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Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I will be at the Munster senior hurling final on Sunday.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I support Senator Ryan's remarks about the release of Alan Johnston. It is a great landmark and a sign of hope that humanity triumphs every now and again. In regard to Hamas, I do not believe one can ask people to adopt electoral and democratic policies and then tell them one does not like the result. One must deal with that. A lesson one should draw from Northern Ireland is that it is...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I also congratulate the people elected to the other House and welcome those who have been appointed to this House. I play on the Cathaoirleach's patience for one last time. I thank him for the way he has handled business, and for his courtesy and kindness to me on all occasions both inside and outside the House. He has set the tenor in which the House does its business and that has been...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I add my voice to the remarks of Senators Brian Hayes and O'Toole. It is very important that people go out to vote. Too many people died to get us the vote for it to be cast aside lightly. I hope we can approach something like the 80% turnout in France. I spent most of my working life as a civil servant and over that time I have had great regard for politicians from all parties with whom...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Apr 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I hate to shatter the harmony of the House on this section, but I am obviously betraying the baggage I carry with me as a former civil servant. I agree with this provision. These people are not there to be representative. There is provision for local authority representation and reflection on policing through the local liaison committees. Whatever about county councillors, I do not think...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Apr 2007)

Maurice Hayes: We are now discussing the rights and dignities of the House rather than the Bill. The Tánaiste can see the appetite in the House for such a discussion. I take some hope from his response to Senator Quinn that future consideration of these important issues concerning the liberty and rights of the subject might, if legislation is proposed, make use of the strengths of the House. This is a...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Apr 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I was going to make my suggestion later, namely, the question of filming people declining to admit to something after being cautioned. It would be sensible to have a small number of Garda stations fitted for such matters, perhaps one in each division, as one would not expect that degree of preparation in each station. In those circumstances, rooms could be properly fitted out for...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Second Stage (26 Apr 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I am grateful to Senator Walsh for sharing time with me. There is a sense that we are engaged in shadow boxing. It is a pity there is not more time to discuss this Bill in the Seanad. The Bill was greatly improved in its passage through the Dáil and I am pleased the Minister amended a number of his first suggestions. A similar improvement could have been achieved in this House because...

Seanad: Risk Equalisation: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I have little to add. This legislation is necessary and the Minister should proceed with it, if only to provide some degree of certainty to people as they prepare their accounts for the half year. Nevertheless, I hope the Minister will regard it as a holding operation. It should not deter us from considering a more fundamental review of the sector, particularly the role of the VHI....

Seanad: Risk Equalisation: Motion (26 Apr 2007)

Maurice Hayes: It is necessary that operators in the sector reflect the broad range of risks both in the demography and epidemiology of the society. There might be other ways of doing that. We should welcome the entry of Mr. Sean Quinn to the sector, not only for taking over Bupa at a difficult time for many people but also because his background in insurance indicates he is capable of injecting new life...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I am slightly reluctant to talk about the gardaí because I have been doing some informal work for them in regard to management, other such matters and the giving of general advice. It is important to underpin the morale of the Garda. At a time when it is being buffeted from all sides as it reorganises and reforms, it is also important for it to see the body politic is behind it. If we are...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (4 Apr 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am grateful to Fianna Fáil for tabling this motion at such an appropriate time. I am also grateful to my colleagues for the courtesy of allowing me to speak on it. It is time, as previous speakers said, for paying tributes and to thank the people who stuck with this process over the years and who have carried off an intermediate triumph at least. I...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (4 Apr 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I made that reference merely as a theoretical, philosophical point. These people are new found to an administration and they will have to find their way. I believe they will make mistakes and there will be forward and backward moves. However, I am struck by the parties' sense of purpose and their anxiety to make a go of it, of which I have no doubt they will. We should urge people on all...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Apr 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I would like to echo Senator Norris on the question of the nurses' dispute. It would not be helpful to have a debate on the matter, as industrial relations should be sorted out in the industrial relations arena. Debating them here would only make matters more difficult. That is not to say Members should not reflect the public's concern. Speaking as a non-party Senator, I welcome that the...

Seanad: Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Mar 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I do not pose as an expert on fishing but this is a most appropriate Bill in the circumstances of what happened yesterday. I remember the Northern Ireland (Foyle Fisheries) Act 1952 being passed, which was one of the first, if also one of the few, examples of cross-Border co-operation between the Unionist and Irish Governments. There was also...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)

Maurice Hayes: Most of what I wanted to say has been said so there is no point reiterating it. However, from the standpoint of one who was born, grew up and lives in the North, and knows both communities from the inside, yesterday was a most moving day. What moved me more than anything else were the words of Dr. Paisley and Gerry Adams, the tone in which they were spoken, the things that were not said and...

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I want to end the agony because we are undergoing a charade. I do not want to provoke the Minister into another love-in with the press. I indicated that I was not wedded to a particular form of words. The flexibility provided by the Minister in amending the legislation to the effect that a correction order shall specify "the period not later than the expiration of which, the correction...

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I welcome the Minister, Deputy McDowell, back to the House. I reiterate that I have to declare an interest in this matter as a director of Independent Newspapers and a writer. I was also involved in the working party which prepared the proposals for the Press Council. I will not delay the Minister too long on this amendment. I would not die on the ditch for the particular wording proposed...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)

Maurice Hayes: I wish to be associated with Senator Mansergh's tribute to senior civil servants. I have known many here, in the North and in Britain. It seems the more senior they are, the longer hours they work. We all owe them a debt of gratitude and I never heard the term "overtime" being introduced. While people should be rewarded for what they do, it would be an unfortunate concept to introduce...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)

Maurice Hayes: On a point of order, amending the Order would be unfair to the people trying to progress the Defamation Bill.

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