Results 161-180 of 6,030 for speaker:Brendan Ryan
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I would hate to be misunderstood; I am not objecting to this body becoming a commercial agency. I am not naive enough to believe that, in the past, supposed commercial State agencies did not occasionally do favours for people. There is no one in the Ireland of today who would not be wary of an agency established by the State that has the capacity to either make, or not make, people rich. The...
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 11: In page 8, line 29, after "projects" to insert "together with a strategy to ensure access to such educational provision by people suffering from physical or other disability or who are otherwise disadvantaged".
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I raised this on Committee Stage and the Minister said he would provide a direction. Given that he seems to be prepared to reconsider the functions of the agency â given its location in this city â a specific function aimed at assisting people suffering from physical or other disabilities would make a statement with regard to addressing the digital divide. There is a problem in western...
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I do not like playing silly games. As the Minister has gone a good way towards what I want, I will withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment. If one needs to be persuaded that such amendments are necessary to focus minds, one only has to look at Iris Oifigiúil for a model of a publication which has more to do with the 19th century than with modern digital communication. Although it is the official publication in which enormous amounts of extremely important information are published, it is not sent to...
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: On a point of order, amendment No.27, which is in that list, is a Government amendment and I have not heard it explained by the Minister.
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: Amendment No. 27 is a Government amendment.
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment. Amendment put and declared lost. Government amendment No. 14: In page 9, line 35, to delete "Digital Media Development Limited" and substitute "the Agency".
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment. Amendment put and declared lost.
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment. Amendment put and declared lost.
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I am not sure I agree with the amendment, but I have put my name to it to facilitate Senator Quinn. Is there any requirement in the Bill for people to cease to be members of the agency if convicted of a criminal offence? I raise this issue because the usual disqualifications involve criminal convictions, bankruptcy or membership of the Oireachtas. I would have thought there would be...
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I thank the Minister. I apologise for having missed the provision. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendment No. 24 not moved.
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: Yes.
- Seanad: Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Report and Final Stages. (3 Dec 2002)
Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment. Amendment put and declared lost.