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Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: Are they Government amendments?

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: Government is the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Cathaoirleach and the Leader for facilitating the matter of Senator Higgins's resignation from the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission and the replacement by a Fine Gael Senator. I appreciate the manner in which this matter has been facilitated to allow the new member to take up his or her duties at the earliest possible time. Many Fianna Fáil members were shocked to hear the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: May I ask the Leader ——

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: I have not even asked the question yet.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: This is a matter of current controversy. I respect the leader of the Fianna Fáil group in this House, who comes from a very experienced background. Could the Leader put on the record her party's position on this issue? Most Fianna Fáil members throughout the country were shocked and disgusted to hear that their party would possibly coalesce with a paramilitary organisation after the next...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: The issue needs clarification. I know Fianna Fáil wants to ditch the Progressive Democrats as soon as possible and produce a new partner.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: The people do not want Sinn Féin in Government for a long time. Will the Leader clarify the comments of the Minister for Foreign Affairs at the earliest juncture? Good people with democratic standing need to stand up for democratic values and not woo those who have done so much harm to our country. I asked last week whether the Leader would inform the House when the Government intends to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: The Senator was not with them then.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: Senators should realise that this is a sovereign State, not merely a Parliament.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: Why has the Government not ordered Committee Stage of the Garda Síochána Bill 2004 given that it concluded Second Stage on 11 March? It has taken seven months for the Government to put it back on the Order Paper. I raise this in light of the Government's recent announcement of the dismissal of Superintendent Kevin Lennon following the conclusions of the Morris tribunal. This is a serious...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: If in doubt, leave them out.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Educational Facilities: Motion. (6 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: It is called a paper trail.

Seanad: Educational Facilities: Motion. (6 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: I second the motion. I welcome the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, to the House. It is usually a bad idea to appoint teachers or doctors to the positions of Minister for Education and Science and Minister for Health and Children, respectively, but I make an exception in the case of the current Minister. I wish her well in the years ahead in this challenging portfolio. I...

Seanad: Educational Facilities: Motion. (6 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: I will not refer to the freedom of information request, about which the Senator may have something to say later. When we ask Ministers to do a job, we should be cognisant of what they say. In this case, two educational experts have come down fairly and squarely on the side of St. Catherine's College continuing as a school of excellence for home economics education. We cannot put their views...

Seanad: Educational Facilities: Motion. (6 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: That is right.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: That should not take too long.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2004)

Brian Hayes: There were no upgrades.