Results 461-480 of 1,158 for speaker:Fiona O'Malley
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: I am sorry; the Senator has ten minutes.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion (28 May 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: It is a great pleasure to welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews. I wish to share time with Senator Mary White.
- Seanad: Health Services: Motion (28 May 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: I am pleased the Labour Party has put down this motion. What is important about it, and the Minister alluded to this earlier, is that it puts forward solutions for debate. It is regrettable that other business has prevented Senator Alex White being present for the full debate. We need to focus on solutions. All Members are concerned about the care administered to the patient, regardless...
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: I move: That Seanad Ãireann welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the public consultation period of the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs with responsibility for the national drugs strategy, Deputy Curran, on his first outing to the Seanad. I move this motion in the hope of encouraging a...
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: That programme asked whether it was wise to keep to the strategies that have been implemented by governments internationally over many years or whether an alternative was available to this war without end. It investigated the issue of drugs at the international, national and local levels and asked what we can do to help. It made a compelling case for a review of our policies, which is the...
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: I am encouraged by his smiles.
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: I do not want this debate to be framed as calling for the legalisation of drugs because that is not what I am doing. However, I am seeking a debate on the solutions because if we continue to do more of the same, we will not make progress. We should not close the door on positive elements of previous strategies or enlightened policies implemented in other countries. The law enforcement...
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: What does the Senator suggest?
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: What are the Senator's ideas? That is the purpose of the debate.
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: Has the Senator any ideas?
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: Nobody lectured the Senator. What are his ideas? Will we hear them?
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: No, we will not.
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: What will the Senator tell them?
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: Has the Senator a clue about it? No.
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: What would the Senator do differently?
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: The Senator did not take the opportunity to offer any solutions.
- Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Haughey, to the House. I thank everybody for their contributions to this debate. I do not want to be accused of trying to silence Senator Buttimer, which would be a considerable task. I do not mean he had no right to table an amendment to highlight areas where he feels there are shortcomings. However, I believe he will be impressed with the Minister...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: Of course economic circumstances are a cause.
- Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (EirGrid) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: I welcome the publication of this Bill and am glad to see it going through the Seanad. I especially welcome it because it establishes EirGrid as a separate entity. This was something that had to be done. I listened to previous speakers who worried about the possible privatisation of the power industry. They have nothing at all to fear. That is partly why EirGrid had to be separated from...
- Seanad: Bus Services. (24 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am concerned about what has happened to the bus market in Dublin in light of the fact that a private operator is being forced to stop services next week. What has happened is the kind of thing that the Government has promised to deal with over the past ten years. A private company had been successfully providing a service that was not...