Results 561-580 of 1,214 for speaker:Ann Ormonde

Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: Those who have a natural ability should find a path into third level education. I refer in particular to the old-fashioned medical man who has a good bedside manner, not the academic achiever who does not want to sit and listen to a patient talking about his or her illness, although very often the patient may need a chat or a psychological assessment rather than a clinical assessment. That...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: I compliment the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, on coming to the House yesterday and listening to a wide-ranging debate on the quality of the cancer programme. Unfortunately, I could not get in to praise her because of the number who wished to contribute. It is disappointing that Senator Twomey, who has a medical background, should ask the questions he asked this morning...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: Would we for once in our lives try to put all our heads together because what we want is a quality cancer care programme for our patients?

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: As if they would do better if they were in there.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: I am delighted the Minister——

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: There is no better person than the Minister. One can put her on any programme and she will take them on. Let there be no doubt about that. She is very slick and she has her information and knowledge.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: She has a quality——

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: I support Senator O'Toole on the lack of research facilities at the Dublin Institute of Technology. The Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, will be in the House tomorrow for a wide-ranging debate on education during which there will ample opportunity for those points to be raised, and rightly so. I support the Senators on that issue. I will leave it there because the...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: One bite of the apple.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: That is not the intention.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: That is nasty.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: Senator Regan is making a speech.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: We are not on the run.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: The Senator will not let me make a case.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: That is not the intent of the legislation.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: I would like a debate on the issue of An Bord Pleanála, but from a different perspective. We should examine the broader concept of why the body was set up and how things stand. Leaving the Poolbeg decision out of the discussion, in many instances I was unable to understand why the board made a different decision than was recommended by an inspector. What is the role of the membership?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: After an inspector is sent out, why is his or her decision overruled? The EU plans to send more than 4,000 troops to Chad under the command of the Irish officer, Pat Nash, to protect refugees. However, there have been delays due to a lack of helicopters, aircraft, field hospitals, etc. I congratulate the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Defence on their efforts in facilitating our...

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Gallagher, to the House. Having listened to the debate over the last hour, it seems many of the points I had intended to make have been already made. We are here to talk about how we can reduce the number of road deaths. That is the fundamental reason for the reform and updating of road traffic legislation. The idea that one road death is one too...

Seanad: Government's Irish Aid Strategy: Statements (13 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister of State. I thank him for responding so quickly to Senators' requests for a debate on this matter. Everybody knows the history of Irish Aid. As a child, I contributed to the black babies, which was my first introduction to such aid. Irish people have been giving money for many years in order to help the world's poorest people. Irish Aid's programmes have grown...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Ann Ormonde: I join with other Senators in calling for a debate on cancer services. We must have clarification on this and I have no doubt the Minister will be anxious to debate the issue in this House. Senator Mullen spoke about the needs of the elderly, which is an issue that is close to my heart. That brings us back to a debate that I looked for earlier on the role of society. It is important that...