Results 11,481-11,500 of 11,861 for speaker:Brian Hayes
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: There you have it.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: It is absolutely ridiculous.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: That is correct.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: I am so inspired by the contribution of Senator O'Meara that I have to blurt it out.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: Hear, hear. That was a good speech.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: This is like "The Muppet Show" at present. Nobody is offering.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: There is no ejector button.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: The Acting Chairman is very helpful.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: Perhaps it was her accent.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: The Senator should tell the House. It is freedom of information.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: The sooner the Senator concludes the better.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: I hope my comments live up to Senator White's expectations, although I suspect not as the debate progresses. I welcome the intervention by Senator Maurice Hayes, a former Ombudsman in Northern Ireland and a distinguished member of the Oireachtas SMI committee. The Government would do well to note what he said, especially his view that the Bill is badly thought out and is being rushed through...
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: Had Second Stage been extended to tomorrow and Thursday we would not have to sit until such an outrageous hour. More important amendments than those outlined in the Bill should be introduced to the Act. In this regard the Government should consider repealing the Official Secrets Act. In 1996, an Oireachtas joint committee concluded that fundamental change was required to that legislation to...
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: There is a difference.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: That is not true.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: So that is what happened to the Senator.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: The Senator should not succumb to her flattery.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: It is purgatory.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Brian Hayes: The Minister of State certainly made the right decision last night.