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Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: They want to give up their role as managers and trustees because of the decline in numbers of religious personnel. The issue of the national spatial strategy and whether jobs would follow was raised. We will ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Harney, to come and discuss the issue. I thank Senator Daly for his elucidation on the matter of the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996: Referral to Joint Committee. (4 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I move:

Seanad: Budget Statement: Motion. (4 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: Depending on the child?

Seanad: Budget Statement: Motion. (4 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I thought the Senator meant that only a good child would get the allowance.

Seanad: Budget Statement: Motion. (4 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I own a diesel car.

Seanad: Budget Statement: Motion. (4 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: How does the Senator manage without a credit card?

Seanad: Budget Statement: Motion. (4 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I hope he does not get robbed.

Seanad: Budget Statement: Motion. (4 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I do not think he cycles.

Seanad: Budget Statement: Motion. (4 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: The Senator will give him honours.

Seanad: Budget Statement: Motion. (4 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: We will have to give the Senator honours.

Seanad: Budget Statement: Motion. (4 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: And wine.

Seanad: Budget Statement: Motion. (4 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: It never stopped him.

Seanad: Budget Statement: Motion. (4 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: Up Donegal.

Seanad: Budget Statement: Motion. (4 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business today is No. 1, National Tourism Development Authority Bill, 2002 – Report and Final Stages, to be taken from 11.25 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. because the Minister is at a meeting of a select committee until 11.20 a.m.; No. 2, statements on the national spatial strategy, to be taken at 12.15 p.m., with the contributions of spokespersons not to exceed 15 minutes and those of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: Next week.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: The Fine Gael leader in the House, Senator Brian Hayes, asked if the report of the, as he referred to them, "three wise men", could be debated. When we entered office in 1987, there were big headlines from the Department of Finance saying all trains were to stop in Athlone. The other headline was that all capital projects, including major bridges, were to be stopped. That would have left the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: The three wise men – they are three public servants – have done a good deal of fine work. The purpose of those lists is often to frighten people so that when one is at Cabinet, one takes other severe decisions. It is better to hold on to something in particular because of the fear of meeting something worse. It is a list of things that will frighten and some of its contents will be...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: It would be a good idea. The Senator also inquired about the Belvedere sleep-out. I understand that the Garda used to facilitate this fine exercise in fundraising for the homeless. I will contact the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform today to see whether additional measures can be taken to allow these young people to continue the good work done at Christmas in previous years.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I suggest the Senator raise the matter as an urgent issue at the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service. Senator Mooney referred to the need for wider debate on various international issues. I will try to facilitate him in this regard. Senator Norris agreed that we should look at spending throughout the public services and indicated that we should focus on the needy, rather than...