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Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: It is certainly very inadequate. Senator Ó Murchú raised the issue of the Pat Finucane case and asked me to raise it with the Minister for Foreign Affairs to see if a public inquiry into the issue could be secured. I agree that it will undermine belief in the security forces if it is not attended to. Senator Finucane supports Senator Henry's call for a debate on issues relating to nursing...

Seanad: Standards in Public Office Commission: Motion. (3 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I move:

Seanad: Treaty of Amsterdam: Motion. (3 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option provided by Article 3 of the fourth Protocol set out in the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the President of the Council of the European Union that it wishes to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed measure: a proposal for a Council Regulation on procedures for amending the Sirene...

Seanad: Electricity Regulation Act: Motion. (3 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approved the draft Order entitled:– Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Eligible Customer) (Consumption of Electricity) Order, 2003, copies of which were laid before Seanad Éireann on 26th June 2003 be referred to the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in accordance with paragraph (1) (Seanad) of the Orders of...

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages. (3 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I am sure the Minister of State would wish to be facilitated to conclude his remarks, which might take another five or six minutes.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (4 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: Censored.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (4 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: Before the Order of Business, just one further tribute needs to be made – to Senator Maurice Hayes. He was awarded another honorary degree yesterday, the very prestigious degree of Doctor of Letters, from the University of Ulster. We are all very pleased.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business today is No. 1, Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] – Report and Final Stages, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business, to conclude at 12 noon; No. 2, Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] – Report and Final Stages, to be taken at the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: To whom will I give it?

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: We will have the option.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: The Leader of the Opposition, Senator Brian Hayes, welcomed the housing initiative announcement but deplored the fact that it was not made in either House of the Oireachtas. Everybody welcomes the initiative which is a wonderful advance. The reason the announcement is being made at the ICTU is that the ICTU made it a central plank in its discussions on the new programme. The Taoiseach is...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003 [ Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil ] : Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: Frilly blind.

Seanad: Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Motion. (4 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I move:

Seanad: Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Motion. (4 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: It is always relevant to root out corruption.

Seanad: Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Motion. (4 Jul 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: We thank Mr. Justice Feargus Flood for his work in the tribunal and wish him well in his retirement. We note the huge amount of work he got through, the interim report, which the Minister praised, and the punctilious, stringent and rigorous way he addressed the issues which came before him. We also thank the members of his team and others who worked with him in producing the interim report....

Seanad: Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy. (7 Oct 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party and of the House, I wish to express our sympathy on the sad death of Lady Valerie Goulding. She was a very distinguished Senator from 1977, when she was appointed by the then Taoiseach, Mr. Jack Lynch, as one of his nominees to Seanad Éireann. She served in this House until August 1981. I am conscious that the Cathaoirleach came into the Seanad with Lady...

Seanad: Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy. (7 Oct 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I did not fight those general elections.

Seanad: Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy. (7 Oct 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I join Senator Brian Hayes in paying tribute to the late Mr. Bernard Markey. I was a member of the Seanad from February to November 1982 when he served in Dáil Éireann and I had several conversations with him. I did not fight those three general elections. I was contesting Seanad elections at that time. I recall having a conversation with him in the corridor during which we spoke about...

Seanad: Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy. (7 Oct 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: We have a third former Member to mourn. Some in the Visitors Gallery may consider we are spending a long time on this, but it is correct that we make expressions of sympathy in respect of former Members who have passed on. I did not know of former Senator Louis Walsh, therefore I had to rely on what I could find. He served two terms in the Seanad. He was a solicitor and was elected to the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business is No. 1, a sessional order agreed by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, to be taken without debate; No. 2, a motion which was referred to the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and on which the committee has completed its discussions, to be taken without debate; No. 3, a motion to refer to the Joint Committee on Health and Children...