Results 1,581-1,600 of 2,735 for speaker:Marie Louise O'Donnell
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: We are not quorate at the moment.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: We are not quorate at the moment. We do not have enough Senators in here for a quorum. Maybe we do not need a quorum for something like this but I would consider it very important. I would point out that legislation was passed by the Seanad in respect of a franchise for graduates of third level institutions and universities to have a vote. Unless I am wrong that legislation was passed by...
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: On a point of order, we are not quorate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I thank the witnesses for being here and it is a pleasure to be here. It is such a relief to see people with energy, artistry, creativity and culture coming before us. The witnesses are terrific. They did not drone on for nine or ten minutes by which time we had lost the point. We got the point, that is why we are here and that is why, thanks be to God, I became a member of this committee...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Is Ms Mangan stating that neither the fight nor the information is in this framework policy, which also is the point made by Senator Warfield?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Peripheral.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Can Mr. Downes answer my question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is very important.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is extraordinary, is it not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I thank Ms O'Grady.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is a very difficult process and takes a long time. There is a place not for a subcommittee but for a get together. We could think of something we could bring together because this has so many elements. It is a big circle with many radii. Given that the Government might get through two budgets, we could get it on the floor of the Seanad. It will get through two budgets under the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I am nailing my colours to the mast. We could probably get something on the floor of the Seanad or get some legislation in writing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: How we do it is up to the Chairman.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: To follow the Senator's comments, all artists need formal training to be artists, rather than doing it on a Saturday because there is nothing else to do. I completely disagree with that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Indeed he did.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: He was formally trained at DramSoc in University College Galway. He was bilingual and a natural actor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Tough rubbish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Nothing as artistically interesting as here anyway.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is fantasy.