Results 2,181-2,200 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke
- Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (11 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator Morrissey is not here.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: I thank Senator Brian Hayes for raising the point about Ministers' unofficial meetings with people. I can answer from my vast experience. One has many unofficial meetings because otherwise one would get no work done.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: I used to have very clandestine meetings with Senator O'Toole and Mr. Kieran Mulvey of the ASTI. These meetings were often held before attending a conference in order to hammer out points of view. I recall that we met in the Gresham Hotel. Ministers hold clinics all the time. I never had a note taker in my clinic; I took my own notes. People come to see their representatives in their clinics....
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: Nonetheless, he telephoned me and did not need any ethical guidelines to do so.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the Joint Committee on European Affairs Report on Migration, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude not later than 1.30 p.m., with the contributions of spokespersons not to exceed 12 minutes and those of other Senators not to exceed eight minutes, and the Minister to be called upon to reply not later than five...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: I will not fall for that but go on.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: I will need to think of something.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: Is it about the money one does or does not receive?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: It is golf.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: The Senator is a champion of women. Good for him.
- Seanad: Electoral Register: Motion. (10 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: A transferable vote.
- Seanad: Electoral Register: Motion. (10 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: I wish to share my time equally with Senator MacSharry.
- Seanad: Electoral Register: Motion. (10 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: I am glad to speak during this debate. It was timely that it was put down. It allows us free rein to discuss a cause dear to our hearts. There is no doubt the registers are in an unholy mess. It is a cumulative mess, which continued from the last general election to the local elections to now. It did not arise today or yesterday. I am sure all of the talk about fraud and personation is a...
- Seanad: Electoral Register: Motion. (10 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: Rochfortbridge is outside Kilbeggan. The Senator should learn the geography of his constituency.
- Seanad: Electoral Register: Motion. (10 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: We will give him a little guide.
- Seanad: Electoral Register: Motion. (10 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: Some 200 people were not on the register out of 548 houses. It is opening up an appalling vista if that many people are not on the register in one small village. We asked if the people wished to be put on the register and they did, so we took their names and I went into the county council with them.
- Seanad: Electoral Register: Motion. (10 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: It is done, the electoral register part at least.
- Seanad: Electoral Register: Motion. (10 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: It is the greatest gap. The rate collectors only go to business premises now. They were the real heroes as they knew when a certain boy or girl was approaching 18 years of age. The names would be put down on the register. There was no disruptive element at that time and it seemed to work reasonably well. When people do not get their vote, they turn on whoever is at the station, arguing that...
- Seanad: Electoral Register: Motion. (10 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: That is daft.
- Seanad: Electoral Register: Motion. (10 May 2006)
Mary O'Rourke: She would murder the Deputy.