Results 1,201-1,220 of 1,338 for speaker:Kathleen O'Meara
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: Is the Senator saying that the seat is contaminated?
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: That did not last long. It went opaque very quickly.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: We will never see them.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: He is independent.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (4 Mar 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: I know that. Acting Chairman (Ms O'Meara): Senator Burke, without interruption.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: I support the amendment to the Order of Business and the comments made about it. The proposal to amend the Freedom of Information Act will be strenuously opposed by this side of the House. The rush to pass the legislation is unseemly, to say the least. It is clearly an attempt by the Government to control information on its daily activities. It is also linked to the amount being spent on spin...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: Where is the legislation?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: Let us have the details.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: That will leave us with no time to consider it.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: It is selective leaking of information.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: The Government should try leaking it.
- Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: I welcome the Minister to the House, in which he has recently been spending much time. The Bill has been long awaited, particularly by those of us who are members of local authorities. My colleague, Senator Tuffy, has clearly elucidated some legal issues, so I will speak about the political aspect of the Bill. This is a short Bill, designed specifically to abolish the dual mandate. In other...
- Seanad: Nenagh Law Centre Staffing. (25 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: I thank the Cathaoirleach for giving permission to raise this important matter of the staffing levels at the legal aid centre in Nenagh and at the associated centres in Thurles and Clonmel. As the Minister of State may be aware, the administrative centre for the Legal Aid Board for Tipperary is in Nenagh, but there are outreach centres and there are also clinics and offices in Thurles and...
- Seanad: Nenagh Law Centre Staffing. (25 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: In so far as they can be.
- Seanad: Nenagh Law Centre Staffing. (25 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: We were never told the person was temporary.
- Seanad: Nenagh Law Centre Staffing. (25 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: I will be interested to see the result. The Seanad adjourned at 8.25 p.m. until 10.30a.m. on Wednesday, 26 February 2003.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: The Order of Business is agreed. I agree with Senator O'Toole that there appears to be confusion on the issue of neutrality and that is mirrored by the general confusion in Government on foreign policy. Only weeks ago, the Minister for Defence gave his, possibly personal, opinion that Ireland is no longer, if it ever was, neutral. We stand at a crossroads with regard to foreign policy and we...
- Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme: Motion. (19 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: I move: That Seanad Ãireann, recognising that Ireland has one of the highest death rates from breast cancer in Europe, condemns the failure to extend the operation of BreastCheck, the national breast screening programme, nationwide, as promised by the Government; and calls on the Government immediately to commit the funding necessary to ensure that women all over the country have access to...
- Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme: Motion. (19 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: I did not say that.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Feb 2003)
Kathleen O'Meara: The Order of Business is agreed. Will the Leader ask the relevant Minister provide more detail about the group comprising Government, trade union and employer representatives that has been established to look at the causes of inflation and strategies to combat it? In light of widespread concern about the pace of inflation, overpricing and profiteering, Members would be interested in studying...