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Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: No. Surely everybody should get a copy of the report. We should have a debate on it and we had better get our copies of the report. The Senator also referred to the report on obesity and pointed out that GP rooms in many schools have become classrooms. He said also that parents, school managers and the community at large are very much involved in organising and carrying out games strategies,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: That would suit Senator Minihan also. Senator Glynn welcomed the report of the task force on obesity and said it was relevant to the issue of type 2 diabetes. He pointed out that this condition rivals cancer as one of the greatest causes of death. It is lifestyle related. The Senator called for a general screening programme to ascertain the numbers suffering from the condition. That topic was...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: We listened to the Senator. I am always very interested in what he has to say.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: It might be a good idea to have a unit at every crossroads but it is not possible.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Ormonde spoke on school discipline. She supported a call for a debate on obesity and asked for a debate on the planning guidelines. I do not know if I have the nerve to ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, to come to the House again. She also asked for a debate on voter registration. I would be very interested in a debate on that subject...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: He asked about the pupil-teacher ratio, the PTR. The Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, has provided 660 extra resource teachers. She is working with the Minister for Finance on the PTR issue and is hoping for a breakthrough before the next budget. Senator Feeney asked for a debate on breast cancer. She referred to Professor Crown and the MRI scan. I acknowledge her apologies...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: That is good.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: We should give up puddings altogether.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: I agree with Senator Henry that if genetic testing was attended to, many breast cancers would be detected at an early stage. The pre-cancerous stage is detectable by an MRI scan. Senator Moylan raised the issue of the unit in Tullamore hospital. Senator Feighan also conveyed his apologies by sign language across the floor of the House for leaving the House early. He asked for a debate on...

Seanad: Treaty of Amsterdam: Motion. (17 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: "That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves, in accordance with Article 29.4.6° of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the exercise by the State of the option, provided by Article 3 of the fourth Protocol set out in the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the President of the Council of the European Union that it wishes to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the EU constitution, to be taken at 11.30 a.m. until 5.00 p.m., with the contribution of each speaker not to exceed six minutes and the Minister of State to be called upon to reply not later than 4.30 p.m., the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government will begin the debate and the Minister of State at the Department of Justice,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: That is nonsense.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: It is a bit premature.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: I met him in Dublin Airport last Friday.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Ross could join our side.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Brian Hayes praised, inter alia, the initiative by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for providing €6.5 million to deal with the Dublin criminal gangs. He said there was already an initiative to do so last autumn. Clearly there is a proliferation of crime and I admire the fact that this money is being made available. The main point of the Senator's contribution was...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: I accept that. We received a good publication from RGDATA this morning on the groceries order. I compliment Senator Ryan for raising the issue of Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, who has been released and received his award, something with which we all agree. The Senator asked about aviation policy and the proposed three terminals at Dublin Airport. The Senator referred to human rights in Uzbekistan....

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Thank you. I understand there is a procedure to be followed. Senator Finucane referred to aviation policy. If I may say so, I do not like the way the Senator described the Taoiseach.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Thank you.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: He appears to have gone off the scene.