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Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: I am asking—

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: Sir, in respect of a colleague of mine—

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: Sir, with the greatest respect, a colleague of mine has put a question and he is entitled to be heard like everyone else.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: I will not have colleagues of our party being put down by one side of the House. I would ask that the question be put.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: No. I am saying that all Members have equal rights.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: They are sending e-mails.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: They were there for the Sinn Féin—

Seanad: Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2002 [ Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil ] : Report and Final Stages. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: This Bill was brought before the House in April 2002 by the then Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, former Deputy Mary Wallace, but lapsed with the dissolution of the Oireachtas. There must be a great deal of frustration within the Department about the time lag involved in the publication and enactment of the legislation. Its genesis is the EU directive...

Seanad: Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2002 [ Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil ] : Report and Final Stages. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: Ramming through.

Seanad: Crime Levels: Statements. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: Like the Minister's predecessor.

Seanad: Crime Levels: Statements. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: Correct.

Seanad: Crime Levels: Statements. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: A lot more to be done.

Seanad: Crime Levels: Statements. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: The Senator is right.

Seanad: Crime Levels: Statements. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: I thank Senator Norris for sharing time, although at times trying to stop him from speaking is like trying to stop a runaway train. I thank the Minister for the frankness of his statement. It is the first time we have seen the crime statistics, even in their provisional format, being announced so quickly. The Minister's predecessors certainly did not do it and we often received the statistics...

Seanad: Crime Levels: Statements. (3 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: The garda in question is doing a tremendous job and is making a great difference, but I bet that in a year's time he will be off the beat doing other things within the force. We must incentivise those who make a huge effort and put to one side those who are not doing their job. The Minister should examine the proliferation of knives in our major cities. A sub-culture has come into existence...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: We agree to the Order of Business. I thank the Leader for organising the debate on Iraq this afternoon from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and for arranging to have the Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt, in the House for that debate. Yesterday she took up a suggestion, first made by Senator O'Toole, that the House should look at possibly sending a delegation to Iraq to report on the situation in a free...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: Ten minutes and five minutes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: It is because of all the argument and hot air.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: I hope his employment prospects will not be compromised.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Apr 2003)

Brian Hayes: There are more to come.