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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mary Robinson Centre: Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. (15 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: We were in County Mayo. We have moved to County Galway.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mary Robinson Centre: Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. (15 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Regarding the proposed Mary Robinson centre in Ballina, I am from that area and people are very proud of the former President and all she has achieved. Perhaps Mayo County Council did not carry out enough analysis in respect of the project and things were not fully thought through. In the case of all concerned, their heart was in the right place and they did the right thing for the right...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mary Robinson Centre: Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. (15 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Galway has just been named European Capital of Culture 2020 ahead of many other cities. It is the cultural capital of the country in one way. I know what the Senator is saying, but Galway is the seat and platform for great culture, innovation and arts.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mary Robinson Centre: Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. (15 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: That is a different point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mary Robinson Centre: Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. (15 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Galway is so lucky-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mary Robinson Centre: Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. (15 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Especially since we started off by talking about Mayo.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Ferry Services to Inis Mór: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I thank the Chairman. I was going to allow Senator Ó Clochartaigh speak before I did as he is from the area and I am very new to it, although being new to it, in the sense of not having the privilege to live in that part of the world, can be an advantage. My questions are innocent, but they might be chaotic as well, although they might be interesting. Perhaps Senator Ó...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Ferry Services to Inis Mór: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I had the privilege of living on Inis Meáin at one stage. I was learning Irish as a mature student. I loved it. The witnesses are evoking many memories. I lived on the island for a year. I came away as an islander. I think I looked like an islander. It was a long time ago. I thank the witnesses and I am delighted to meet them. I am approaching this issue with a great innocence...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Ferry Services to Inis Mór: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: There will be nobody left on the island.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Ferry Services to Inis Mór: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I apologise for interrupting Mr. Kelly. Can he run those costs by me again, including the backlog? He was reading from a list when I interrupted him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Ferry Services to Inis Mór: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: He outlined a kind of list and mentioned legal costs and the backlog. What did he say?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Ferry Services to Inis Mór: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: What do they amount to?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Ferry Services to Inis Mór: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Absolutely.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Ferry Services to Inis Mór: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is very obvious to me.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Ferry Services to Inis Mór: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: The Government either has a serious commitment to rural Ireland and the islands, or it does not. It is right that I have been hearing about this issue day and night since I returned to the Seanad. Something happened in the general election this year because rural Ireland felt it had been forgotten about. Ireland does not stop at the Red Cow roundabout. It has so much to offer. Although...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Ferry Services to Inis Mór: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Our names are still visible.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I will speak for a moment about the banking whistleblower, Mr. Jonathan Sugarman. I speak in the wake of Senator Norris, who brought this up in 2010. Mr. Sugarman was the risk manager at Unicredit Ireland and he went on to-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I have a reason for mentioning the name, and I will come to that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: This particular individual was ignored by his bank, our banks, the regulator and political parties. People can say it is in the past but it is not, and it will not be in the past for 40 years. It is certainly not in my past because it brought a decrease in my salary and pension in the form of the universal social charge which is applied to everything we earn. Therefore, it is not in our...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: -----to the Seanad.Since the man could not speak at the meetings on the banking crisis and he has not spoken in the Dáil, I would like to bring him in here because I want to ask him a lot of questions. I would like him to tell us why he cannot get a job for the past eight years and what happened when he was in Ireland in 2007. I want him to tell us the truth. I am asked almost every...