Results 2,581-2,600 of 2,735 for speaker:Marie Louise O'Donnell
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I think the language she used tells us something else.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: And bad decisions.
- Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: On a point of order. We were talking about youth and youth work outside the mainstream of education, much of which happens with voluntary workers. It all happens outside mainstream education. That was the core of the argument.
- Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I am sorry.
- Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: There is a Visitors Gallery of models and examples behind the Senator.
- Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: The motion is about youth work.
- Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I am not worried. I was just trying to keep Senator Leyden on track. We are talking about youth work and the world of youth.
- Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: He may have the floor but he is not being relevant.
- Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: He should do that.
- Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Is Senator Hayden referring to me?
- Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: The name is O'Donnell. Just think of the high kings.
- Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: The Government was led by Fine Gael.
- Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It was the John Bruton Government that led that.
- Seanad: Youth Work: Motion (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Both the Minister and I have said before that we are constantly trying to "adultify" young people through television, radio, video, music, comedy, language and other elements of the entertainment world. We rush them into glories of adulthood, with the idea that all things adult mean all things great. We are like fools rushing into adulthood because we consider it a good thing or progress....
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: We are in this position because of Fianna Fáil.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I can answer that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I have the answer if the Senator would like to hear it. We do not need to bring in the Minister.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: There are Senators in the House with the answer so why would we need to bring in the Minister?
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It would redefine the meaning of education.