Results 481-500 of 3,476 for speaker:Charlie O'Connor

Constitutional Amendment on Children: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: The Deputy has one minute remaining.

Constitutional Amendment on Children: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: My instruction is that I should call Deputy Kieran O'Donnell before allowing the Minister to reply.

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: I will ignore my instructions.

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: I will now take Deputy Bruton, followed by-----

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: We are not moving amendments. We are still discussing section 1.

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: The amendments cannot be moved but I have allowed some general reference to them. I remind Members that it is almost 6.50 p.m. which means there is only ten minutes remaining in this debate.

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: The Deputy may do so, but I remind her that we are discussing section 1. The Chair does not have any authority to amend procedure. I ask her and other Deputies to be brief so that the Minister has time to respond. I have no choice but to put the question at 7 p.m.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (18 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to take account of the new local authority charge for residential properties which is not covered in Section 97(2) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 covering deductible expenses for rental income; his further views on whether a person in receipt of rental income should be entitled to have the local authority charge deducted from the...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (18 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action that is being taken to ensure that the public is satisfied with the service being provided by the passport office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20453/10]

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (13 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if additional funding will be provided to the Money Advice and Budgeting Service in Tallaght, Dublin 24 to deal with the extra pressure on MABS; the services that are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19851/10]

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: I welcome the opportunity to make a brief contribution to this important and interesting debate. It is good to be here in the Chamber when things are so quiet, after the emotions and excitement of this morning. I will try my best not to cause any disruption. I have listened to the previous speakers and heard numerous references to Galway, Clare and other places. I presume, therefore, I...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: It is important to acknowledge it. My colleagues have spoken about the importance of public health nurses. Again, I can only talk about my experience. I had a little mishap with a hernia two years ago, which is always a very sore condition. However, I was able to go home from Tallaght hospital quite quickly but I could not have done so, and many other people cannot do so, without the...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: It is important that we continue to stress to the Government the need to fund the home help service, in so far as resources will allow. I am on the board of Tallaght Welfare Society, now trustus, in Tallaght so I am aware of the huge challenges facing that service. All Members can make the same point. We speak about keeping people out of hospital or getting them out of hospital as quickly...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: Sometimes there are unfair comments about ministerial appointments to boards. People have a contribution to make. I have been appointed to a number of boards over the years. My first appointment was to the board of St. James's Hospital. I was then appointed to the Tallaght hospital planning board for a number of years. I was removed from a number of boards, although not the hospital...

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: He was. Therefore, I have no hesitation in talking about boards and board membership.

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: Incidentally, it will interest Deputy Breen to know that I was appointed by the former Fine Gael Taoiseach, former Deputy John Bruton, to a board.

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: I am happy where I am. I wish to make a very serious point about the HSE without engaging in the usual HSE bashing, although I am capable of doing that. Under this legislation the HSE will nominate two people to the board, which is fair enough. However, that conflicts with what it is doing in my local hospital. I was a member of the AMNCH board when the hospital was established in 1998....

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: The Deputy has two minutes remaining. I really did not want to interrupt the Deputy.

Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2010)

Charlie O'Connor: Funnily enough I am not from Tallaght. I am actually from around this part of the city.