Results 6,201-6,220 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke

Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (20 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: We listened to Senator Ryan for a long time.

Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (20 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I thank the Minister for Finance.

Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (20 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I listened to the Senator's rant this afternoon and I am entitled to a mini-rant of my own.

Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (20 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I thank the Minister for Finance for contributing to the debate in such an attentive manner. It is rare that a senior Minister stays in the House for a full day but the Minister did so today and I appreciate it. I thank the Minister's officials, Niamh, Michael and Ronan, who were present for all 27 hours of the debate. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ahern, who, as I said last...

Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (20 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: He said he would return with an amended version after the Bill had been considered in the Dáil.

Seanad: Tributes to Deputy Head Usher of the Houses of the Oireachtas. (20 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I pay a well deserved tribute to the deputy head usher, Mr. Tony O'Reilly. I realise the name has other connotations, but for those of us who know Tony it means 32 years of service to Members of both Houses of the Oireachtas. He has been deputy head usher since 1991 and is essentially a very courteous and kind man who possesses the highest qualities. I know I speak for everyone when I say...

Seanad: Tributes to Deputy Head Usher of the Houses of the Oireachtas. (20 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: He has remained so.

Seanad: Tributes to Deputy Head Usher of the Houses of the Oireachtas. (20 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business today is No. 1, motion re the Competition Act 2002, to be taken without debate. I wish to make a statement on two other matters. The Seanad is scheduled to meet today, but a joint committee, of which five Senators are members, is scheduled to meet the same time. The Leaders of the various groups met this morning and those who could not attend were contacted by telephone....

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I wish to extend the condolences of this side of the House to the family of Dick Walsh, the eminent political writer. He wrote with great integrity for many years. I particularly admire how he overcame his physical infirmity to continue his journalistic work. It was a remarkable feat of resilience. We also send our best wishes to Senator Cummins. I was unaware that he had been involved in an...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I hope I am not offending his sartorial tastes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: We will remember to wear green next year. Senators Quinn and Fitzgerald raised the lack of students pursuing science and technology courses. Senator Fitzgerald and I had a long conversation last night about the matter. We spoke about Seán Dorgan's speech in Glencolmcille which rattled a few cages and was very necessary. Education should be connected to the wider world of the sciences and we...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: What about Beef or Salmon, or whatever?

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Coghlan referred to CIE services and requested that the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, come to the House to discuss the position on State assets. All of us will watch developments at the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service today. I hope our colleagues from this House who have now been released to attend the meeting will make a good...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: Yes, Report Stage amendments. Order of Business agreed to.

Seanad: Competition Act 2002: Motion. (13 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: That Seanad Éireann, pursuant to the provisions of section 18(7) of the Competition Act 2002 (No. 14 of 2002), hereby confirms the Competition Act 2002 (section 18(5) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 622 of 2002) made under section 18(5) of that Act, copies of which were laid before Seanad Éireann on 23rd December, 2002. Question put and agreed to.

Seanad: Competition Act 2002: Motion. (13 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: Next Thursday, 20 March 2003, at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business is No. 1, Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act 1999, which incorporated into Irish law the provisions of Article 3a of the television without frontiers directive. Article 3a of the directive allows member states to designate certain events as events of major importance to society to ensure that a substantial proportion of the population is not deprived of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: It is on the Order Paper.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Mary O'Rourke: It would be a different story if I did not read it. The list includes Ireland's games in the European football championship finals and the FIFA World Cup finals; the opening games, semi-finals and final of the European football championship finals and the FIFA World Cup finals; Ireland's games in the Rugby World Cup finals; the Irish Grand National; the Irish Derby and the Nations Cup at the...