Results 11,501-11,520 of 11,861 for speaker:Brian Hayes

Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: That is wrong.

Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)

Brian Hayes: There is more information in the briefing note than there is in the answer.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: We agree to the Order of Business. The exercise yesterday where Members of the House had the opportunity to question Mr. Proinsias De Rossa, a member of the Convention on the Future of Europe, was most worthwhile. The Whips should meet in advance of next week's meeting to see if all Members can be involved in the questioning. It was an excellent debate for those who took part – one third of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: It sounds like North Korea, does it not?

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: It is time to nationalise CIE.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: It is worse than Calcutta.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: This is a vocational Chamber.

Seanad: Suicide Incidence: Statements. (27 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Malley, to the House and thank him for his address on this important issue. I congratulate Senator Cyprian Brady who initiated this debate in the House last week on the Order of Business. We have heard a broad range of views on this issue and it is important that the Houses of the Oireachtas should continually highlight and concentrate on the awful...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: I wish to propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 2 be deleted from the Order of Business until such time as the advice the Attorney General gave to the Government is made available to Members, concerning the constitutionality of the Local Government Bill 2003. Irrespective of one's views on the substantive issue contained within the legislation, Members of both Houses of the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: If that is the case, why have we not seen the colour of the Government's money? The Government will publish this Bill on Friday when Members are scattered to the four corners of the world. If the Government decision was taken yesterday, why was it not published then?

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: The reason the legislation is to be published on Friday is that all sides of the House have some difficulty with it. This is bad law and the Government is attempting to overturn legislation that was agreed on an all-party basis in 1997. It is not good for accountability or the notion of democracy. Why can Members from all sides and people outside the Houses not see decisions that were taken...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: Publish the legislation and be damned.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: Why wait until Friday?

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: So publish it. (Interruptions).

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: It is an amendment to the Order of Business to which we will come later.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: It is called the nuclear option.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: Perhaps the Senator will publish his legal advice.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: The Senator should stick to Iraq.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: Richard Nixon spoke about the silent majority.