Results 781-800 of 1,214 for speaker:Ann Ormonde

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Ann Ormonde: The Senator had his opportunity and he can reflect on——

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I have great respect for the Minister of State.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I have great respect for councillors and I have great respect for my local authority.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Ann Ormonde: The problem with the Senator is that he is talking about a parochial issue in his area.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Ann Ormonde: The Senator does not need to do so. The Minister was here three weeks ago for statements on planning.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I did not interrupt the Senator: I listened very carefully.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Ann Ormonde: A new division is to be established in An Bord Pleanála because major projects were not allowed to get off the ground. Examples include the route of the M3 close to the Hill of Tara and the M50 at Carrickmines. Time and opportunities were lost because of opposition to those projects. The purpose of the Bill is to fast-track the process with a division in An Bord Pleanála to handle major...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Ann Ormonde: However, the Bill will establish a division that will allow for pre-consultation and public notice. The local authorities will be able to reflect the views. I have no major difficulty with the Bill. However, I would like the Minister of State to listen to my only objection. The stakeholders are the local authority, the councillors and the public and they may object. I wonder about...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I support Senator Finucane's call for a debate on speeding on our roads. I am terrified to use the road late at night and I will certainly not travel after 12 midnight because I am afraid of trucks, which zig zag across the road. No matter what regulations and penalty point offences are put in place, they will still be abused. A public relations exercise is necessary to give the public as...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Ann Ormonde: The House should be used to inform the public about the draft services directive, which is important.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I would like the House to debate the horrific murder that took place on Saturday night. We need to consider where society is going. While we might be looking for more legislation, we should bear in mind that legislation cannot reverse what happened on Saturday night, which was the straw that broke the camel's back. I am calling for the involvement of the community and the education system....

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I also support Senator O'Toole's call for the publication of the report on the Marino Institute of Education. This saga has been continuing for at least 12 months. I have had many discussions with Senator O'Toole on the matter. Something very negative is happening within the institute which should be brought out into the open. The way the teachers are treated within the college seems to be...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I support the call for a debate on the awful disturbances that took place on Saturday. I ask the Leader for a wide-ranging debate so that all Members can express their views. The youngsters of 16 and 17 years of age who took part in these disturbances are drop-outs from society. We must ask why such behaviour arises given the success of our economy. Why does our quality of life seem to be...

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second and Subsequent Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: That is the big issue.

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second and Subsequent Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, to the House. Like Senator O'Toole, I was disappointed when I heard some of the comments made in the Lower House. Having listened to the debate in that House, I feel that some Deputies need to be reminded of the need to get on with this amending legislation. The Deputies in question did not address the core reasons for the establishment...

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second and Subsequent Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: Such people do not talk about the stresses and strains faced by teachers. Senator Ulick Burke rightly highlighted this issue at length on the Order of Business this morning. There is a great deal of stress involved in teaching. The case of a little girl who wanted to stay in school rather than go home, which was raised earlier today, says it all. As someone who taught in a disadvantaged area...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: On the question of establishing a select committee, nobody outside the House will tell me how I should think or what decision I should make.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I am pleased the use of Shannon Airport is being investigated by the Council of Europe and European Parliament.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: We should await the outcome of those investigations.