Results 4,741-4,760 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke
- Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Statements (Resumed). (2 Jun 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: They changed their minds.
- Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Statements (Resumed). (2 Jun 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: It is a great idea.
- Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Statements (Resumed). (2 Jun 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I think he meant the count.
- Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Statements (Resumed). (2 Jun 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I ran for it twice.
- Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Statements (Resumed). (2 Jun 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: He got in on a vote.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator Brian Hayes asked if I would give a commitment that there will be no new legislation on the matter we are discussing today. I cannot give such a commitment but I am aware that matters are being examined in a painstaking fashion. The Senator disagreed with the CAO's decision and said there are many vested interests which do not allow parents to get information on school results. This...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: We will try to get the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, to come to the House to speak on the issue. Senator O'Toole also spoke about the break-up of the State airports. There is a need for clarity on the matter but the Government is right to await the details of the business plan. He also spoke about today's debates. There is a constitutional imperative on every...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: There are very good minds at work and we have to put our minds to work. I accept that everyone's view is important but the meetings we have had and the information we have been given is concrete and definite and the pointers are being laid out. We have a day of onerous work ahead of us and we must carry it out. Senator McCarthy spoke about the Brennan plan and Government policy for the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: There are many burdens on young people and it is difficult for them to get enough money to put down a deposit for a house. Staged payments are very common in rural areas. Senator Leyden spoke about the Diageo proposal to raise the price of a pint. I would like to think people would stay away from the pubs but I do not think they will. Senator Bohan claimed that people would stop going to pubs...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I do not frequent the bars of those hotels every night.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator Coghlan and I both know which hotel we like the best.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I hope we will be able to discuss Senator Coghlan's housing Bill before the summer recess. Senator Kitt spoke about the voting register and the need to rely on a census to fill the register. Senator Quinn referred to a decision of a judge in Northern Ireland in which he deemed the Continuity IRA and the Real IRA not to be subversive bodies. That decision has been appealed. He also pointed out...
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Pornography (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Second Stage. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Pornography (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: Now. Agreed to take remaining Stages today.
- Seanad: Child Trafficking and Pornography (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: There is a comma after House of the Oireachtas.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business is No. 1, Child Trafficking and Pornography (Amendment) Bill 2004 â all Stages, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude not later than 12.30 p.m., with the contributions of spokespersons not to exceed 12 minutes and those of other Senators not to exceed eight minutes; No. 2, Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2004 â all...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: That is sexist.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: I do not know about that.
- Seanad: Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Compellability, Privileges and Immunities of Witnesses) (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: Now. Agreed to take remaining Stages today.
- Seanad: Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Compellability, Privileges and Immunities of Witnesses) (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (27 May 2004)
Mary O'Rourke: Let us not anticipate.