Results 2,241-2,260 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I cannot simply run around and get a Minister from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to produce himself out of a hat.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I have provided the other side of the story.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: One cannot get Ministers out of a top or bottom drawer.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator O'Toole supported Senator Brian Hayes on the matter of seeking two hours now for a debate. He alleged that the House had been misled by both secrecy and inaccuracy. I notice a combination of Opposition Members that bodes well for both the Opposition and ourselves in replying on the issue today.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I said "Opposition", so everyone is included.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: Lord O'Toole. Senator McDowell also agreed with Senator Brian Hayes, alleging that this matter was a damning indictment of the Government. The Senator raised the Commission for Africa which the UK Prime Minister has set up and which will be chaired by Bob Geldoff. It is important the Senator raised the matter as we have a significant presence there. Over many decades Ireland has made a...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: ââ-and that is how it is happening. It is frightful and awful. It is a blot on humanity that one person should treat another in this way, no matter what the hierarchical differences between them. One can scarcely look at it, it is so awful. Senator Lydon talked about the Defence Forces and the way they displayed themselves, both on Saturday and today. He referred to the way the graves are...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I do not know about that. It is not up to me. He also asked about the Hanly report and where it stands.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator Mansergh wants an economic debate and remarked how we had moved up the competition ladder. Nobody is praising that at all. I thank the Senator for raising it.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: In practically every house one calls on these days everyone is employed. When I started in 1982 it was common to find everyone in a house unemployed. Nearly everyone is employed now, which is great. It is a yardstick.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: It is a characteristic of humankind not to be happy. Senator Coghlan mentioned the voting system, which he says belongs to the people. Senator Mooney wanted a debate on Africa. I agree that is much needed. Senator Cummins raised the signs regarding cancer treatment, one of which I saw in Dungarvan in March. We rant and rave about Joe Duffy, but he did the nation a service yesterday for an...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: It is not outrageous.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: It will be available next week, as will the Seanad report, as Gaeilge. Senator Browne also mentioned the Residential Institutions Redress Board and he has asked several times when that Bill will be introduced. I will try to deal with it when I deal with Senator Leyden's request to outline Mr. Sweeney's case to the House. Senator Feeney supported Senator Cummins's point that some people who...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator Hanafin may have been somewhat disingenuous when he congratulated the Government on the speed with which it responded to the report of Commission on Electronic Voting.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: No. He has a very worthwhile job. He also repeated his request for a debate on Africa. Senator Bradford asked for the appropriate Minister to come to the House to discuss electronic voting. I was waiting to see if the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Cullen, could come in but he has been appointed to the implementation body and it is difficult to get an...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: He is a very busy person and everyone is caught up in the local elections. Further to our discussion on Europe, we are enthused about the new member states but we should recognise that they all have old cultures with histories stretching back thousands of years in some cases. While it is wonderful that they have shaken off the yoke of serfdom and have joined the European Union, it is equally...
- Seanad: Family Law: Motion. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: That is what is in the Constitution.
- Seanad: Family Law: Motion. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: It is in the Constitution.
- Seanad: Family Law: Motion. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I have already discussed that with the proposer, with the Minister and with Senator Walsh.
- Seanad: Family Law: Motion. (5 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: None of us is.