Results 5,381-5,400 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke

Seanad: Address by Ms Avril Doyle, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: Yes.

Seanad: Address by Ms Avril Doyle, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: It is a very good turnout. So, Ms Doyle is being courted?

Seanad: Address by Ms Avril Doyle, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: The Senator does not expect Ms Doyle to agree with that, does he?

Seanad: Address by Ms Avril Doyle, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: We have no Irish member?

Seanad: Address by Ms Avril Doyle, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: Thirteen to be.

Seanad: Address by Ms Avril Doyle, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: Is it 80%?

Seanad: Address by Ms Avril Doyle, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: Friday night, from Athlone.

Seanad: Address by Ms Avril Doyle, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: Other Members will also ask questions.

Seanad: Address by Ms Avril Doyle, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I thank Ms Doyle for attending. I have always admired her style, and I am not talking about clothes, although that is part of it, but her demeanour. I do not think any of our visitors have explained so vividly the background to the committee system. Through this series of discussions we have obtained a much better understanding of how the European Parliament works. I did not know the...

Seanad: Address by Ms Avril Doyle, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: No, I do not want to be. I have fought against that under several Taoisigh and I have no wish to do it. I thank Ms Doyle for the vividness of the knowledge she has given us about the committee system, although it was sketchy because of time restraints. I understand that because of COREPER, the officials, Members and Ministers must all work very hard. I have spoken about this in the House...

Seanad: Address by Mr. Brian Crowley, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I thank Mr. Crowley for his attendance. He was one of the first of our party members to reply to the invitation. The House has listened to his vivid description of his life and the committees of which he is a member. One of the benefits of this initiative was that the House was given an insight and learned more about the operations of the European Parliament. I wish to ask a simple question...

Seanad: Address by Mr. Brian Crowley, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: He would be earning goodness knows how much.

Seanad: Address by Mr. Brian Crowley, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I held the gap anyway.

Seanad: Address by Mr. Brian Crowley, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: At 11.45 a.m. next Wednesday, 17 December. The House will sit on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next week to deal with legislation from the Dáil.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: We can all have a wish list for Christmas. The Order of Business is No. a1 on the Supplementary Order Paper, a referral motion whereby the subject matter of No. 1 on the Order Paper is being referred to the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food for consideration. These regulations concern a reduction in the disease levies applied to milk deliveries for processing and cattle slaughtered or...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: The Leader of the Opposition, Senator Brian Hayes, raised the referral of the report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights. It will go to the other House too. It is important that we have the opportunity to debate it here because according to the Order Paper the joint committee...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Walsh mentioned the report on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, pointing out quite properly that the loss of life on that day was equivalent in proportionate terms to the attack on the World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001. Senator McHugh welcomed the announcement of 2,500 places on the new rural social scheme, or whatever will be its title, and asked for a debate on agriculture. He...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: We have a very low unemployment rate of 4.3%. It is wrong to say there is no unemployment.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: There is 4.3% unemployment which is a very good rate. Senator Brennan would like the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to come to debate the issuing of radio licences now that a new broadcasting corporation has been set up. Senator Bradford made a wise point about the policy aspect of the future of farming saying we react when there is a disaster or some edict from...

Seanad: Bovine Diseases Regulations: Motion. (10 Dec 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approve the following Regulations in draft:– Bovine Diseases (Levies) Regulations, 2003, copies of which were laid in draft before the House on 9 December, be referred to the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food in accordance with paragraph (1) (Seanad) of the Orders of Reference of that Committee, which, not later than 18th December, 2003...