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Seanad: Order of Business. (20 May 2003)

Ann Ormonde: He is well able to defend himself. (Interruptions).

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2002: Second Stage. - Message from Dáil. (15 May 2003)

Ann Ormonde: Dáil Éireann has passed the Redundancy Payments Bill 2003, without amendment.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

Ann Ormonde: The issue is serious and the system is being enforced.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

Ann Ormonde: I wish to share my time with Senator Jim Walsh.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 May 2003)

Ann Ormonde: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Crime Levels: Statements. (3 Apr 2003)

Ann Ormonde: That is not fair.

Seanad: Crime Levels: Statements. (3 Apr 2003)

Ann Ormonde: I wish to share time with Senator Dooley.

Seanad: Crime Levels: Statements. (3 Apr 2003)

Ann Ormonde: I apologise for rushing, I have to catch an aeroplane. I was very anxious to come to the House this afternoon to hear the Minister speak on this fine paper on measures to combat crime. I could speak at length on many of the issues he has highlighted but will briefly focus on under age drinking, the simple reason being that I wish to take off my political hat and put on my educational and...

Seanad: Crime Levels: Statements. (3 Apr 2003)

Ann Ormonde: Parents are not fulfilling their role. We can pump money into the system, but it will not solve the problem. The teachers are doing their best. These children come into schools with their mobile telephones switched on and when the teachers ask them to switch them off, they say their parents need to be able to contact them. If the principals tell the students that the rule of the school is...

Seanad: Crime Levels: Statements. (3 Apr 2003)

Ann Ormonde: I wish the Minister every success in trying to implement the measures he outlined today. I support him all the way.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Apr 2003)

Ann Ormonde: I, too, express my appreciation to the Leader for facilitating the updating of the debate on Iraq. Every one of us is traumatised by the pictures we are seeing on television and in the newspapers. I also ask the Leader to invite the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Roche, to the House once again to update us on the amendments to the draft constitution at the...

Seanad: Humanitarian Crisis in Iraq: Statements. (2 Apr 2003)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister of State and the opportunity to speak again about this awful war. Over the last ten days not alone have we discussed it in this House, but there is probably not a sitting room in the country where people have not been glued to their televisions watching the trauma reflected in those horrible pictures on screen.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Mar 2003)

Ann Ormonde: I support the call for a debate on crime and the related issue of under age drinking. We have spoken of the Minister's role and that of the Garda, but we have not spoken of the responsibility of parents to monitor the behaviour of their children in relation to under age drinking. If we fail to adopt a community-spirited approach, we will not be successful in combating this problem. It is a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Ann Ormonde: We are entitled to raise it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Ann Ormonde: Why not?

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Mar 2003)

Ann Ormonde: We do not need a debate, the Senator has said it all already.

Seanad: Convention on the Future of Europe: Statements. (12 Mar 2003)

Ann Ormonde: He is lovely.

Seanad: Convention on the Future of Europe: Statements. (12 Mar 2003)

Ann Ormonde: I, too, welcome Deputy John Bruton to the House. We have had a series of contributions on the Convention of Europe through Mr. De Rossa MEP, the Minister of State, Deputy Roche, and Deputy Bruton. I recognise that all mentioned have worked as a team. I pay tribute to the work done by the Deputy both from reading the working reports that have come forward from the Convention and, secondly, as...

Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (11 Mar 2003)

Ann Ormonde: I wish to reinforce the point made by Senator O'Rourke. I cannot understand what the fuss is about. It is very simple to ring up a particular section of a local authority and get the information. Why are we going through such a rigmarole?

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (6 Mar 2003)

Ann Ormonde: I did not intend to speak at this point as we are running late and I have no wish to delay the process, but I must disagree with Senator Tuffy. While I agree with the Senator on many things and admire her fine contributions, the Minister is correct to acknowledge that the legislation must be re-examined. I should be allowed to do what I want as long as my actions are transparent. I do not...