Results 1,701-1,720 of 2,735 for speaker:Marie Louise O'Donnell
- Seanad: Action Plan for Rural Development: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Such behaviour is beyond disgraceful. The Gathering was possibly the greatest example of how the arts, culture and music-----
- Seanad: Action Plan for Rural Development: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I will not.
- Seanad: Action Plan for Rural Development: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Senator Ó Clochartaigh has said I have been disrespectful. He can take it as any kind of respect he likes. He must have the mind of a child that he can write something, answer things and listen to speakers at the same time.
- Seanad: Action Plan for Rural Development: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: The Gathering was possibly the greatest conduit and platform for the energy and creativity that happened in this country during the Minister's watch. It was absolutely outstanding. It would be great if we could create that again. The arts are central to the way we live. I have visited Palestine and witnessed how the arts drew people together from across the Arab and Israeli divide. The...
- Seanad: Action Plan for Rural Development: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I am just making the point that I do not like it.
- Seanad: Action Plan for Rural Development: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is appalling that technology takes precedence over the voices and ideas of others, including Ministers, who are ignored by Senators because they are doing other work. I will not retract what I said which was not personal. I used the word "Senators"; therefore, it was not personal to any one person. They must have felt a little guilty as they have delivered their big action plan.
- Seanad: Action Plan for Rural Development: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It should be, but it is not.
- Seanad: Action Plan for Rural Development: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Senators are running offices from here.
- Seanad: Action Plan for Rural Development: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: On a point of order, the forestry sector is not in any kind of trouble. It is possibly one of our greatest and most growing sectors and is sustaining hundreds of jobs.
- Seanad: Action Plan for Rural Development: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: That is not right.
- Seanad: Action Plan for Rural Development: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Senator O'Reilly said that before and he went on for another minute.
- Seanad: Action Plan for Rural Development: Statements (9 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: What kind of language is that in the Seanad?
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Where are we know? At a bus stop? Or are we in the Seanad?
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that No. 13 be taken before No. 1. I have a seconder.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Senator Gerard Craughwell is the seconder.
- Seanad: Minimum Custodial Periods upon Conviction for Murder Bill 2017: First Stage (14 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the adoption of a system of minimum custodial periods upon conviction in cases of murder whereby the court shall determine the minimum custodial term a person convicted of the offence of murder shall serve, based on the circumstances of the matter before the court, and where the court shall give reasons for such a...
- Seanad: Minimum Custodial Periods upon Conviction for Murder Bill 2017: First Stage (14 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Next Tuesday.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: On a point of order. It is disingenuous of an argument which the Senator might not agree with but he should get on with his own.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2017)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Get on with your own.