Results 2,041-2,060 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: That is actually what the Senator suggests.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I would be in favour of that.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: What newspaper was that in?
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: That is what he called it.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator Norris should wait to hear what I have to say.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: She is no dummy.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I did it because of the Senator's knowledge.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: It has nothing to do with Senators Cummins or Bannon but I have to leave. I will return.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator Quinn was head of the St. Patrick's day committee.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: The Senator had the prison visiting committee.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: Does the Senator have a copy of Deputy O'Keeffe's letter to former Minister, Nora Owen?
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: What about a woman?
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator Ross's motion is interesting, as is the Government's amendment, in that it calls for good governance, something for which Members on all sides are striving. I accept the Cathaoirleach's ruling that we not mention people by name in this Chamber. I am unique in this House in that during my term of office as Minister a number of appointments in the semi-State sector came within my remit....
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I also re-appointed two other Labour Party appointees having made inquiries as to their suitability. I was satisfied they were familiar with their duties and performed them excellently. I had no difficulty re-appointing them. I appointed a well known person for his strong political activities in Fine Gael to the board of our transport company. I made that appointment in my own home town. One...
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: No, it was half way through my last term in office.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I assume I am permitted to mention a company but not a person.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: The Cathaoirleach has ruled on that matter.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I thought the Cathaoirleach had ruled that we could not mention people by name. I thank Senator O'Toole for his intervention. As regards the appointment of Tom Mulcahy as Chairman of Aer Lingus, I never asked him what were his politics or if he ever voted. I never knew that. He has turned out to be a marvellous chairman of a company which was in great difficulty and which needed a strong hand...
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I thought the Cathaoirleach said I could mention them.
- Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: Well he is very good. If he were doing the same job for PricewaterhouseCoopers he could earn â¬1,000 an hour. He is the chairman of the board of ESB and is the best that could be got in the entire country but is he to hide all that under a bushel because he is in Fianna Fáil?