Results 301-320 of 1,214 for speaker:Ann Ormonde

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I support Senator Morrissey's point regarding the need to revisit the issue of driving tests and the implementation of the programme. There is a very long waiting list and perhaps that should form part of the debate on how it all works, along with the curricula vitae of driving testers and how they are selected. Regarding what Senator Brian Hayes said about the Lord Mayor's concept of local...

Seanad: Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (9 Feb 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I wish to share my time with Senator Mansergh. Before I came to the House this evening I did not do much thinking on whether we have lived up to our ODA commitment. However, I am delighted to see the figure of €1.8 billion projected over the next three years and that the commitment will be made to reach the United Nations target. That is where we are coming from in this debate. I listened...

Seanad: Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (9 Feb 2005)

Ann Ormonde: My friends did not know what I was talking about, but they knew about the tsunami disaster. They know that we must give money to eradicate the poverty among poor nations. They want to help. However, they asked how the money we allocate is being spent. Maybe we have not reached our target but perhaps some of the money going to ODA annually is not being properly spent or properly managed. I do...

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)

Ann Ormonde: The Senator is a bit of an upstart himself.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)

Ann Ormonde: No one is stopping it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)

Ann Ormonde: We are not stopping it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)

Ann Ormonde: We are not guillotining it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I am delighted to see you back, a Chathaoirligh, and I wish you well. I compliment the Government and the Garda Commissioner on the fine investigative work undertaken by the Garda Síochána, not today or yesterday but over the past months, in achieving what has occurred in the past couple of weeks. Many Senators have asked how we can advance the matter further. I would like the Forum for...

Seanad: Higher Education Review: Statements. (22 Feb 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister to the House. It is my first opportunity to wish her well with her new brief. I know, perhaps more than many, that she will do a very good job. The OECD report on third level education represents a sort of brain-storming exercise. It is perhaps also a foundation for policy making. As the Minister said in her speech, it is something on which the future of higher...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I agree with the concept of republicanism as defined by Senator O'Toole and Senator Ryan. I compliment the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy O'Donoghue, on the way he handled the concept of republicanism on "Questions and Answers" last Monday. He gave an outline of how we perceive republicanism, which is not the type that is being sullied at present. I am delighted to support the...

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Ann Ormonde: It is different in the business world.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This motion refers to the level of employment in Ireland; Ireland is a success story since there is very little unemployment. In comparison with our European partners, Ireland is a first-class model country, which fact is well established. There may be black spots but ten years ago, when I was dealing with young students' transition from school to...

Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (9 Mar 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I will not use up all the time available to me because I listened at length to the debate on the previous occasion. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and the opportunity to record my views on the motion. I thank the Senators opposite for giving Members on this side of the House——

Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (9 Mar 2005)

Ann Ormonde: ——and the Government the opportunity to drive home the message that we are not reactive but proactive in our approach to this issue. The proof of that was contained in the Minister's contribution. Those are facts. There are many schools of thought on this issue, even within the ranks of the Senators opposite, as to whether this should be approached by way of child benefit or tax credit....

Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (9 Mar 2005)

Ann Ormonde: No. It is a knock-on effect of the Celtic tiger.

Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (9 Mar 2005)

Ann Ormonde: It has been acknowledged that we want a community-oriented service and I welcome the fact that this was reflected in the Minister's contribution this evening. In terms of education, the Minister has also thought about co-ordination between the Departments of Education and Science and Justice, Equality and Law Reform because many young people would like to have this training in this area. We...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I support the call by Senator O'Toole for a debate on the increase in the levels of suicide. Such a debate should be held soon because we are coming up to the leaving certificate examinations when students will be under great pressure. It would be appropriate to examine the fundamental reasons for this increase in suicides and alert parents to the problems.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2005 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Ann Ormonde: Having examined the Bill in detail, I wish to comment on the changes contained in its provisions. This debate gives us an opportunity to tease out the proposals on areas such as taxation and expenditure policies. I begin by welcoming the Minister for Finance's commitment to reform the presentation of the budget. I have been in this House for some time but continue to feel apprehensive and...

Seanad: West Link Toll Bridge: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I would like to share my time with Senator Mansergh.

Seanad: West Link Toll Bridge: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I was a member of the former Dublin County Council and was present in 1987 when that agreement was made. I knew that negotiations over the agreement had been ongoing since the 1970s through the late John Boland and subsequently Liam Kavanagh. I remember canvassing in 1987 when one would not see a car outside the door because unemployment was so high. We never thought that the country's...