Results 321-340 of 375 for speaker:Margaret Cox

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Mar 2003)

Margaret Cox: That is another point. Let us not go in to the whole issue of maternity leave for Members of the Oireachtas and members of local authorities.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Mar 2003)

Margaret Cox: That is a problem. Relying on the pairing system while one is sitting in the labour ward and missing a vote which might cause the downfall of the Government is not something that Members of this Parliament should have to support. No doubt the people on the other side of the House will say we do not have a commitment to carers and we should have a carer's allowance for everyone, but that is...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Mar 2003)

Margaret Cox: Those who are most in need should be the beneficiaries.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Mar 2003)

Margaret Cox: I did not use the words "hard done by".

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Mar 2003)

Margaret Cox: By how much did Deputy Quinn increase social welfare provision that year?

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Mar 2003)

Margaret Cox: A sum of €10 billion in 2003.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Mar 2003)

Margaret Cox: We could then give Michael Smurfit a carer's allowance. Deputy Michael Woods was the Fianna Fáil Minister who introduced the allowance.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Mar 2003)

Margaret Cox: Could the small sum of €4 million not be taken from the national training and development fund and put into the Minister's scheme? It should be investigated.

Seanad: Motor Insurance: Motion. (12 Mar 2003)

Margaret Cox: At the first Ógra Fianna Fáil conference I attended in 1994, one of the issues on the agenda was how to reduce the cost of insurance for young drivers. It has also been a matter of discussion at every subsequent Ógra conference or meeting of young people. The reduction of deaths and accidents on the roads is particularly noticeable in the four months since the Minister for Transport...

Seanad: Motor Insurance: Motion. (12 Mar 2003)

Margaret Cox: That does not surprise us.

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Feb 2003)

Margaret Cox: I am delighted the Minister is present and I agree with him that the Bill is an important part of the agenda for environmental excellence, which is something everyone in Ireland believes in. I accept we must have a framework of regulation and control. If we do not have that framework we will be unable to achieve the types of changes we must make in our culture. We must change the landscape of...

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Feb 2003)

Margaret Cox: We do not have it at the moment and do not need it. We should create an Ireland that is different from other countries in Europe. Our vision should be for our country, not the European Union.

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Feb 2003)

Margaret Cox: We need a controlled environment but, first, we should deal with what we have. The successful model is in place. It has been achieved in Galway. We closed a landfill site two years ago. There was a problem with the site in Ballinasloe.

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Feb 2003)

Margaret Cox: No, we have diverted 55% from landfill.

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Feb 2003)

Margaret Cox: In Ballinasloe at the last elections some anti-dump councillors were elected because landfill was a huge issue. I visited the site two years ago and it was disgusting. It was incredible that it was happening in this day and age. The people of Galway were dumping rubbish in a landfill site that was not lined and it was being crushed. The rubbish was dumped, covered and squeezed down until it...

Seanad: Development of Rugby: Motion. (29 Jan 2003)

Margaret Cox: I wish to share my time with Senator Mansergh.

Seanad: Development of Rugby: Motion. (29 Jan 2003)

Margaret Cox: It gives me great pleasure to take the opportunity to defend the people of Connacht. I grew up in the province and will defend it to the ends of the earth. Many of my friends in Galway will remember the first rugby match I went to with my husband. He was my boyfriend then, but we nearly broke up before the end of it when I asked him if the team which had put the ball over the bar had scored a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Dec 2002)

Margaret Cox: Senators have requested a discussion on the Irish language related aspects of the County Galway development plan. When discussing the Irish language, we should remember that it is important to include people rather than to exclude them. Various people in this House may have an opportunity to debate the matter, but I hope they also make submissions in relation to it. We cannot forbid people in...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (18 Dec 2002)

Margaret Cox: I welcome the Minister. I am glad that someone with her understanding, capability and experience is in charge of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. The Department's former title "Social Welfare" did not suit it because its work involves family, inclusion and looking after the people at the core of society who need our help. The Ireland in which we want to live is one that caters for...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (18 Dec 2002)

Margaret Cox: Would they have taken money back from the elderly?