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Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)

Brian Hayes: They are relevant.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)

Brian Hayes: This relates to policy, namely, the fiasco of the Luas project, and has nothing to do with personalities. The Leader stated last week that she would seek statements from the Minister as soon as possible. Will she act on her statement? She also stated the Luas project was on budget and on time when she left office. "I do not know what has happened," she said before asking how it had all gone...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)

Brian Hayes: Bring her back.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)

Brian Hayes: The Senator knows the answer to that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)

Brian Hayes: On a point of order, nobody on this side of the House mentioned that. I said we were seeking a debate on the matter. To suggest it is the policy of our party is erroneous and the Senator knows it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)

Brian Hayes: Will we get the statements?

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)

Brian Hayes: Tell us more.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (4 Jul 2003)

Brian Hayes: I support the Leader's tributes to Liam Fitzgibbon, who has retired as Editor of Debates in these Houses. The hardest job of anyone in these Houses is to make sense of the ramblings of those of us in both Houses. Mr. Fitzgibbon and his staff have done the State some service in that regard. A serious issue arises, however, about the Editor of Debates and the transcripts that are produced....

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2003)

Brian Hayes: We agree with the Order of Business as proposed. I join in the Leader's congratulations to Senator Maurice Hayes on receiving his honorary degree from the University of Ulster yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2003)

Brian Hayes: He has other plans for that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2003)

Brian Hayes: Now you know why he is a poll topper.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2003)

Brian Hayes: If we needed any evidence from the Government that it was using the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003 to suppress information, it comes in its starkest form from Mr. Justice Kinlen today in his excellent report as the new Inspector of Prisons. He must be congratulated for the very clear, precise and direct way in which he has used the report to highlight deficiencies in the prison...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2003)

Brian Hayes: Within the first two months of his appointment he was asked to go to Western Australia and study the prison service there rather than poke his nose and ask the hard questions in this jurisdiction.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2003)

Brian Hayes: Next, they will be banning booing. Can the Leader say when the legislation to put the post of inspector of prisons on a statutory footing will come before the House? I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that motion 34 on the list of non-Government motions be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business. I ask the Government to take this motion because from next Monday a whole...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2003)

Brian Hayes: The Leader knows full well that we have 21 sitting days in which to annul such charges. I propose that we do so. I seek the debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business. Let us see the colour of the Government's money on this issue. It promised when the debate was taking place some months ago that there would not be massive hikes and charges. They are here now. People will have to pay...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2003)

Brian Hayes: Let us have that debate now. I understand the Government—

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2003)

Brian Hayes: The statement "misleading the House" is rich, coming from the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2003)

Brian Hayes: The Senator should restrain himself.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2003)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Senator for withdrawing that most ungracious remark. Next Monday the Government will impose these charges.