Dail Speeches
Energy (Miscellaneous Provisisions) Bill 2006
April 6th, 2006Mr. Eamon Ryan: I concur with Deputy Broughan.? I would be happy to join him and our Fine Gael colleagues in lambasting the Government for the utter failure of its energy policy.
Yesterday, I was on radio with our beloved Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, who told us how all things [...]
Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony Bill)
March 29th, 2006Mr. Eamon Ryan:
On behalf of the Green Party, I happily welcome this Bill and commend my constituency colleague, Deputy Olivia Mitchell, for bringing it forward.? I noted with interest last night that she referred to the comment made four years ago by the then Minister of State, former Deputy Molloy, reported in the newspapers, [...]
Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill
February 16th, 2006 Mr. Eamon Ryan:
It is a pity that we missed Deputy Brady’s contribution.? I welcome the former Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and now Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Gallagher, and wish him the best of luck in his new Ministry.? Unfortunately for [...]
Sea Pollution Bill.
June 3rd, 2004Mr. Eamon Ryan:
I too welcome the chance to speak on this Bill. I welcome the attention given by the Minister of State to the issue of TBTs. If we can add a small percentage of the world’s population to the movement to address a serious issue and push the numbers up to a stage [...]
Maritime Security Bill.
May 13th, 2004Mr. Eamon Ryan:
I was trying to think, sitting here, of what risks to this State might apply regarding some of the events for which we are preparing. Deputy Broughan mentioned how we had fortuitously had a committee meeting last week on port security in this State. I am raising this because I am wondering [...]
Air Navigation and Transport Bill
March 23rd, 2004Mr. Eamon Ryan:
I agree with Deputy Shortall that it would be entertaining to see the Minister scurrying over to the archives of [...]
Aer Lingus Bill: Second Stage
February 18th, 2004Mr. Eamon Ryan:
On Second Stage, members of the Government parties, especially those from constituencies [...]
Fisheries Amendment Bill
December 13th, 2003Mr. Eamon Ryan:
I wish to share time with Deputies Ferris and Dr.Cowley. When I read this Bill the sentence that jumped out at me in the explanatory memorandum was that the EU is very keen that we ratify this as soon as possible so that we can: “signal our commitment to sustainable fishing on [...]
Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage
December 9th, 2003Mr. Eamon Ryan:
I move: “That the Bill be now read a Second Time.”I wish to share time with Deputies Gormley, Boyle, Twomey and Connolly.
I introduce the Bill in the hope that we can have an open debate during which Government and Opposition Members can feel free to express their opinions on this important [...]
Road Traffic Bill
November 27th, 2003Mr. Eamon Ryan: The Green Party supports this Bill and will assist its swift enactment. Unlike other parties, we do not wish to score political points about difficulties which the Minister has had in the drafting process. However, I take the opportunity to make some broader points about the lack of planning in terms of [...]
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November 26th, 2003Mr. Eamon Ryan:
I am glad of the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I give it a guarded welcome as I have a number of concerns with regard to its introduction. I hope the Minister will be able to take some of these concerns on board on Committee Stage and amend [...]
Oil Pollution at Sea Bill
October 14th, 2003Mr. Eamon Ryan:
I also support the Minister’s action in introducing this Bill. In my opinion, there will be general support in the House to try to have it passed by 1 November in order that we can comply with the international regulations.
It is unfortunate that the Bill is being presented at this late [...]
WTO Trade Negotiations
June 27th, 2003Mr. Eamon Ryan:
It is not just non-governmental organisations to which we should listen in the debate, although they have been very good at informing it. Hundreds of thousands of people are marching throughout the world, in Seattle and Genoa, for example, and we should listen to what they say. We should not be distracted by [...]
Science Foundation Bill
May 20th, 2003Mr. Eamon Ryan:
Like Deputy Upton, I welcome the chance for a broad debate about where we are going in science and what role science has to play in our society. It is particularly appropriate that we are debating the question in this Chamber, which was originally built by the Royal Dublin Society, a scientific society, [...]
Digital Hub Bill
April 4th, 2003Mr. Eamon Ryan:
We have a very difficult job here today as legislators because we need to legislate for innovation, creativity and enterprise. It is difficult to establish the required conditions on a statutory basis.
I am a supporter of the digital hub project and always have been. I have to hold up my hand and [...]
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