Results 3,041-3,060 of 4,295 for speaker:Catherine Noone
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)
Catherine Noone: Is it agreed that Senator Gallagher and-----
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)
Catherine Noone: There is no need to get through everyone today because we are dealing with this tomorrow at 5 p.m. also.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)
Catherine Noone: I have to ask the Senator to conclude. I know she does not have enough time.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)
Catherine Noone: I thank the Senator. His brevity is appreciated. I now go to Senator Mullen, who with the agreement of the House is sharing time with Senator Boyhan and Senator Norris. Is that agreed?
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)
Catherine Noone: Senator Mullen has four minutes.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)
Catherine Noone: Senator Boyhan has two minutes. I know that is short.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)
Catherine Noone: Senator Mullen obliged.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)
Catherine Noone: Senator Gavan has agreed to let Senator Ruane speak next as she cannot be here tomorrow. Senator Ruane has a very short amount of time. It is two minutes.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)
Catherine Noone: It is one slot anyway.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)
Catherine Noone: I will have to ask the Senator to conclude.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)
Catherine Noone: My hands are completely tied. If I want to let a Senator in-----
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)
Catherine Noone: Senator Ó Ríordáin has a minute. I am doing what I should not do.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)
Catherine Noone: The next speaker will be Senator Gavan. I ask the Acting Leader to move the adjournment of the debate until 5 p.m. tomorrow.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)
Catherine Noone: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (1 Feb 2018)
Catherine Noone: I welcome the Taoiseach to the Seanad. It is great to have him here on St. Brigid's Day. St. Patrick is our primary patron saint, but it is arguable that St. Brigid should be, given the work she did for vulnerable people-----
- Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (1 Feb 2018)
Catherine Noone: -----and the more deprived members of society. We love St. Patrick, not least for the fact that he gives us an avenue to promote our great little country internationally. His feast day is coming up soon. We should be very proud of the fact that we have such a strong voice internationally. We punch so far above our weight as a nation in terms of the population we have. The year 2018 is...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)
Catherine Noone: I support the comments of colleagues about councillors' pay and conditions. I do not know whether other Senators agree with my view on the body politic, which is that as politicians - I do not necessarily mean here in the Seanad - we have kind of degraded ourselves over the years.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)
Catherine Noone: We have made populist moves to try to endear ourselves to a public that has no interest in many of the moves in question. For example, I do not think we should have done away with ministerial cars. We get no gratitude for that kind of thing. It reduces a nexus. If we are going to degrade ourselves, how is the public supposed to feel about us? I do not think this is party political. It...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)
Catherine Noone: They were the only people who could afford to be in politics because they were independently wealthy. Do we want that? No, we do not. There is a consultative process and a review going on at the moment. I would be very hopeful. As Senators, we have a unique nexus to councillors. Obviously, we rely on them for votes. We appreciate them. We have a connection to them. I am in contact...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)
Catherine Noone: Hear, hear.