Results 801-820 of 1,214 for speaker:Ann Ormonde

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: On the request for a debate on the reserve force for the Garda, I would welcome a decision by the Minister to come before the House. Mixed messages are being sent regarding the role of the force and the criteria, guidelines and regulations which will apply to it. It would be good to have a debate to allow us clear the air. There is a difficulty with the issue of road safety. Senator Ryan said...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: Of course it is a matter of behaviour. When the auxiliary force comes in we can couple the two. I would welcome a debate on both.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: The Senator is back on the blue tablets.

Seanad: Educational Services: Motion. (15 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister to the House. We have seen a lot of her in the House of late, which reflects the importance of her role and how equipped she is to handle it. Last week we discussed funding for third-level education and the reform of our medical schools. This week we are debating funding allocated to education through the Estimates, which has reached €7.2 billion for this year alone....

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: This is an Adjournment matter.

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister to the House and will take this opportunity to speak rather than raise a matter on the Adjournment to air one's problems.

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I will.

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I am glad to have the opportunity to say my few words on this issue. I do not want to be interrupted. I did not interrupt the Senator.

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I allowed the Senator to speak.

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome that the Minister is here to listen to what I will say. The area of planning is a very complex issue. As many other Senators have said, there is urban planning, rural planning, a national spatial strategy and the Building Control Bill 2005. It begs the question as to whether we can divide the issue into sections. One cannot talk about planning in a broad sense, which I am trying to...

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I will not.

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I would like local authorities to grant permission for designs that accommodate and complement an area, not dominate it. We are not into the latter, as the Senator knows better than I. Having said that, it is a golden opportunity to allow the countryside to develop and have vibrant communities up and running again. I welcome that the Minister has taken this view on board. The Minister must...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I also wish to reiterate the points made by the leaders of the Opposition parties that the Stardust inquiry be revisited. The programme was very disturbing viewing. I watched the documentary on Sunday and Monday night. I recall the event because our party was in the middle of an Ard-Fheis which was cancelled when the horrific news broke. I welcome the Taoiseach's comments that he is sensitive...

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I would like to share my time with Senator Kitt. I welcome the Minister and commend him for grasping the nettle of this awful problem of the M50 tolling and the traffic jams there every evening. I have listened to this evening's debate and I like it when the Opposition takes over because it has all the answers. It has fantastic questions and answers. When I was a member of the former Dublin...

Seanad: Third Level Education: Statements. (8 Feb 2006)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister to the House and I commend her on introducing the new funding arrangement. Although the thinking on that started back in 1997, the Minister grasped the nettle by introducing a strategic innovation fund with the sole objective of promoting change and transformation in third level education. Today's debate is about both third level education funding and the reform of our...

Seanad: University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Dec 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I propose to share time with Senator Kitt.

Seanad: University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Dec 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I have cúpla focal a rá ar an mBille seo. I recognise and acknowledge the Minister's commitment since her appointment to the Department of Education and Science. This commitment was evident in the €1.2 billion allocated over a five-year period for investment in third level and fourth level education. If our highly qualified graduates are to be at the cutting edge of technology in the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I agree with many of the comments regarding the abuse of accident and emergency units by people because access to the units is relatively easy. I also agree with Senator Ryan that we should penalise such people in some way and make them realise that they must be responsible for their behaviour at this time of the year. It is important that such comments be recorded in Seanad Éireann today. I...

Seanad: University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Dec 2005)

Ann Ormonde: The Senator has gone over his time. It is not right.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Ann Ormonde: This is crazy stuff.