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Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Brian Hayes: Lift the barriers.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Brian Hayes: Senator Bannon is making a pre-emptive strike.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Brian Hayes: Working class hero.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Brian Hayes: There is room on this side.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Brian Hayes: The offer might be withdrawn later.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Brian Hayes: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform could attend.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Commissions of Investigation: Motion. (1 Dec 2005)

Brian Hayes: I welcome the Minister to the House on this important day on two fronts. I understand this is the first commission of investigation to be established since the legislation went through this and the other House. When the Minister put forward his proposals in this whole area, he gave a firm commitment that there would be an investigation into clerical sex abuse in the Dublin area. It is...

Seanad: Commissions of Investigation: Motion. (1 Dec 2005)

Brian Hayes: The Minister also said that the Murphy report will be given to Mr. Birmingham's commission. I presume Mr. Murphy can, therefore, act as a witness if the commission so desires.

Seanad: Commissions of Investigation: Motion. (1 Dec 2005)

Brian Hayes: There is interest in this issue not just because the case has such a high public profile but because of the importance of the commission of investigation. This route will get to the truth in a faster and more cost efficient way and I hope it will become the model used by this and future Governments to find out what happened when such people were in custody. We also welcome the fact that the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Brian Hayes: I repeat my previous calls to the Leader and Deputy Leader to arrange a debate on Northern Ireland between now and the Christmas recess. An urgent debate is needed, particularly on the extremely contentious issue of individuals who are on-the-run, who are at large and have never faced charges for serious criminal offences they committed over the past 40 years. The Government's approach to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Brian Hayes: Other Departments should follow suit.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (30 Nov 2005)

Brian Hayes: I second the motion and I thank Senator Browne for raising this matter again. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Over the past month, there have been repeated calls in the House for a debate on the issue of road safety. My party colleagues decided to use our Private Members' time to give the House an opportunity to debate the strategy, if it can be called that, in place and to...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (30 Nov 2005)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30. (24 Nov 2005)

Brian Hayes: Every day I ask myself the same question Senator White asked. What am I at?

Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30. (24 Nov 2005)

Brian Hayes: A Chathaoirligh, thank you for selecting this matter under Standing Order 30. It is a matter of genuine concern, involving the report published yesterday by a high-level group within the Department of Education and Science and many of the partners in education which shows that 18% of teachers at primary level are male, compared with 30% less than 15 years ago. I have asked for the matter to...

Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30. (24 Nov 2005)

Brian Hayes: Second, we may have to revisit the question of a quota if the numbers in the future dramatically reduce as they have done in the past 15 years. This is a serious matter. A positive educational learning experience requires male and female teachers in primary schools. We need to ensure that in the future men are not an endangered species when it comes to teaching.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Nov 2005)

Brian Hayes: Last night in my area of Dublin south west I attended a service of remembrance for those young people who have lost their lives to the scourge of drugs in that area over the past 20 years. It is harrowing to hear of the numbers of people who have lost their lives and families destroyed as a result of the peddling of drugs. Yesterday was a very significant day for the Irish criminal justice...