Results 2,541-2,560 of 2,735 for speaker:Marie Louise O'Donnell
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: The Order of Business is on the schedule from 11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is so convenient - so governmentally convenient.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Deputy Leader, I am sorry-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: The Leas-Chathaoirleach is always telling everybody that they are out of order.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I am very much in order. I am standing here-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: All of these orders - one is not allowed to speak.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I am aware that the Order of Business is from 11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Oh no, no, no when it suits the Government.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: You are all so mature. My God, we are coming down with morality and purity - are we not?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I was just a bit late.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: This is about control.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I was only late by 20 minutes.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It was 20 minutes.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Could Senator Noone suggest that to the Fine Gael people who spend their lives on their phones in here?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Is the Senator controlling the conversation?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Over the last weeks we heard the Government asking older people to downsize from their homes and perhaps move to smaller homes in villages, retirement spaces or to spaces in voluntary private and public nursing homes. I raised this issue previously and asked about the possibility of bringing the Minister for Health to this House. I want to discuss healthcare assistants because we need them....
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: How we are ageing in Ireland is a serious problem. Our frail and feeble elders must be able to age with dignity, either in their own homes or in nursing homes but with care. I ask that the Minister be brought to the House to discuss this. I am sick of Ministers communicating on Twitter and various other social media when I rarely hear them speak here or see them in the corridors or...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I certainly do not see them in my arts committee.
- Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Jun 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: The Title encompasses the heartbeat of the Bill. That is what we all want to speak to now. The specifics can come later. The Bill confuses the right to identity and giving adoptees their information with whether they desire to meet their biological parents. Senators Bacik and Norris mentioned this question of information as opposed to contact. Rights to identity and information are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Arts Council: Chairman Designate (12 Jun 2019)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: We have to go to vote but I want to hear what Professor Rafter has to say. It is an important vote. That is the only reason we are panicking a little here.