Results 81-100 of 1,966 for speaker:Mary Henry
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (5 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: This Bill is most welcome. The initiative the Minister took some years ago regarding science and technology and the need to maintain and promote research and development has been magnificent. She is to be congratulated warmly on having managed to ring-fence the funding for research, which is deemed to be of great importance economically and industrially, and for the manner in which she has...
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (5 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: It is terrific to embark on such a career after graduating, but I hope he will return to the country.
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (5 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: Apart from the nuclear industry, I do not believe there is much industry in North Korea. We give serious consideration to giving encouragement teachers of mathematics, applied mathematics, physics and chemistry because, unfortunately, a considerable number of those who teach these subjects do not possess a primary degree in the relevant discipline. These are difficult subjects to teach at the...
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (5 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: I second the motion. I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate him and his officials on bringing forward the penalty points system at last because it had been mooted for so long. It seemed that only the thought of the loss of one's licence would improve people's behaviour and that has been shown to work within these three months. I can but hope it will continue. I have the benefit of...
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (5 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: It is what the reporter said. Another Minister strongly defended the pace at which the Taoiseach was travelling and spoke of good roads, good drivers and so on. That was very inadvisable, especially coming from a Minister for whom I have great respect. I was astonished because, whether one is a Minister or not, one kills people if one advises one's driver to go faster. I advise the members of...
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (5 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: And early morning.
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: It is most important that this amendment is agreed.
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: Like Senator O'Toole, I am concerned about the phraseology in this area. I also presume that "oriented" means "focused". I referred to the need to support basic research on Second Stage. I was anxious that we recognise the value of basic research because it appears that the foundation is very much geared, as in section 7 (1)(a), to looking at scientific endeavour which concerns the future...
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: We need to be sure what "oriented" means, as it is mentioned twice in this section, in case it should cause confusion or trouble in the future.
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: Could we look at it between now and Report Stage? If the word means nothing, it could be removed. If it means something, it should be explained.
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: How many men?
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: That is not an equitable balance.
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: Is four women and 17 men what the Department considers an equitable balance? This is important because this might occur with other Bills.
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: I am dismayed that only four of the 21 members are women. I wonder what I have been doing for the last 30 years â obviously not half enough. Women have done a great deal of work in technology and science organisations and many students of scientific disciplines are women, including 60% of those in medicine and a high proportion in genetics. Role models are important so people can aspire to...
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: Look what happened when the Cabinet met in Ballymascanlon â the health budget was scuppered.
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: It is quite instructive to see who, other than elected politicians, is disbarred from membership of the board. Section 9(6) lists the only others to be disbarred: A member of the Board shall be disqualified from being such a member where he or sheâ (a) is adjudicated bankrupt,
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: Senator Quinn and I have objected to this stipulation in other Bills. Like Senator McCarthy, I cannot understand why a well qualified person, whose advice is worthwhile, should be appointed if that person cannot question or express an opinion on the merits of any policy of the Government or a Minister, or on the merits of the objectives of such a policy. It might be vital that this person who...
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: On previous occasions when we have disputed this, I remember Senator Quinn saying that this person is not a civil servant. If the board disagrees with what he or she is doing, he or she can be fired. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Section 14 agreed to. Section 15 agreed to. SECTION 16.
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for accepting my amendment to amendment No. 12. Although this is an important section, it will be difficult to implement. It is probably advisable that a quorum of the board consists of five and that its committees may include members other than members of the board. The reason I take this view relates to my efforts to try to keep up to date with medical...
- Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (11 Feb 2003)
Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 12: In the proposed new subsection (7), to delete "the spouse," and substitute "the parent, spouse,". Amendment to amendment agreed to. Amendment No. 12, as amended, agreed to.