Results 861-880 of 1,214 for speaker:Ann Ormonde

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: Tá áthas orm seans á thabhairt dom labhairt leis an Grangegorman Development Agency Bill. I welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate her for being so apt in getting this Bill so quickly through the Houses. I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on the Bill. The Taoiseach has played a role in this since 2001. Given the vastness and uniqueness of the site, it is important...

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I thank Senator Norris for sharing his time with me. I am glad to have this opportunity to discuss this awful issue. I thank the Minister of State for facilitating this debate at such short notice and for listening to such an array of abuse which is most offensive. I could nearly cry when I think back on that programme the other night. I do not want to make a political football out of this...

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I hope the Members opposite are here to ensure the same. I welcome that a director of nursing has been assigned to this nursing home and that the staff assigned to it will be upgraded. I ask that proper training be provided for carers who work in these nursing homes. If I had my way nobody would be cared for in nursing homes. I would follow the line of extending the home grants, the home help...

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: They can give it but they cannot take it. That is their problem.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: Things are being done that will never be proven.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Fahey. I congratulate him, the Government and senior staff in the Department for bringing this detailed and complex legislation before the House. Having read and thought about the Bill many times I consider that we were right to delay it. There was no question of its being railroaded through. This could not have been done. If we had done so, we would...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I agree.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: Senator Ross will be reading from a script later in this debate.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: Lest I am attacked by Senator Ross, I acknowledge that I too will be reading my contribution from a script. Normally, I do not do so but I will rely on a script in this debate. Senator Ross should not stick his nose in the air on hearing that as if he is disgusted that we cannot think for ourselves.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: Occasionally, we need scripts.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: The Senator knows I do not use a script all the time.

Seanad: Nuclear Plants: Motion. (25 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noel Ahern, to the House. This issue has arisen several times since I entered the Seanad. We have continued to raise the subject as often as possible because it has become a real security, environmental and health risk to the people of this country. I commend the Government motion. It is clear the Government put a lot of work into the issue, which was a...

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Statements. (25 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Having listened to the debate for the past hour and a half, my mind is whirling in regard to how I feel about the points raised. The more one debates a subject, the more one can get confused. The question is how to get clarity from all the statements made. There has been no debate on Iraq in the House since the formation of the transitional Iraqi...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I support Senator Brian Hayes in his call for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, to return to this House and revisit the guidelines for residential development. I recently attended a meeting where there were complaints about the quality of apartment blocks, which are now of high density in less space, yet cost more. Local authorities work to...

Seanad: Report of National Task Force on Obesity: Statements. (24 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister of State. I am glad we are having this debate because it is one we should have in all walks of life. If nothing else, the task force on obesity has opened up the opportunity to create an awareness which has not been present up to now. Previous speakers said there is no epidemic of obesity. Nevertheless, we are aware that obesity is a serious problem in this country. It...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I wish to extend my sympathy to the families bereaved by the awful crash in County Meath. I support Senator O'Toole's comments on how post-traumatic stress that can arise from such an event should be handled. I do not know if there is any hard or fast model that can be introduced as each child has a different personality type. However, it needs to be teased out with collective responsibility....

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I agree.

Seanad: Suicide Incidence: Statements. (19 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: The Senator should have a look at the VECs.

Seanad: Suicide Incidence: Statements. (19 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I will remove my political hat when dealing with this issue as there are no quick fixes to it. We must go about this business slowly and meticulously. The facts are available and we must examine them. We now know that there are more suicide deaths annually than there are road accident deaths. That is the bottom line. In 2003, a total of 11,200 people who had attempted suicide presented...

Seanad: Suicide Incidence: Statements. (19 May 2005)

Ann Ormonde: I will say it.