Results 61-64 of 64 for speaker:Liz O'Donnell

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)

Liz O'Donnell: This is true in the case of the Department of Agriculture and Food in regard to the establishment of the beef tribunal. It was stated in the beef tribunal report that had questions in the Dáil to the relevant Ministers and Departments been properly replied to, there would have been no cause for the tribunal.

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)

Liz O'Donnell: Similarly, I sat here for 25 debates on the hepatitis C issue in which case Ministers were misled by misleading information given to them by Departments.

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)

Liz O'Donnell: In this case, successive Ministers were kept in the dark about the questions around the justifiability of these deductions. The Tánaiste must be commended for seeking clarity on this issue, for being straightforward in characteristic fashion and for being honest with the House in so far as she was made aware of the truth of the situation. In her speech tonight, she has indicated that she was...

Order of Business. (27 Jan 2005)

Liz O'Donnell: For many years, legislation has been promised to regulate the charity sector. In light of recent events, the unprecedented response by the public to the Asian tsunami appeal, and the growing expansion of the budget in this area, there is a need for this legislation to be fast-tracked. It is non-controversial and all sides of the House would welcome it.