Results 5,321-5,340 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: ——but perhaps he does not have to do so as he can have five minutes at the end. I apologise for having to go into the matter in a convoluted way. I thank the Acting Chairman for his patience and the House for allowing the change. We will of course not finish the Private Members' motion until 7.15 p.m. which will push everything on, as the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: All of them now enjoy startling success in fourth level education. I often wonder whether Ireland would have achieved the dominance it has in many areas of commerce if not for the institutes of technology. It was I who formulated the earlier legislation in 1991. It had just been printed when I left the Department and it was for my successor to manage its progress. This legislation was...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Phelan turned out well.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: There are two colleges in Waterford.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Or Tom or John.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: On a point of information, Senator Quinn said we would have no time to have a Committee Stage debate, but Committee Stage will be taken tomorrow. The Dáil is sitting tomorrow. If the Minister sees fit and if an amendment is worthy, she can act as did the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, when he accepted 33 amendments on the Criminal Justice Bill in this House.

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Yes.

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Tim O'Malley. From reading the contributions on Second Stage in the Lower House, I feel the Bill is responsible legislation. It is only the least that could be expected from the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children and the Government that took their duties seriously. It is a follow-on from the 1997 Act...

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Tomorrow.

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

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

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Today we pay tribute to a former Member of this House, the late Luke Belton. He served in the Seanad for a short period in 1982 and from 1983 to 1987, both times on the administrative panel. He also had a very active Dáil career and served his Dublin constituency with great gusto. His family hails from Longford and the name Belton still features strongly in the Fine Gael Party in that...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: And working for Senator Bannon.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I thank the Cathaoirleach and join him in the thanks he has paid. We have had a successful term under his aegis and for that we record our appreciation. I thank the leaders of the other parties, who were always available at the end of the telephone to discuss in a plain fashion how we could tweak the agendas on various days so that good service could be given to the Senators and to the public...

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: We would all be gone home. He has a wonderful mind and administrative ability which enables him to liaise with prince and pauper and to deal with everybody in the same way. Regarding legislation, statements and attendance we have had a good term. I thank the Chief Whip, Senator Moylan, his assistant Senator Glynn and the Deputy Leader, Senator Dardis, who has stood in for me on several...

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I would prefer to go for the Dáil and deal with the ordinary public from door to door. The Senators have a difficult task in approaching their myriad constituents.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: It is difficult to vote in a Seanad election. It is as well to be straightforward about saying for whom one will vote or not vote. Then the candidate knows the situation. I thank the Cathaoirleach for his wisdom and tutelage over the year. I have made many friends in this House. Four years ago I thought my world had ended, but it had not. It had entered a new and delightful phase which I have...

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Yes.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: He earns much more than we do.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Yes.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: All I know is that it will be a long haul.