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Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: We gave her notice of this on Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: Like Nelson.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: That is advertising.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: I thank Senator McHugh for sharing his time. We should deal with the issues he has raised on Committee and Report Stages. I welcome the Bill and welcome the Minister of State to the House. It is wrong for politicians to start play acting with the independence of a commission which makes these difficult choices every five years or so. We do not want to return to the past when this kind of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: May I use this opportunity to congratulate all of those involved in brokering a deal in Derry over the past 24 hours between the Orange Order, the Apprentice Boys and the Bogside residents? The deal was largely brokered by the Derry Chamber of Commerce and is a model to which all of the contentious parades in Northern Ireland should accede. We owe our congratulations to the chamber of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: I hope efforts can be made to bring pressure to bear on South Africa, which is the largest and most significant country in the region.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: As this is my first opportunity to speak tonight, I want to respond to the remarks made by the Minister, Deputy McDowell, about a colleague of mine, Senator Higgins, at the start of this evening's debate. The charge of abuse of privilege is a very serious one. As every Member of the House is aware, there are means and ways of investigating such a charge if it is made by a Member of the House....

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: I would like to inform those who may not be aware of it that the only persons who can raise points of order in the Seanad are the Members of this House. The fifth group of amendments relates to the proposed establishment of an ombudsman commission. The Government has moved some of the way to addressing the concerns which have been raised by Opposition Members of this House and the other...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: Like some of my party colleagues, I met Mrs. O'Loan and I saw the operation of her office. I was impressed by the manner in which her inspectorate works. It is clear that Mrs. O'Loan cannot come to a determination on every single case. She relies on her investigating team of officers, many of whom are from other jurisdictions. I noted a number of people from the London Metropolitan Police,...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: I do not think it is an equal relationship if one is left with two people, one of whom favours one decision and the other of whom favours another decision. The person who is deemed to be the chairperson ultimately makes the decision. It is an unequal relationship. We need to consider this aspect of the matter in further detail.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: The Senator is correct.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: That is why they are so expensive.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: There is a procedure.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: Six months.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: We can only refer to the amendments as passed by the Seanad.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: Without detaining the House for too long I wish to refer to a number of points. Amendment No. 52 is crucial. I also was not aware that members of the Garda Síochána did not have to account for their actions. It shocked most members of the public when this came out from the Morris tribunal report. Senator Maurice Hayes is also right to state the entire objective of this is to challenge...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: The question must be put by the sergeant.

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Committee Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: I fully support Senator Quinn. In addition, one of the objectives of the legislation is to tidy the existing Statute Book. The real problem for practitioners is that the Government has not yet published a revised Statute Book despite its intention to do so. Will the Minister for State include in his reply details on the current timeframe for publication of a revised Statute Book? It is of...

Seanad: Interpretation Bill 2000: Report and Final Stages. (29 Jun 2005)

Brian Hayes: I second the amendment on behalf of the Fine Gael Party. The subject matter of the amendment is already in place because I am aware that specific reference is regularly made in the High Court and Supreme Court to columns of debate in this House and the other House as a means of supporting or denying a claim made by a plaintiff. If the Minister of State, in respect of subsection (b) refers to...