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Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jan 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I was half hoping Senator O'Toole would announce the initiation of a libel case against the author of a piece in The Irish Times who described him as "that reliable Government supporter".

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jan 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I had anticipated at least a libel case being taken as it is a grossly libellous description.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jan 2003)

Brendan Ryan: We all do business with Governments, but some of us know what we do and do not support.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jan 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I benefit from Senator O'Toole's efforts as much as anybody else. I apologise, a Chathaoirligh. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that we devote the first two hours of today's business to a debate on the Government's decision to allow the use of Shannon Airport for the transit of US munitions to the Middle East. The country is in a state of confusion as to the public position on...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jan 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The Leader is expert at many things.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jan 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Yes.

Seanad: Development of Rugby: Motion. (29 Jan 2003)

Brendan Ryan: My views on the appropriateness of the motion were made known on the Order of Business, an issue to which I will return. If I thought this was an appropriate place to debate the matter, I would enthusiastically endorse much of what has been said. Perhaps as a coded way of talking about the overall neglect of Connacht and the west generally it has some appropriateness. I am a great believer in...

Seanad: Development of Rugby: Motion. (29 Jan 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Everyone is getting a bit sensitive. I have said what I have said and will say worse.

Seanad: Development of Rugby: Motion. (29 Jan 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I recall one occasion having Senator Moylan, a most difficult Senator to provoke, in a state of agitation because of things I was saying. My comments on this matter are very mild by my standards. It is trivialising the Seanad to have a motion like this debated here. It suggests we are a side-show to a crisis in one sporting organisation. It is not what we should be doing with our time.

Seanad: Development of Rugby: Motion. (29 Jan 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I have every right to say it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jan 2003)

Brendan Ryan: There is a need for a serious reflection on crime in our society. The two manifestations of crime of which most people are aware are, first, the appalling incidence of armed crime and related murders and, second, the endemic public order problems we seem to have, at least on weekend nights, in most major cities and towns. There is a need for a fundamental debate. I welcome the attempt by the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jan 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The emasculation of local government.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I ask the Leader of the House to endeavour to find out from the Government its plans, if any, to amend the Freedom of Information Act 1997. Those of us on this side of the House, particularly in my party, are aware that when negotiations were taking place between Fianna Fáil and the Labour Party following the 1992 general election, the biggest sticking point with Fianna Fáil related to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: It is a fact. If one reads the 1992 programme for Government, one will see that the best the Labour Party could get from Fianna Fáil was an agreement to examine the matter.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: Yes, but it is obvious that Fianna Fáil is reverting to type, judging by reports in yesterday's newspapers.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: It is very simple.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: If there is nothing to hide, the Leader can make a statement to that effect in the House tomorrow morning.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: The Taoiseach has said he will not say anything to the Dáil until the Government is ready to issue its proposals. It is evident that senior civil servants have found a compliant Government which is willing to meet their objective of closing down the freedom of information service. The spending of taxpayers' money will be hidden by the Government, driven by a party which proposed to keep...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I would be grateful if the Leader of the House would reply to my questions, rather than repeating my requests. One of her favourite tricks is to answer only the questions she wants to answer and then to repeat to other Senators what they have said.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

Brendan Ryan: I do not need the Leader to tell me what I have said as I know what I have said. I want her to answer the questions I ask.