Results 321-340 of 1,966 for speaker:Mary Henry

Seanad: Current Situation in the Middle East: Statements (18 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: I call Senator Norris. The Senator has nine minutes. The Minister of State has kindly agreed to reduce the time for his closing remarks to five minutes.

Seanad: Current Situation in the Middle East: Statements (18 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: The Minister of State has indicated he will take just three minutes to reply.

Seanad: Current Situation in the Middle East: Statements (18 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: If the Senator can be brief Senator Minihan will get a few minutes of the time.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (18 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: The new children's hospital will be the largest project undertaken by the State in the medical area for decades. Senator Brian Hayes and others have done us a great service in discovering that no scoring process was employed in the evaluation of the six sites chosen as possible locations for the new facility. The rage felt by people in Tallaght is shared by staff in St. James's Hospital who...

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages (12 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: I am glad to have the Bill passed and congratulate the Minister on bringing it before the House. Like Senator Cummins, I wish we had gone further in the area of genocide in particular. I hope this will follow as soon as possible. I was particularly grateful to the Minister for accepting my two amendments on Committee Stage, especially the amendment regarding the removal of fingernails, even...

Seanad: Mental Health Legislation. (12 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Yesterday we discussed the latest appearance of Ireland before the committee monitoring the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. While we agreed that progress had been made as regards the rights of children in this country, there were large gaps. There are large gaps regarding the treatment of children in the area of mental...

Seanad: Mental Health Legislation. (12 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for his reply and additional remarks. I am afraid the position is as bad as I thought.

Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: Senator McCarthy, without interruption please.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: Like Senator Ryan, I was interested in the reporting of Iraq's appalling death rate. This morning, I bought the International Herald Tribune because I was sure the story would be on its front page, but it is on page five. Last night, there was a television debate on the report, which was published by the Johns Hopkins University, one of the most prestigious universities in the world. The...

Seanad: UN Committee Report on Children in Ireland: Statements (11 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Seán Power, to the House. I am glad to see that the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child recognised that progress has been made in Ireland. However, that progress has been far too slow in some areas. With regard to health and health care services, while the committee welcomes the commitments undertaken by...

Seanad: Petitions Committee: Motion (4 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister to the House and am very glad that the Labour Party has put forward this interesting suggestion, which would certainly formalise all the initiatives brought to our attention by e-mail, letter, telephone call and so forth. It would be very useful from that perspective. They will also be interested in answering all the questions put forward. There is another one,...

Seanad: White Paper on Irish Aid: Statements (4 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Conor Lenihan, to the House. Like everyone else, I am delighted with the White Paper that he has produced. Perhaps I might begin by congratulating him on the energy and enthusiasm he has brought to the job. It is quite right that the Minister for Finance should have given him more funds to continue his work. I am...

Seanad: Message from Dáil (4 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: Dáil Éireann has passed the Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006, without amendment.

Seanad: Europol (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (4 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Mary Henry: I support everything Senator O'Toole said. There is no point in encouraging the privatisation of public utilities only to complain when they fail and, worse still, expect the taxpayer to reimburse those who invested in them. The Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, proposes to build private hospitals adjacent to public ones on public land. This scheme has not been discussed in...

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Mary Henry: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Mary Henry: Amendments Nos. 3 and 6 are cognate and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Mary Henry: Amendments Nos. 5, 21 and 22 are related to amendment No. 4 and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: International Criminal Court Bill 2003: Committee Stage (28 Sep 2006)

Mary Henry: I have to do my job or I might get my P45.