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Seanad: Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Act 2010: Motion (18 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: I thank all Members for their contributions which we very much welcome. It is fair to say that the task facing this Government is to get the banks out of the accident and emergency ward and into the real economy where they can become profitable and start lending again and, most important, we get our money back from them. I was before a finance committee meeting last week where I made the...

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (18 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: What I have suggested in our amendment is that fathers and mothers should be deleted and substituted by "the father, mother, blood relation, or descendant of the parents of the stillborn child". I am not hung up entirely on that, but I want to outline the reason behind it. If the Minister has another way of saying it that is more accurate than what I propose, all the better. People apart from...

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (11 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: Senator McCarthy made a very important point regarding the legislation. Members know the legislation dates back to the 1840s and Senator McCarthy said it was difficult for Parliamentary Counsel to make sense of it and it is very difficult for Senators and Deputies to make head or tail of it, given that to read this Bill one has to have in one's possession all the other Acts relevant to it....

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (5 Feb 2003)

Brian Hayes: I congratulate the Independent Senators, particularly Senator Quinn, on tabling this motion. This is one of the few areas of policy where there is cross-party support and a resolve among politicians to change motorists' attitudes. It is important to debate this issue at regular intervals throughout the parliamentary year to review progress and put other suggestions into the melting pot. The...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Dec 2002)

Brian Hayes: I cannot agree to the Order of Business this morning unless the Leader can provide time today to allow the Minister for Health and Children to come before the House to make an urgent statement concerning the tragedy that occurred in the Cavan-Monaghan area in recent days. Members on both sides of the House are aware of the tragedy concerning a woman who was six months pregnant and lost her...