended a meeting of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges with the Cathaoirleach yesterday afternoon. The fact is that a substantial group of Senators worked here all day yesterday. I appreciate the seriousness of the matter and I will take it up with Senator Browne.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Brian Hayes: Yes.