Results 541-560 of 1,338 for speaker:Kathleen O'Meara

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I disagree.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: Order please. Senator Norris, without interruption.

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: Thank you, Senator, but the Minister will have an opportunity to reply, as you know. Please address your remarks through the Chair.

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I am sure he did. Senator Norris without interruption.

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: Thank you, Senator.

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: There is logic for you.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: What 10,000 is he talking about?

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for this very important debate. Apart from the waste of time in the past ten minutes, this is a very important debate. I hope we can concentrate on the main issues at hand. I listened carefully to the speech made by the Minister of State. Unfortunately he has not addressed our major concern, which is the decline in the number of decentralised posts...

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: At the most, 3,500 people will be decentralised over a number of years. What was announced last December has gone and no longer exists. To a large extent it never existed in the first place as has now become very clear. This is a severe blow to the towns of Roscrea and Thurles in my area. The Minister of State will be familiar with Roscrea as he lives very close to it. Roscrea has disappeared...

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I can speak to the Minister of State separately about the matter. My information is that at least some sections of the Revenue Commissioners are not using the CAF. For some individuals this might be causing a difficulty. Having a central applications facility should mean that either everybody is in or nobody is in. Otherwise two streams are operating and some Departments can be selective...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Nov 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: On the subject of the roll-out of BreastCheck which I have raised here on a number of occasions, Senator Cox may not be aware that it takes 22 months to roll out the entire BreastCheck programme from beginning to end. The reason it is only starting now for the western area, which includes north Tipperary, is that the Government has not, until recently, given funding to the BreastCheck...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Nov 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: Thank you, Cathaoirleach. Although we have a busy schedule between now and Christmas, I ask the Leader to schedule a debate on Northern Ireland if it is appropriate and feasible. We hope the events taking place now are happening in an atmosphere of hope and optimism. In regard to remarks made by the DUP leader at the weekend, and reiterated today, I appeal for an atmosphere of forgiveness...

Seanad: Mine Sites. (24 Nov 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I welcome the Minister of State and I thank him for addressing this important matter. This is not the first time I have raised this issue in the House. I raise it this evening because it is an urgent matter. We use the term "urgent need" lightly, but I have placed this issue on the Adjournment because it is urgent that the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government make a...

Seanad: Mine Sites. (24 Nov 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: The Minister of State said that "documentation which will ensure compliance with the Statute of Limitations, among other matters, will be served". I understand what he means when he says it "will be served", but how can the continuation of dialogue be said to be a consequence of that? I understand that the serving of documentation creates a kind of cut-off point.

Seanad: Mine Sites. (24 Nov 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Nov 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: What would the Senator have said?

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Nov 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: We will do so until the Government hears them.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Nov 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: We all support the Hanly report.