Results 401-420 of 1,338 for speaker:Kathleen O'Meara

Seanad: Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (11 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: I support Senator Mooney's proposal. The Minister is correct that it would be beyond the means of small operators to establish and support such a website, nor would it necessarily be justified. However, it would be a justified and valuable proposal that the BCI undertake this in the context of archiving. The Minister should encourage the BCI to do it. It might not be necessary to provide for...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (11 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: I move amendment No. 8: In page 8, after line 4, to add the following new subsection: "(2) The Broadcasting (Offences) Acts 1968 and 1988, the Broadcasting Authority Acts 1960 to 2001, the Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Acts 1999 and 2003, the Broadcasting Act 2001 and this Act may be cited as the Broadcasting Acts 1960 to 2003 and shall be construed together as one.". This...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (11 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: Perhaps the Minister would consider doing this important tidying up exercise in the Broadcasting Authority Bill. I will withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: I seek clarification on a procedural matter from either the Cathaoirleach or the Leader. While I would like to table a matter on the Adjournment on the future of Nenagh hospital, I am not sure if I should put it to the Minister for Health and Children or the Minister for Defence.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: I am not clear on this.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: The Cathaoirleach knows that I always play by the rules. I would like to know from the Minister for Defence where he was and what he did at Cabinet when the Hanly report came before him. Only when he saw 1,000 people in a packed hall in Nenagh did he suddenly realise he had a problem regarding the operation of the health services, not only in north Tipperary but across the country—

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: Perhaps Senator Leyden and the Minister, Deputy Walsh would take note of this.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: It is based on legislation passed by this House.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: Which Minister for health?

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: No, it is Government policy.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: There is no clarity about it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: It is Government policy.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: It is.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: I, too, support calls for a debate on stem cell research. Members should be commended for insisting that this issue be debated in an open fashion and I hope the Tánaiste will be available at an early date to do so. I have asked previously about the status of the Hanly report, and I do so again. It is important that we, in Nenagh and in the mid-west, know what is happening. I suggest to the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: Does the Leader of the House think it will ever be possible to get somebody to chair a task force or write a report on behalf of the Government again?

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: Does that mean anything?

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: Exactly.

Seanad: Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (13 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: I second the amendment which is also in my name and reiterate Senator Finucane's comments. While the Bill deals with the necessity to protect Irish cultural heritage, an issue about which we spoke at length on Committee Stage, it is important we include another dimension which could be useful to it. We often pay lip service to Ireland's role in the global community. In reality, Irish culture...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (13 Nov 2003)

Kathleen O'Meara: I commend the Minister on his open approach to this amendment. It was a sensible idea to begin with, and it is very well worth inserting into the legislation.