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Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: I agree.

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (8 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: And county managers.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: Comrade.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: As Leader, I am delighted at the tone of the ad hoc debate which has developed this morning with regard to Northern Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: The restraint shown and language used are helpful. I am pleased we will receive the relevant documentation this afternoon. Small incremental steps have been taken which I am sure will move us forward on the perilous path to peace. While each of them may appear small, taken together they constitute a giant step. I hope this is what will emerge. I understand Senator Feighan's comments. As a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: The problems date back centuries so we cannot wave a wand in Northern Ireland. It has been a welcome debate. I pay tribute, in particular, to the Taoiseach and Prime Minister Tony Blair for the time and effort they have expended and the clever civil servants who have been drafting and redrafting day and night since this module of talks commenced. They have invested considerable effort and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: I am sorry. The Senator has views on both sides. He also asked for a debate on the banking system. A debate is opening up on the issue of civilian debt in Iraq. There is an open letter on that issue today in The Times, signed by many eminent people. Senator Maurice Hayes was also taken by the tone which has been set in the debate on the North and praised the Taoiseach, the Prime Minister and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: It is undoubtedly Senator Brian Hayes's day. He championed the An Post workers and Senator Mansergh has corrected the record of the House with regard to comments he made.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Mansergh spoke strongly about the issue of subsidisation. If Brittany Ferries are subsidised, two roads are open to us. We can either take their case to the European Court of Justice or be subsidised ourselves. With regard to the Northern Ireland talks, Senator Feighan said people are tired of choreography and that the parties concerned should hurry up and get on with it. I had a few...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (8 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: I wish to express my sympathy to the wife, family and friends of the late Senator and Deputy, John Francis Conlan, who spent four years in this House. He served his county, constituency and country in an exemplary fashion for many years. John Conlan was returned to the Seanad at the beginning of his national political career when he stood for the industrial and commercial panel. He leaves a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business is No. 1, Garda Síochána Bill 2004 — Committee Stage (resumed), to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business until 1 p.m; No. 2, Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 — Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 2 p.m. and to conclude not later than 5 p.m.; No. 21, motion No. 16, to be taken from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.; and No. 3, Irish Nationality and...

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (7 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: Does the Senator think they should live in their school's local area?

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (7 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: They could go to Roscommon.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business is No. 1, a motion referred to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, which has completed its discussions — it relates to the fact that all treaty provisions covered by the European Council decision will in future be adopted on the basis of qualified majority voting, to be taken without debate; No. 2, Garda Síochána Bill 2004 —...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: I never said the Senator was a shrinking violet either.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: The Leader of the Opposition, Senator Brian Hayes, called for a debate on Northern Ireland. While everyone would welcome rather than object to a debate, it may be obviated by two matters. If there were clarity one way or another it would be very useful, but there is not. The other problem is a lack of time. If Members think this week's agenda is packed, they will consider the same to be true...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: The half hour sos means we will be free at 9 p.m. instead of 9.30 p.m., which is not too much to ask. We try to keep relatively decent hours here in the evening. Senator Dardis said we should await clarity on the Northern Ireland issue but that he would welcome a debate. He talked also about the standards of education expertise and said that to attract inward investment it was important we...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: I do not know that the Minister will go into every detail of what is on RTE. It is not his job.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Cummins referred to Northern Ireland issues and asked what is the Government's position on the release of prisoners. He also stressed the Mrs. McCabe issue. I know she said she did not want our sympathy but there is huge sympathy for her because of her suffering. She will never be free because she will never have closure on her utter grief. The emphasis on her husband's death again...

Seanad: Treaty of Amsterdam: Motion. (7 Dec 2004)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option, provided by Article 3 of the fourth Protocol set out in the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the President of the Council that it wishes to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed measure: Draft decision of the Council providing for certain areas covered by Title IV of Part Three of the...