Results 841-860 of 11,861 for speaker:Brian Hayes

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: Yesterday the Public Offices Commission published the spending of all candidates in last year's general election. Two issues arise from that which we should debate in the House. One is the timeframe in which election spending is monitored. This is quite absurd because huge sums of money can be spent by candidates in advance of that monitoring period. We need to debate this issue because it...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: Let us have a debate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: Well done.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: This is a great spectator sport for those on the other side of the House, is it not?

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: There was a campaign beforehand.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: More independence, perhaps.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: It was more tongue than cheek.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: The Leader is proposing that the House deal with No. 3, the Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003 which was published and circulated to colleagues in the House this morning. The Government is attempting to ram it through the House today and tomorrow. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has had 12 months to get his act together on this issue and now in the late stages of this...

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: Money on the way in and money on the way out.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: With your permission, Acting Chairman, I wish to share to share time with Senator Ross.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. It would be bad if we moved to a radical extension of the spending limits for elections. The good thing about setting expenditure limits is that it puts limitations on us. A great deal of money is wasted at election time and it does not have much influence as to who is elected. Outside the inflationary increases for which one is bound to provide,...

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: Is that an endorsement?

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: We knew about it.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: Yes.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: The Senator is as relevant as ever.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: We have Deputy McCreevy here.

Seanad: Election Expenses: Motion. (18 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: Rommel speaks tonight.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: I wish to continue my protest in respect of No. 3, the Intoxicating Liquor Bill. We are not giving this Bill enough time. The dilemma for the Opposition is the shortage of time between Second Stage and Committee Stage. There is evidence that, where we do not spend enough time on legislation, mistakes are made. This is an important Bill which, as a colleague said yesterday, involves seven...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Jun 2003)

Brian Hayes: What about people who have to listen to the Senator?