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Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I apologise. I regret I said Alan Dukes's name.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: But I do like him.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator McCarthy——

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: That is for another day. Senator McCarthy has an outstanding question concerning where the Taoiseach put his money. We could well ask where the Senator puts his.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I feel this constant baiting is leading nowhere and I guess Senator McCarthy's heart was not in it. The Senator asked about the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the new prison site. I understand that matter will be debated by the Committee of Public Accounts and any Senator is entitled to attend. The Senator wondered if there is a proper way in which Oireachtas Members can...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Quinn mentioned urban sprawl and stated the European Environment Agency is to issue its report on this matter shortly. He also referred to second level education, about which, commendably, the ASTI is writing to relevant parties. The Minister, I hope, will take heed of this. Senator White referred to the ruling of the European Court of Justice. I would like a very full explanation...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I am very surprised by the ruling and do not agree with Senator Norris's view thereon.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Terry referred to the finding of the European Court of Justice. I do not know if it is a matter for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment or the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, because the latter has responsibility for equality, but we will try to cut through this and find out. I agree with Senator Terry and Senator White on the matter and it is amazing...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Norris signalled the forum in Dublin Castle, A New Heart for Dublin, arranged by Senator Morrissey. Well done to Senator Morrissey. Senator Norris also referred to the sinister attempt to undermine the Taoiseach by sending forged letters to the tribunal, and he made this point very forcefully. Senator Kitt called for a debate on local government and housing. Once upon a time, a...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I see Senator Bannon now chooses to sit in the section for university Senators. In any case, he seeks a debate on radon gas. However, a large-scale programme of grants in that regard is already in operation. He would want to attend to that.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Yes, I have co-operated.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: The gardaí and I will not be found wanting.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Ó Murchú raised the issue of two Members, one from this House and one from the other, who had to obey the law by revealing the source of their information, asking why that same law does not apply to journalists.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I suspect the Bills will have something to say on that. Senator Feighan brought up what he called corporate bullying, asking how a route to Gatwick initiated by easyJet could be purloined by another airline that went on to drop it. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Nothing changes, and that type of carry-on remains a feature. We have spoken much of the free market today, and it...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: In any event, I did not hear them out. Senator McHugh brings a distinctive northern voice to matters raised here. He spoke of the quota restrictions, particularly on pelagic fish, and their effect on Greencastle and other ports in his area. Perhaps we might have a word on the matter. I am sure the fishing organisations have made a robust case, but I thank the Senator for raising the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: At our party meeting yesterday, Senators unanimously asked that we agree to the Private Members' motion without tabling an amendment. The office of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, telephoned me and said he would talk to me at the party meeting. However, owing to the prolongation of events in the other House, we did not have a meeting, and I...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: "That the Order of Business be amended to provide for the taking of a motion for earlier signature."

Seanad: Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006: Motion for Earlier Signature (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: That pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to her.

Seanad: Europol (Amendment) Bill 2006: Order for Second Stage (4 Oct 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."