Results 601-620 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke

Charities Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: That is extraordinary. The bishop is really getting involved in politics if that is what he is going on about.

Charities Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: Will the Minister of State take this matter up with the church authorities? It did not come out as a blanket denunciation or order against church gate collections. The Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, whose bishopric is in my local area, has not broken his silence on this matter. Members from political parties vow their allegiance to those parties. Daniel O'Connell's Catholic rent of a...

Charities Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: Oh, for God's sake. He is not going for election, I hope.

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (10 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: I extend my sympathy on the very sad death of their dear Seán to Mary Keegan, her family and his extended family. He contested the 1965 general election and he entered the Dáil in 1977. He was a committed member of Westmeath County Council for a long number of years and he was a committed representative of the constituency, Longford-Westmeath, between 1977 and 1982. I was elected to...

Written Answers — Parental Rights: Parental Rights (9 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to deal with the position of unmarried fathers following the recent Judge McKechnie judgement. [22430/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (9 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the remaining difficulties with a childcare facility (details supplied) in County Westmeath which are preventing this facility receiving much needed finance; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a new committee in place and in charge of this facility and that this is a community facility serving a disadvantaged...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the chaos in behaviour which exists in a care home for young people (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive is ignoring all correspondence, telephone calls, complaints and so on regarding this establishment; and her...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when notification regarding carer's benefit will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [22725/07]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (9 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 395: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation with regard to the provision of new school facilities for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [22616/07]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation with regard to the provision of a new primary school for an area (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [22617/07]

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (9 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 421: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to set up an Educate Together school in Athlone, County Westmeath. [22777/07]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (9 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 422: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a resource room to a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [22778/07]

Hospital Services. (3 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: I am pleased to have an opportunity to air this matter. The shockwaves that were felt following the suspension of the delivery of breast services at Barringtons Hospital escaped many within the health service. A medical upset was caused, especially among women, when events unfolded there and Professor Drumm announced the HSE had no authority to investigate matters in Barringtons Hospital...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: Absolutely.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: I started with five minutes but pirates are everywhere. I congratulate Deputy Conlon on her maiden speech.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: I wish her many happy years of representing her constituency. When the Minister was away from the House last week, I described her as a mighty woman. She should not let them get her down. There lie dragons everywhere, whether in the HSE or elsewhere.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: She can rely on good servants in the Department of Health and Children and good friends. We would all agree that expenditure must be kept within limits but I ask why it went so far before anybody seemed to cop on. Why did nobody ask about galloping expenditure or shout "halt" some months ago? It is somewhat odd.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: That was some time ago. The HSE is growing into a massive monolith. It reminds me of Topsy in Uncle Tom's Cabin, who kept growing. I do not know how it is going to be put in shape or curbed. I welcome the cancer care strategy because it is proper to have centres of excellence. Who would not want to visit such a centre rather than not know the outcome of a treatment? I hope the Hanly...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: The registrar said Athlone must be like Edenderry and Birr. They are lovely towns but they are certainly not like Athlone. Poor people tend to prefer to go into their own town to register deaths and they have been told they cannot do so from 5 November because the HSE has instituted this remarkable decision. While I have the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney, captive in...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Mary O'Rourke: They will barely get two and a half minutes each.