Results 5,641-5,660 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke
- Seanad: Treaty of Amsterdam: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: I move: That the proposal that Seanad Ãireann approve, in accordance with Article 29.4.6o of Bunreacht na hÃireann, 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 of the European Union that it wishes to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed measure:...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Second Stage. (8 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: I am glad to have an opportunity to contribute to the debate. This is interesting legislation as it strikes a chord with people in terms of how they feel about the justice system, offenders and the effort to ensure they do not enter prison to emerge as more committed criminals. The optimum benefit towards which one should work is that the person who is imprisoned should go through a...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Temporary Release of Prisoners) Bill 2001: Second Stage. (8 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: I think Senator Terry was talking about 1994.
- Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: After the war.
- Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: Very good.
- Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: I wish to amend the Order of Business agreed earlier to extend this debate until 8.15 p.m. This has been requested by all sides and people have views they wish to present.
- Seanad: Benchmarking: Motion. (8 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.
- Seanad: Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy. (7 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party and of the House, I wish to express our sympathy on the sad death of Lady Valerie Goulding. She was a very distinguished Senator from 1977, when she was appointed by the then Taoiseach, Mr. Jack Lynch, as one of his nominees to Seanad Ãireann. She served in this House until August 1981. I am conscious that the Cathaoirleach came into the Seanad with Lady...
- Seanad: Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy. (7 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: I did not fight those general elections.
- Seanad: Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy. (7 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: I join Senator Brian Hayes in paying tribute to the late Mr. Bernard Markey. I was a member of the Seanad from February to November 1982 when he served in Dáil Ãireann and I had several conversations with him. I did not fight those three general elections. I was contesting Seanad elections at that time. I recall having a conversation with him in the corridor during which we spoke about...
- Seanad: Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy. (7 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: We have a third former Member to mourn. Some in the Visitors Gallery may consider we are spending a long time on this, but it is correct that we make expressions of sympathy in respect of former Members who have passed on. I did not know of former Senator Louis Walsh, therefore I had to rely on what I could find. He served two terms in the Seanad. He was a solicitor and was elected to the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business is No. 1, a sessional order agreed by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, to be taken without debate; No. 2, a motion which was referred to the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and on which the committee has completed its discussions, to be taken without debate; No. 3, a motion to refer to the Joint Committee on Health and Children...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: The Senator is smarmy.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: I thank Members for their contributions. Senator Brian Hayes, the Leader of the Opposition, asked if a question and answer session could be held early tomorrow afternoon on the conclusion of the debate on child abuse. As we all know, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Dempsey, is in China with the President. That is part of his duties, where Ministers take turns to accompany the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator O'Toole also noted the bravery of the gardaÃ. He spoke, perhaps tongue in cheek, about the plethora of political parties within political parties.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: Yes, within Government. We are not little "Yes" people bobbing our heads up and down and that is no bad thing, as long as the right policy is enunciated and adopted at the end of the day. Senator O'Toole also raised the tobacco ban issue, which we should debate in this House. Like others I will nail my colours to the mast. I am in favour of the proposals of the Minister for Health and...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: Senator MacSharry raised the matter of the debate on planning and what he described as the destructive input of An Taisce to planning matters. Senator Coghlan said he was glad to be back and thanked the Cathaoirleach and me. I thank him, although he is gone. I had a delicious interlude with him in Killarney during the summer.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: The Senator will have to ask him. Ladies do not tell. Senator Coghlan commented on the community employment schemes. Senator Glynn raised the issue of bullying in schools. It would be very difficult to have a template to deal with school bullying and it should be up to the management board in each school to develop polices in that regard. It is a huge and growing issue. Senator Glynn also...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2003)
Mary O'Rourke: I do not know if I would be bothered now.