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- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: The Senator has one minute remaining.
- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: The Order of Business states that the Minister has ten minutes to respond.
- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: The Minister is over time but I am allowing it because we were scheduled in such a way as to allow discretion.
- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: I can allow a few moments.
- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: I am allowing my discretion. In any case, I was allowing the Minister to respond.
- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: I know Senator Higgins has a few questions. You have been speaking for 20 minutes now as opposed to ten, and I am more than happy to allow the time that you should have been here for anyway.
- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: You have less than a minute left as we have other legislation commencing according to the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: A point of order.
- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: As Acting Chairman I have no control over what the Minister says.
- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: I am sorry, Senator, but the time is up now.
- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: I am going to have to conclude statements. Apologies to all.
- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: There is no such thing as a point of information.
- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: That concludes statements.
- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: Excuse me, I cannot control the Minister's responses, and I have allowed an extra 26 and a half minutes. I need to conclude statements.
- Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: I need to conclude statements and move on to the next matter.
- Seanad: Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: I am informed that the proposer of the motion is en route to the Chamber. I will allow a few minutes for her to arrive, and if she is further delayed, we will propose the suspension of the sitting.
- Seanad: Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: No problem. It could happen to any of us. We are dealing with No. 29, motion 16.
- Seanad: Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: I call Senator Máire Devane.
- Seanad: Clarification on Statements made by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs: Statements (15 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister and thank her for her clear statement. The crux of this matter is the achievement of justice for the McCabe family. Since this story broke, I have not encountered anyone who does not have enormous sympathy for the McCabes and the ordeal they have been subjected to. I thoroughly believe the Minister is sincere in relation to this issue. I welcome the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)
Catherine Noone: A significant gender gap in the fitness levels of teenagers has been revealed in the results of a report that has been published on foot of the Irish Life Health schools fitness challenge, which was carried out in Irish schools last year. The most concerning aspect of the researchers' findings is that the gender gap widens as teenagers make the transition through secondary school. In first...