Results 1-20 of 501 for speaker:Maurice Hayes

Seanad: European Union (Scrutiny) Bill, 2001 changed from European Union Bill, 2001: Second Stage. (16 Oct 2002)

Maurice Hayes: As chairman of the National Forum on Europe, I pay tribute to all the parties for having readily accepted the points made in the first report of the forum regarding scrutiny in the Oireachtas of European business. It is important that we pass the Bill today and do not wait to improve it, as many think it could be improved, to ensure this term's business can proceed. Like Senator Quinn, I hope...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (23 Oct 2002)

Maurice Hayes: I was thinking of doing what Members in the other House did – defining myself as a technical party for the purposes of this debate.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (23 Oct 2002)

Maurice Hayes: It would not be for the money. I will be less nuanced than otherwise I might be.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (23 Oct 2002)

Maurice Hayes: The Senator is very kind and I thank him for that. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Cowen, on his speech, which was thoughtful and purposeful, and on the way in which he is tackling this subject. His speech should be read in parallel with Prime Minister Blair's speech – also a nuanced one – rather than the soundbites taken from it. I wish I...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2002)

Maurice Hayes: I, too, wish to join the queue of support for a debate on fisheries and the marine. I also support Senator Norris in his request for a debate on decommissioning. We can get hung up on weapons and decommissioning. The more important items to decommission are the beatings because they are the things that impinge on ordinary people. I am sure Senator Norris will be pleased to know that it would...

Seanad: Report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals, 2001: Statements. (7 Nov 2002)

Maurice Hayes: I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate him on his appointment and on an enlightened and thoughtful address. It is one thing having up to date mental health legislation which meets all the European requirements and so on but unless resources are put into it, it is an empty shell. It is important we keep applying the pressure and ensure resources are put into the mental health...

Seanad: Lindsay Tribunal Report: Motion. (13 Nov 2002)

Maurice Hayes: I have some sympathy with the point raised by Senator Ryan. I unequivocally support the paragraph which supports the Government decision to refer the report to the Director of Public Prosecutions. I cannot put my hand on my heart and say that services are above reproach. I am encouraged by the tone of the Minister's reply, it was compassionate, measured and sensible. It is the decent thing to...

Seanad: Lindsay Tribunal Report: Motion. (13 Nov 2002)

Maurice Hayes: The Minister might examine the function of that person. Is the person there to monitor or act as an early warning system?

Seanad: Lindsay Tribunal Report: Motion. (13 Nov 2002)

Maurice Hayes: I have experience of dealing with this issue on a policy basis in Northern Ireland and I am aware of the difficulties surrounding the emerging knowledge at the time and at what stage people might have been expected to know but there is little doubt that one third of the way through the 1980s the question of the treatment of products was accepted and I am surprised there were not major warning...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Nov 2002)

Maurice Hayes: I thank Members for their good wishes yesterday in relation to the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation. If there is a Seanad tee-shirt I would be glad to wear it. I have some sympathy with the point made by Senator O'Toole in relation to the Garda Complaints Board. It is shameful that any group of people who set out to encourage other people to report breaches of the law would remain silent...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Dec 2002)

Maurice Hayes: I do not want to turn this into a madrigal with everybody singing the same song. I, too, support the representations in relation to The Irish Catholic. It is a ridiculously tight interpretation of RTÉ's requirements and makes a nonsense of freedom of thought, speech and religion.

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption by Young People: Statements. (11 Dec 2002)

Maurice Hayes: I agree with most of what the previous three speakers said, although I would not want to follow Senator Ó Murchú down every cul-de-sac he presented to us. I agree that this is a cultural issue and a matter of social change with which we must try to grapple. There is no point in dumping on young people, this is a problem for society. What is happening, as Senator Mansergh said, is that...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2003)

Maurice Hayes: I also deplore acts of vandalism and every effort must be made to prevent them. I dissent from the view that this can only be done by an army. I have lived too long with circumstances in which soldiers are asked to do the jobs of policemen when the only thing a soldier has that a policeman does not is a gun. Do people want them to use guns? The police have far better powers at their disposal...

Seanad: Iraq Crisis: Statements (Resumed). (6 Feb 2003)

Maurice Hayes: Many wise things have been said during this debate and it is difficult to avoid repeating the comments of other Senators. I commend the Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt, for his speech and I congratulate him, along with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Cowen, and our permanent representatives in the United Nations for the work they have done in developing the resolutions and...

Seanad: Private Business. - The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Charters Amendment) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (12 Feb 2003)

Maurice Hayes: I am delighted to support this Bill, on which we will be able to work to remove some of the infelicity that Members have noticed. I also pay tribute to the work of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and recognise how important it has been, not only in medical education in Ireland but also as a form of invisible export of knowledge and education, from which there is a spin off because...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Feb 2003)

Maurice Hayes: I support the request for a debate on suicide. This is a most important issue here and also in Northern Ireland. It would be helpful to know whether there had been any epidemiological or other studies made about the incidence of what is an extremely complex issue. I support the request from Senator Brian Hayes for information about the human rights arrangements. He is correct that there is...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (19 Feb 2003)

Maurice Hayes: I welcome the Minister and congratulate him on bringing forward the Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002. I agree with many of the comments of Senator Ryan and others. I am glad that he mentioned the victims of crime near the end of his contribution as his comments when in full flight reminded me of the modern version of the parable of the good Samaritan. In the modern version two social workers...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (19 Feb 2003)

Maurice Hayes: I will be thrown out of the social workers association for saying that. When Senator Minihan used the appalling example of Sir Robert Peel, the former civil servant in me paused to reflect that while Sir Robert Peel was shot at, an unfortunate civil servant took the bullet.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (19 Feb 2003)

Maurice Hayes: I do not want to bleed too obviously in public. The fact that the Minister is reviewing Victorian legislation and subsequent case law causes me to think about how advanced the Victorians were.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (19 Feb 2003)

Maurice Hayes: Their ideas were almost right and lasted for a long time. Like Senator Ryan, I think it is a shame that we are updating Victorian law but not the Victorian edifices in which people are required to carry out treatment. Senators Ryan and Kett touched on an important point. I would be happier if the Mental Health Act 2001 had been fully implemented after we dealt with it, although I appreciate...