Results 661-680 of 1,158 for speaker:Fiona O'Malley
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: Just a moment.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: In the event of a division being called on amendment No. 20, the question to be determined by the House is that all the words from section 26(a) to (c) stand. Therefore that renders amendment No. 21 redundant.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: It is because this is the question that is always put.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: I propose that we take amendment No. 20 alone and deal with amendment No. 21 on its own.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: Thank God.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: I am grateful for the Senator's latitude.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: Indeed.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: We did so well.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: The Minister does not have the chance to come in again on Report Stage. Is the Senator pressing the amendment?
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: Amendment No. 25 has been already discussed with amendment No. 7.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: Amendments Nos. 26 and 102 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: Senator O'Toole is being facetious today.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: Amendments Nos 27, 28 and 84 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: Amendments Nos. 33 and 35 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: Amendment No. 20 is in the names of Senators Mullen and Donohoe. Amendments Nos. 22, 30, 59, 62, 77 to 79, inclusive, 81 and 107 are related. Amendment No. 21 is an alternative to amendment No. 20 and amendment No. 23 is an alternative to amendment No. 22. I hope Senators are keeping up.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Report Stage (25 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: The Senator is testing me. Amendment No. 21 is an alternative to amendment No. 20 and amendment No. 23 is an alternative to amendment No. 22. Therefore, all these amendments may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (EirGrid) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: I welcome the publication of this Bill and am glad to see it going through the Seanad. I especially welcome it because it establishes EirGrid as a separate entity. This was something that had to be done. I listened to previous speakers who worried about the possible privatisation of the power industry. They have nothing at all to fear. That is partly why EirGrid had to be separated from...
- Seanad: Bus Services. (24 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am concerned about what has happened to the bus market in Dublin in light of the fact that a private operator is being forced to stop services next week. What has happened is the kind of thing that the Government has promised to deal with over the past ten years. A private company had been successfully providing a service that was not...
- Seanad: Bus Services. (24 Jun 2008)
Fiona O'Malley: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I agree with him in regard to the role and importance of bus transport. Buses represent good value for money and new bus routes and services can be quickly implemented. Particularly in these tightening economic circumstances, we will be dependent on private operators to provide bus services. It is not necessary to have public buses on a route;...