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Seanad: Business of Seanad. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: The Senators will celebrate together. It will be lovely.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business is Nos. 1 to 7, inclusive. No. 1 is a motion to bring forward some new e-democracy initiatives to strengthen the position of the Oireachtas at the centre of the political process. It will enable a pilot exercise to be introduced to make use of new technologies to open a dialogue with citizens and other interests. It will offer the public an opportunity to make its views...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I read that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: It would be great.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: It is three months.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: We acknowledged that.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator White would never do so.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: That was called out.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Today we pay tribute to a former Member of this House, the late Luke Belton. He served in the Seanad for a short period in 1982 and from 1983 to 1987, both times on the administrative panel. He also had a very active Dáil career and served his Dublin constituency with great gusto. His family hails from Longford and the name Belton still features strongly in the Fine Gael Party in that...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: And working for Senator Bannon.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I thank the Cathaoirleach and join him in the thanks he has paid. We have had a successful term under his aegis and for that we record our appreciation. I thank the leaders of the other parties, who were always available at the end of the telephone to discuss in a plain fashion how we could tweak the agendas on various days so that good service could be given to the Senators and to the public...

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: We would all be gone home. He has a wonderful mind and administrative ability which enables him to liaise with prince and pauper and to deal with everybody in the same way. Regarding legislation, statements and attendance we have had a good term. I thank the Chief Whip, Senator Moylan, his assistant Senator Glynn and the Deputy Leader, Senator Dardis, who has stood in for me on several...

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (6 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I would prefer to go for the Dáil and deal with the ordinary public from door to door. The Senators have a difficult task in approaching their myriad constituents.

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Tomorrow.

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Yes.

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Tim O'Malley. From reading the contributions on Second Stage in the Lower House, I feel the Bill is responsible legislation. It is only the least that could be expected from the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children and the Government that took their duties seriously. It is a follow-on from the 1997 Act...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: There are two colleges in Waterford.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: Or Tom or John.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Mary O'Rourke: On a point of information, Senator Quinn said we would have no time to have a Committee Stage debate, but Committee Stage will be taken tomorrow. The Dáil is sitting tomorrow. If the Minister sees fit and if an amendment is worthy, she can act as did the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, when he accepted 33 amendments on the Criminal Justice Bill in this House.