Results 6,261-6,280 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke
- Seanad: Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am smiling while reflecting on the name of the Bill, the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. One could continue forever introducing such a Bill, because for every loophole one would close another one would appear. I can only imagine the outcome of doing that. There are varied circumstances in education, as the Minister is well aware from being...
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: They are called chemists' assistants.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: I have never met these people.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: That would be nice.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: The other Members would go along to applaud.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: I welcome the Minister to the House, as well as the production, at last, of this highly important Bill. I believe it is one of two the Minister hopes to introduce. I hope the second Bill will also receive an airing in both Houses, if the Minister has time, because although this Bill contains some admirable measures, in the main it appears to me to be a mechanism for the establishment of the...
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: She was full of common sense and she still is.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: They did not like the idea that non-professional people should be on these boards. I see the Minister will change the membership and authorise such heinous people as those who are not pharmacists to be on the board and it is worthwhile. They bring a different perspective. Come to think of it, we should have politicians who are not politicians as Members of the Dáil and Seanad. That would...
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: Yes.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: Is that hello money?
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: We will get one for the Senator.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: The Senator could wear his mortar board in the House.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (21 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: Is it not good to know Longford-Westmeath is alive and well?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the report from the Committee on Procedures and Privileges concerning necessary changes to Standing Orders consequent to the establishment of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission and other technical changes. The report was circulated to all Members last night and the motion will be taken without debate; No. 2, Building Control Bill 2005 â...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: Would the Senator like to join us?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: The Senator was not in Ballymahon last night and his absence was noted.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: It was cows.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: I thought it was cows.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: Did they vote on it?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)
Mary O'Rourke: I know that.