Results 661-680 of 1,214 for speaker:Ann Ormonde

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2007)

Ann Ormonde: That is what it is about.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Ann Ormonde: The Minister said it all.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister. It was a breath of fresh air to hear him speak. Once he spoke I was convinced it would be very easy to speak on this motion. I listened to all the negative things said by those opposite and I was getting depressed. I drove to Mullingar this week and I have driven to Galway, Cork and Waterford and it is so easy to get from A to B. From where did the money come to...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Ann Ormonde: Some 7,000 additional people with disability will be in employment by 2010 under social inclusion provisions. I go to Europe with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs and representatives of member states ask me for the formula for our success. I tell them it is as a result of proper management of our resources and the economy. The Opposition is jealous because it has nothing...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Ann Ormonde: I wish to make a few points in support of Senator O'Toole's comments regarding the removal of children by their parents from school off-season to avail of low fares and special offers from airlines. While a standardised mid-term break was introduced to prevent such actions, it is creeping in again. Many parents and teachers have expressed concern regarding the flow of young people from...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Ann Ormonde: I ask the Acting Leader to ask the Minister to investigate this concern. Parents and teachers are highly concerned about it.

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (6 Feb 2007)

Ann Ormonde: Listening to Senator Ross, I began to ponder what I was about to say. I intended to speak positively about the proposed agency and, after hearing the negative opinions expressed by the Senator, I remain intent on emphasising the positive ends this legislation will achieve. A national consumer agency will be established which will make consumers count because they need a new direction which...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2007)

Ann Ormonde: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2007)

Ann Ormonde: I also support Senator Brian Hayes in seeking a system that could be used when we are trying to make representations on behalf of families of prisoners, taking into account the sensitivities surrounding such issues. I compliment Mrs. Lynch on the way she handled the situation. I studied her comments and she had a holistic approach to the issue. She was hurt, yet she was able to manage that...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2007)

Ann Ormonde: I was appalled when I heard the attitude of the CAO representative in Galway this morning. It is not the first time this has occurred. I have experience of this, having dealt with applications for third level courses. One often finds that students can be treated as issues or numbers by the CAO. The old-fashioned system whereby a guidance counsellor handled the applications in a school and...

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)

Ann Ormonde: Who lied?

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister of State. Listening to this debate is like listening to a record player because it has been repeatedly pointed out by the Minister of State and other speakers that the Government is completely opposed to the practice of extraordinary rendition and would never allow it. The Government's position stands as fact. We cannot deviate from the fact that the Government made...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)

Ann Ormonde: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)

Ann Ormonde: Two issues were raised which I would like to support. Senator Hanafin and others raised the fears over the export of beef from this country as a result of the dispute between Poland and Russia. I would welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Treacy, to the House to discuss what is becoming a serious issue. Senator John Phelan raised the crime issue. This...

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Dec 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome and compliment the Minister who always finds time to come to the House and listen to how we view legislation that is about to be enacted. This is an opportunity for me to discuss the Bill and compliment the Minister on updating and reforming the law on defamation. In his contribution he said he consulted widely going back to the 1990s and set up the legal advisory group to...

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Dec 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I beg your pardon. I appreciate that point. Everybody knows we try to legislate and to behave well in society. Is it fair that a newspaper headline will destroy our reputation on some small issue and that a spin is put on it? Will the press council correct that article? It is all very fine in the case of a recent article involving a millionaire as he can pursue it all the way. If it...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2006)

Ann Ormonde: That says it all.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2006)

Ann Ormonde: The Minister of State will do so.

Seanad: European Communities Bill 2006: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for processing this Bill in the Seanad and for making it somewhat easier to understand. When I started to read this Bill I found it very technical. I agree with many of the points raised on the other side of the House in respect of transparency and that there is too much power going in one direction. We do not emphasise enough the importance...

Seanad: European Communities Bill 2006: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Ann Ormonde: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.