Results 341-360 of 1,214 for speaker:Ann Ormonde

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I support Senator Brian Hayes in his call for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, to return to this House and revisit the guidelines for residential development. I recently attended a meeting where there were complaints about the quality of apartment blocks, which are now of high density in less space, yet cost more. Local authorities work to...

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Statements. (25 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Having listened to the debate for the past hour and a half, my mind is whirling in regard to how I feel about the points raised. The more one debates a subject, the more one can get confused. The question is how to get clarity from all the statements made. There has been no debate on Iraq in the House since the formation of the transitional Iraqi...

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: Senator Ross will be reading from a script later in this debate.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: Lest I am attacked by Senator Ross, I acknowledge that I too will be reading my contribution from a script. Normally, I do not do so but I will rely on a script in this debate. Senator Ross should not stick his nose in the air on hearing that as if he is disgusted that we cannot think for ourselves.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: Occasionally, we need scripts.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: The Senator knows I do not use a script all the time.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noel Ahern, to the House. This issue has arisen several times since I entered the Seanad. We have continued to raise the subject as often as possible because it has become a real security, environmental and health risk to the people of this country. I commend the Government motion. It is clear the Government put a lot of work into the issue, which was a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I agree.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Fahey. I congratulate him, the Government and senior staff in the Department for bringing this detailed and complex legislation before the House. Having read and thought about the Bill many times I consider that we were right to delay it. There was no question of its being railroaded through. This could not have been done. If we had done so, we would...

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: They can give it but they cannot take it. That is their problem.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: Things are being done that will never be proven.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I thank Senator Norris for sharing his time with me. I am glad to have this opportunity to discuss this awful issue. I thank the Minister of State for facilitating this debate at such short notice and for listening to such an array of abuse which is most offensive. I could nearly cry when I think back on that programme the other night. I do not want to make a political football out of this...

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I hope the Members opposite are here to ensure the same. I welcome that a director of nursing has been assigned to this nursing home and that the staff assigned to it will be upgraded. I ask that proper training be provided for carers who work in these nursing homes. If I had my way nobody would be cared for in nursing homes. I would follow the line of extending the home grants, the home help...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: Tá áthas orm seans á thabhairt dom labhairt leis an Grangegorman Development Agency Bill. I welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate her for being so apt in getting this Bill so quickly through the Houses. I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on the Bill. The Taoiseach has played a role in this since 2001. Given the vastness and uniqueness of the site, it is important...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: The Senator should not get nasty.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I support the call by Senator Ryan to address the problems on the Naas dual carriageway. I have on several occasions tried without success to pick up the number on a truck as it was passing me. It is very serious. The upgrading of the dual carriageway presents a golden opportunity to debate the issue in the autumn when the speed limits will be reviewed. People take their lives in their hands...

Seanad: National Consumer Agency: Motion. (29 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: There is something strange about that.

Seanad: National Consumer Agency: Motion. (29 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. Anything to do with the consumer is important because the bottom line is the consumer has not had a voice for years. Ireland has developed a reputation for a rip-off culture and for overcharging. This has resulted from a buoyant economy and the significant amount of disposable income available to people. The standard of living has...

Seanad: National Consumer Agency: Motion. (29 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: A representative will be appointed. The Minister has set up an interim board so that all the recommendations in the report will be implemented. This is the first stage and the Minister is moving towards consumer representation. What does the Senator want? Does he expect the Minister to snap his fingers and establish the agency overnight? The Senator knows better than me that is not the way to...

Seanad: National Consumer Agency: Motion. (29 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: We are in a position to put this right. We must educate our consumers, give them choice and tell them how to spend their money. Many people spend without thinking because they have so much spending power. We have been ripped off because the retailers saw us coming. They were smarter than us — they saw money in our pockets and increased their prices accordingly. There was no regulation or...