Results 461-480 of 2,735 for speaker:Marie Louise O'Donnell
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Lacking scholarship.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I ask the Deputy Leader to invite the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, here this morning because I want him to tell me what has happened with car insurance. Recently I was given a quote for my car insurance by telephone and was informed that it has doubled. I was shocked by the increase because I have not changed, I have not changed my car, I was not awarded penalty...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I beg the Cathaoirleach's pardon and thank him for his assistance.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: He was having his breakfast two hours ago.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: He has a mind of his own.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: We have "Morning Ireland" saying something completely different.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I am pressing the amendment.
- Seanad: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I wish to speak generally if I can, because I had ten amendments and they have all been ruled out of order because of a cost on the Exchequer. If Members do not mind the cliché, I personally think this is a bit of a cop-out. I refer to Senator Norris's attempts to get some legislation through. We are meant to be the Upper House of the Oireachtas and we are not allowed to talk about...
- Seanad: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Administration.
- Seanad: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (5 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Hear, hear.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Supporting and Facilitating the Arts: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I thank the delegates for attending. Some of them are in the throes of their work, with events taking place in a few weeks; therefore, we appreciate their attendance. This is the culture and heritage committee, but I do not know why we do not call it the arts and culture committee or why we wiped the word "arts" from both the name of the committee and the Department. It is extremely...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Supporting and Facilitating the Arts: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Where is Deputy Healy-Rae?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Supporting and Facilitating the Arts: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: My question is not even about keeping us informed. It is more about conviction and bringing us in because one can be informed every day. I am talking about going further than that. It is a bigger influence like we have here today. It should be far more definite and everyday. We are not getting it. We are getting it from all other angles but we are not getting the brilliance of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Supporting and Facilitating the Arts: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Does the festival make a profit?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Supporting and Facilitating the Arts: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Creative Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Supporting and Facilitating the Arts: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Absolutely. This is the core of it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Supporting and Facilitating the Arts: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: The Government is writing tomes, some of which are on my desk and shelves, about the need for community and how community needs to be acknowledged, developed, enlarged and aligned. The very people who are doing this are the festivals and the arts organisations, including the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Listowel Writers' Week, the Galway Film Fleadh and the Earagail Arts Festival and so on. These...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Supporting and Facilitating the Arts: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Absolutely.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Supporting and Facilitating the Arts: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Death-defying.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Supporting and Facilitating the Arts: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Are we getting away from the arts?