Results 521-540 of 4,168 for speaker:Susan O'Keeffe

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Management of Upland Habitats in County Wicklow: Discussion with Wicklow Uplands Council (18 Jun 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: Has Mr. Byrne applied for funding for that research?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Management of Upland Habitats in County Wicklow: Discussion with Wicklow Uplands Council (18 Jun 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: I thank Mr. Byrne for the clarification.

Seanad: Food Provenance Bill 2013: Second Stage (3 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: The Minister of State is very welcome. It is good to have him in the House for his first outing and I hope he is enjoying the robust and informative exchanges we always have here. I hope the glass of wine he may have at the weekend will be even more enjoyable now that Senator O'Brien has alerted him to its contents. Like others, I welcome the great hard work done by Senator Quinn in...

Seanad: Food Provenance Bill 2013: Second Stage (3 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: On a point of information, I want to clarify the rules on the guaranteed Irish label. Any product or service in respect of which at least 50% of the value was added in Ireland can qualify as guaranteed Irish. The figure for the "Love Irish Food" brand is over 80%.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: I congratulate Emily O'Reilly, the new European Ombudsman. It is a remarkable achievement to succeed in securing the appointment. I thank Senator Quinn for his debate yesterday evening. While I take the Cathaoirleach's point about refraining from comment on yesterday's business, I note that the discussion on the important issue of food labelling raised, yet again, the issue of children's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: CAP Reform and Related Matters: Discussion (9 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: I thank the Minister for her comments. I would be interested in hearing a little more about young farmers in Northern Ireland, how they are coping, what the profile is in their staying in or leaving the business, the support she believes she can give, leaving aside the CAP, and what she envisages the state of farming will be in the next ten to 20 years for young farmers entering it. On the...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: No, he said "they" three times.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: The Senator should not believe everything he reads in the newspapers.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: I welcome the Minister to the House with a huge piece of work. It is obvious he has been very busy. I avail of the opportunity to mention some of the other legislation which has been passed, published or pending. They are relevant because they are all part of the reform of the political system which we can say with no exaggeration has seen the near destruction of public confidence in...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: Personally, I am in favour of proceeding. A lot of care and attention has been put into the Bill and I do not want to see the void that we have continue. Equally, the matter of those held for a long period in direct provision accommodation, for example, could be the subject of an inquiry. If we do not act now a future Government will have no choice but to inquire into the way in which men,...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: To clarify, my question was whether advices given by an Attorney General would be made available at an investigation. I am sorry if I did not make that clear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (10 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: It is a very serious matter that anybody would appear to have passed themselves off as a commissioner for oaths. I understand there is a register of commissioners for oaths, so perhaps we need to draw the attention of the president of the Law Society and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to the fact that the register needs to be upgraded and updated. It is not clear whether this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (10 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: I second that proposal. It is a petition with various aspects, some of which are very personal to the petitioner and cannot be entertained by this committee. However, if this is a matter in which moneys are being spent on behalf of large communities and if it involves bodies such as Fáilte Ireland, then it is appropriate that moneys be spent correctly and that this committee...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: Unlike the previous Government, this Government is at least legislating for the X case.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: If the Leader sets parameters, the Opposition will not support them.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: I ask that the Leader invite the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, to the House in the next session to give us an update on the Grid West project, which has been ongoing for some time. The project promises 35% of our renewable energy sources and the creation of many jobs in the west and north west. There will be enormous difficulties with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Iascaigh Mhara Annual Report 2011: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: Mr. Whooley spoke about the new approach to the farmed salmon project and the identification of the location. Are there other potential locations or is BIM fixing on that one to see how it works? Is it a pilot scheme, or how does BIM describe it? What are the prospects for other locations that might arise? Does BIM have others in mind for after this one kicks off? On the commercial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Iascaigh Mhara Annual Report 2011: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: It is a challenge.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Iascaigh Mhara Annual Report 2011: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: Yes. It is inexplicable. I am sure there are specific difficulties but I think the absence of a response is causing the biggest problem. People do not mind waiting if they know they are waiting. They do not want to think nobody is listening.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Iascaigh Mhara Annual Report 2011: Discussion (11 Jul 2013)

Susan O'Keeffe: I thank Mr. Maguire.