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Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: The Taoiseach would not have had that information.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Where does that leave Mallow Hospital? It is a case of "Up Cork" again. Senator Brian Hayes referred to the imminence of Armistice Day and the Shot at Dawn Campaign proposal. He asked if the leaders of each of the parties could meet outside the House and I am in agreement with him. He suggested we could combine our wishes in that regard and ask the motion be relayed to the British Government,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: We will try to do so when the Ferns report is next scheduled. The Senator also referred to the groceries order and competition legislation. The reason I knew what point he was about to make was that I heard Mr. Ben Dunne state on radio yesterday that special offers should be made available for defined periods and at all outlets. Senator Ó Murchú, in referring to the Shot at Dawn Campaign,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Both Houses agreed to the exemption.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Feeney referred to damage to internal organs, such as the liver, by overdosing on paracetamol. Senator Coghlan called for a debate on the Great Blasket Island and asked what amendments would be made to the Competition Act. We will endeavour to have the Minister come before the House to discuss the groceries order compendium.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Jim Walsh raised labour law competitiveness and the need for independent regulation of members of the legal profession, a matter on which I fully agree with him. Senator MacSharry made a powerful intervention on the issue of immigrants living here, without whom a great deal of work would not be done. It is simply not sufficient to welcome them without providing for their needs, as it...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Morrissey raised the issue of unzoned land and asked whether there is now a compulsion to rezone it for development in the light of an advertisement he saw regarding the group set up under Sustaining Progress. He also requested that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, attend the House. Senator Bannon said that the Tánaiste and Minister for...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Glynn also raised standards of hygiene. We are all afraid to condemn levels of cleanliness, since it might be our local hospital, which we may not criticise.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Mallow should be praised, since it has a great record. I heard the lady in charge of the area on the radio the following morning, and she was simply mighty. There is not a fly or speck of dust that would not take to its heels on hearing her approach.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Finucane is very funny.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: There are some I wish took to their heels. Senator Feighan mentioned the 50,000 Irishmen who died in the First World War, a matter that he has raised on more than one symbolic occasion in the House. Senator Browne raised the hygiene report. I am most upset that he found the land around Athlone railway station derelict. We will have to look into the matter, and I thank the Senator for raising it.

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits: Motion. (9 Nov 2005)

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

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business is Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. No. 1 is a procedural motion to allow for the taking of the Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005 on Tuesday, 15 November 2005 and will be taken without debate. No. 2 is a motion on the Shot at Dawn Campaign and will be taken without debate. No. 3, statements on the Ferns Report, will be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business until 1.30...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: That has nothing to do with us.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: They were members of the British army.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Brian Hayes referred to No. 2 on today's Order Paper and also spoke of the pain for victims in the context of the situation of the "on the runs", an issue that has been much discussed since the Weston Park talks. He called for the House to send a clear signal to the paramilitaries in regard to the people who were banished from the North and are still afraid to return. He also called...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: The Senator called for a debate on this in the context of the EU directive that will come into effect in January 2006. Senator McCarthy refers to the obligations on those in the poultry trade in regard to registration of stocks and expresses concern that the Revenue Commissioners might use this information to go after small enterprises. The Senator also raised the possible inaccessibility...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: It is beautiful.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Jim Walsh called for a debate on Northern Ireland. The Senator queried the term used in the motion, "which seeks a pardon for those British Army soldiers who were executed". When one joined the army at the time, one became a member of the British army and that is the term used.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: They were of all nationalities. The Senator also suggested that we consider sending a joint motion to the House of Commons on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings and other issues. That is a fair point and I will discuss it with the Senator. Senator Henry spoke about Ethiopia and the imprisonment of people without trial. She asked for a debate on the subject given that Ethiopia is one of the...