Results 41-60 of 1,760 for speaker:Margaret Murphy O'Mahony
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: About themselves going forward.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I think Ms McDonagh said something in the opening statement with regard to-----
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Yes.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: They are directly involved.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Nitrates Usage (23 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Cuirim fáilte ar ais roimh gach duine. Go mbeirimid beo ar an am seo arís. I thank the Cathaoirleach for choosing this Commencement matter and I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Healy-Rae, for taking time out of his very busy schedule to come to us here in the Upper House today. I had requested last week that the Minister, Deputy Heydon, attend today to give us an update on...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Nitrates Usage (23 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: It is great timing that the Minister is in Brussels. Perhaps at some stage I might take credit that when I brought it up in the Seanad he took off to Brussels.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Nitrates Usage (23 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: It would not be my first time. No better woman to claim that.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Nitrates Usage (23 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the Minister of State and the other Ministers for their commitment to the retention of the derogation rate. I pointed out, and I know he is very aware, how important this is to the Irish farmer. It is important not only to the dairy farmer; it has a huge domino effect across all farming sectors and therefore to the local economy. I ask the Minister of State to continue to do his...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a ghabháil le Martin - fáilte, Martin - agus comhghairdeas agus buíochas mór le Martin eile agus le Bridget. It is with great sadness I rise here today to mark the passing of our good friend and colleague Councillor Patrick Gerard Murphy.Anyone who knew Patrick knows that words cannot describe the lovely person he was. He served in the...
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials and thank him for taking time out of his busy schedule. I congratulate him on how he has approached his role with sympathy and empathy. Well done, and fair play to him so far. I will put my questions one by one. I am a great believer in lived experience, as I know, from his statement, the Minister of State is too. How is his Department...
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: With regard to rural schools, it is important that all children, including those with special needs, are educated in their own area. It enhances friendships outside of school. We all like our children to have their little buddies near them. Can the Minister of State provide a timeframe for, say, a rural school that has the room for a new class and has staff lined up? Why is there a delay...
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Will the Minister of State expand on the role of the regional education and inclusion officers, where they are being deployed, and what impact they are having?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The Minister of State touched on this already, but maybe he will expand on how we can get the word out to parents about a school place so they are not waiting until August. Parents of a child in mainstream know a year beforehand whether they have a place, and they nearly always have, but parents of a child with a disability are going through enough without having to wait to see whether they...
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: That is great, thanks. The Minister of State mentioned targeted investment in community-based supports. How is he ensuring that these supports reach rural areas in particular or areas where there are little or no services?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The Minister of State referenced the importance of cross-departmental collaboration in advancing the inclusion of disability. How is that working, from the perspective of his Department? Are outcomes being assessed or is it up to the individual Departments themselves?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Deputy Keogh has one minute.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Deputy, you are on your third round.
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Deputy-----
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the Minister of State. Will Deputy Keogh keep to her minute, please?
- Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities: Discussion (17 Sep 2025)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the Deputy.