Results 3,441-3,460 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke
- Seanad: Tourism Industry: Motion. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.
- Seanad: Tourism Industry: Motion. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: May I submit a point of information? I apologise for cutting across Senator Mansergh.
- Seanad: Tourism Industry: Motion. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator Quinn was keen to merge the proposal and the amendment but I could not contact the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy O'Donoghue, as he is out of the country. The Cabinet is currently sitting and I cannot legitimately change an amendment that came from it.
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: I agree.
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: I would like to be a bishop.
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: When is the programme on?
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: Monday morning?
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: She is not a Deputy.
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: Yes.
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: I thank in particular the MEPs who remained all day in the House, which was remarkable. I hope they will return on a future occasion.
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: The chief blatherer.
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: I wish to repeat the welcome we gave earlier to MEPs who have taken the time to come here today. I was interested to learn that two minutes is the speaking slot in Europe, so three times that is very good here in the Seanad. As I am fascinated by the debate, I intend to stay until the end. I am learning more about the constitution than I thought. I already have fertile ground for debate among...
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: There is honesty.
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: There is more honesty.
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: No. The arrangements, as agreed by the party leaders and the Independent spokesperson, is that the Minister, Deputy Roche, should be present for the beginning of the debate and that another Minister should attend at the close. The main purpose of today's debate is to facilitate a discussion between Members and MEPs.
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: It is called social partnership.
- Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: He should not join the committee investigating George Galloway.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator Ross could join our side.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator Brian Hayes praised, inter alia, the initiative by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for providing â¬6.5 million to deal with the Dublin criminal gangs. He said there was already an initiative to do so last autumn. Clearly there is a proliferation of crime and I admire the fact that this money is being made available. The main point of the Senator's contribution was...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)
Mary O'Rourke: I accept that. We received a good publication from RGDATA this morning on the groceries order. I compliment Senator Ryan for raising the issue of Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, who has been released and received his award, something with which we all agree. The Senator asked about aviation policy and the proposed three terminals at Dublin Airport. The Senator referred to human rights in Uzbekistan....