Results 421-440 of 738 for speaker:Cyprian Brady

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: I agree with most of the debate so far. In my own area the integrity of the electoral register is in question, particularly with regard to apartment complexes.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: On the day after polling in the last local elections in my own area, 90% of polling cards remained in letterboxes. A study carried out some time ago revealed the average stay in an apartment to be two and a half years, meaning that in the time between general elections, at least two people could be registered to the same apartment. This is a major issue. The Leader remembered the days in...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: In the context of the electoral system, county boundaries represent a system that has developed historically. There is no constitutional requirement in this regard and the Constitution does not mention counties. Legal cases have been taken in regard to this and in one of them, the O'Donovan case, Mr. Justice Budd confirmed that the Constitution was not binding in this regard. Its terms of...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. (30 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: When the weather kicks in.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: Good.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: Pick and choose.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brendan Smith, to the House and the opportunity to speak on the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005. The electoral system is extremely important to every citizen. We also know that the country has changed drastically over the past ten years. Not only has the population increased from 3,917,203 in the 2002 census to approximately 4 million currently, but the...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: I congratulate the Minister and her staff on this legislation. Much thought and effort has gone into the construction of the Bill and its passage through the Houses. I also congratulate the president of Dublin Institute of Technology, Professor Norton, and his staff, who have had a significant impact on the legislation. I wish them well for the future. I spend much time in the immediate area...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: It strikes me that any Minister, regardless of the side of the House he or she represents, would be loath to dismiss a person he or she had appointed in the first place without a totally adequate and transparent reason for doing so.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: It is.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: The Bill states quite clearly what is required.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: The opinion would have to be stated.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: It is unlikely that a Minister would take the public step of dismissing a member of the agency for an arbitrary reason.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: The Minister could be from the other side.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: We could have a Minister from the Independent benches.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: That case is not relevant.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: It is a red herring.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: It is a red herring.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: As the project progresses there will be adequate interaction between the agency as a whole and the consultative group, which is made up of various bodies including most of those referred to in section 12 in the context of consultation on the strategic plan.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (28 Jun 2005)

Cyprian Brady: It is worthwhile looking at the list of stakeholders in the consultative group. It is made up of such a wide selection of groups and individuals that it would be almost impossible for one to exercise undue influence.