Results 641-660 of 1,214 for speaker:Ann Ormonde
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: That is nasty.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: Senator Regan is making a speech.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: We are not on the run.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: The Senator will not let me make a case.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: That is not the intent of the legislation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: One bite of the apple.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: I compliment the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, on coming to the House yesterday and listening to a wide-ranging debate on the quality of the cancer programme. Unfortunately, I could not get in to praise her because of the number who wished to contribute. It is disappointing that Senator Twomey, who has a medical background, should ask the questions he asked this morning...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: Would we for once in our lives try to put all our heads together because what we want is a quality cancer care programme for our patients?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: As if they would do better if they were in there.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: I am delighted the Ministerââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: There is no better person than the Minister. One can put her on any programme and she will take them on. Let there be no doubt about that. She is very slick and she has her information and knowledge.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: She has a qualityââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: I support Senator O'Toole on the lack of research facilities at the Dublin Institute of Technology. The Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, will be in the House tomorrow for a wide-ranging debate on education during which there will ample opportunity for those points to be raised, and rightly so. I support the Senators on that issue. I will leave it there because the...
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister and acknowledge her willingness to give so much of her time to listen to the concerns of Members about the entire spectrum of education, from primary to third level and beyond. I agree with many of the points raised by Senator O'Reilly and would welcome further debate on them. However, I will not dwell on them aside from observing that education must be holistic and...
- Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: Those who have a natural ability should find a path into third level education. I refer in particular to the old-fashioned medical man who has a good bedside manner, not the academic achiever who does not want to sit and listen to a patient talking about his or her illness, although very often the patient may need a chat or a psychological assessment rather than a clinical assessment. That...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: I congratulate the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, on her fine contribution in the other House last night when she outlined the events of the past week and noted her inability to extract information from the Health Service Executive. I am pleased Senator Twomey has indicated his party is prepared to work with the Minister on the quality cancer care service.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: It is great to hear that, even if it is late in the day.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: Last evening, I attended an all-party committee meeting chaired by Deputy John Cregan to discuss the role of the friends of the undocumented Irish in the United States and how best we can make progress on this issue. I commend Deputy Cregan's efforts in this regard. Members should press ahead with the current bipartisan approach. I have also discussed this issue with the Minister for...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: Come off it.
- Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Motion (28 Nov 2007)
Ann Ormonde: Why not?