Results 141-160 of 738 for speaker:Cyprian Brady

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: ——a ballot paper in the box, the vast majority do not know what happens it thereafter.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: What happens when a count is finished? Does anybody know where the ballot papers go?

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: We trust the system that is in place, be it manual or otherwise. We must trust those counting, transporting and securing the votes. Every time a blood pressure reading is taken in a hospital the patient does not get a receipt for it. He trusts the technology to give him the correct reading.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: I just do not see the difference. Even the commission pointed out that, because of the mixing of the votes through transfers, one will not achieve the same result if one does parallel testing. Therefore, I do not understand the argument for it. The last US election made use of chits and chads and guys looking at bits of paper. This is what we are trying to get away from. There is no...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: That is the system on which the commission reported.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: According to the Senator's amendments, the Minister does not want to pay him.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (12 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: Amendment No. 10 provides more power to the Dáil while ignoring the role of the Seanad. At the end of the day, the Minister bears responsibility for the legislation and is taking the flak for it in a number of ways.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages (Resumed). (12 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: On testing of the system, we had the privilege of hearing technical expertise, for and against the system, from a number of experts in this field. The Nedap-Powervote system has been tested by Irish and international experts. There are many checks and balances within the system from the time the poll is initiated through to the count and finalisation of the results. As regards the source...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages (Resumed). (12 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: A receipt is provided only when requested.

Seanad: Housing Provisions: Motion. (26 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: That is unparliamentary language.

Seanad: Housing Provisions: Motion. (26 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: There are no figures.

Seanad: Housing Provisions: Motion. (26 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: At least they have jobs.

Seanad: Housing Provisions: Motion. (26 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: I second the Government amendment and welcome the Minister of State. I was delighted to see his personal involvement in the pulling down of the Ballymun flat complex where he wielded a sledgehammer.

Seanad: Housing Provisions: Motion. (26 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: It is a flagship project and a fine example of the success of the Government's housing policy.

Seanad: Housing Provisions: Motion. (26 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: Fine Gael would rather talk about anything but housing. The Minister of State has pointed to some of the causes of the problems in this area. There is unprecedented demand for housing, the population has increased and demographic changes have occurred. The change in people's incomes must be taken into account as must interest rates and the choices people make now. We must also consider the...

Seanad: Housing Provisions: Motion. (26 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: ——who are coming over the walls or swimming across the sea to rape and plunder the country. In many cases these developers are indigenous people. Often they are private citizens in rural areas who have done well and decided they want to get into this area. We hear evidence of the hypocrisy of some members of the Opposition when they object strongly to one-off housing and at the same time...

Seanad: Housing Provisions: Motion. (26 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: Disgraceful.

Seanad: Housing Provisions: Motion. (26 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: Only once.

Seanad: Housing Provisions: Motion. (26 May 2004)

Cyprian Brady: The Labour Party would never do anything like that.

Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Statements (Resumed). (2 Jun 2004)

Cyprian Brady: Discuss it over dinner.