Results 101-120 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke

Seanad: Parliamentary Committees: Motions. (17 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: (1) (a) That a Select Committee consisting of 4 members of Seanad Éireann shall be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee of Dáil Éireann to form the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food to consider – (i) such public affairs administered by the Department of Agriculture and Food as it may select, including, in respect of Government policy, bodies under the aegis of...

Seanad: Parliamentary Committees: Motions. (17 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: (1) (a) That a Select Committee consisting of 4 members of Seanad Éireann shall be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee of Dáil Éireann to form the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service to consider— (i) such public affairs administered by the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Finance as it may select, including, in respect of Government...

Seanad: Parliamentary Committees: Motions. (17 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: (1) (a) That a Select Committee consisting of 4 members of Seanad Éireann shall be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee of Dáil Éireann to form the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs to consider– (i) such public affairs administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs as it may select, including, in respect of Government policy, bodies under the aegis of that...

Seanad: Parliamentary Committees: Motions. (17 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: (1) (a) That a Select Committee consisting of 4 members of Seanad Éireann shall be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee of Dáil Éireann to form the Joint Committee on Education and Science to consider— (i) such public affairs administered by the Department of Education and Science as it may select, including, in respect of Government policy, bodies under the aegis of...

Seanad: Parliamentary Committees: Motions. (17 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: (1) (a) That a Select Committee consisting of 4 members of Seanad Éireann shall be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee of Dáil Éireann to form the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs to consider– (i) such public affairs administered by the Department of Social and Family Affairs as it may select, including, in respect of Government policy, bodies under the...

Seanad: Parliamentary Committees: Motions. (17 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: (1) (a) That a Select Committee consisting of 4 members of Seanad Éireann shall be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee of Dáil Éireann to form the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights to consider– (i) such public affairs administered by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Department of Defence as it may select,...

Seanad: Parliamentary Committees: Motions. (17 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: (1) (a) That a Select Committee consisting of 4 members of Seanad Éireann shall be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee of Dáil Éireann to form the Joint Committee on Health and Children to consider– (i) such public affairs administered by the Department of Health and Children as it may select, including, in respect of Government policy, bodies under the aegis of that...

Seanad: Parliamentary Committees: Motions. (17 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: (1) (a) That a Select Committee consisting of 4 members of Seanad Éireann shall be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee of Dáil Éireann to form the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to consider– (i) such public affairs administered by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Department of Community, Rural and...

Seanad: Parliamentary Committees: Motions. (17 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: (1) (a) That a Select Committee consisting of 4 members of Seanad Éireann shall be appointed to be joined with a Select Committee of Dáil Éireann to form the Joint Committee on European Affairs to – (i) scrutinise, in the context of European Union issues and measures to be taken by the Council of Ministers of the European Union, (I) any proposals under the Community treaties for...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business is Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 11, motion No. 10. Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, which deal with amendments to the terms of reference of select committees relating, in particular, to the numbers of Seanad Members on committees, as agreed by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges last Thursday, will be taken without debate. I thank all Members of the Seanad for the instructive...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: With regard to Senator Finucane's point, while I accept that people have different viewpoints, everyone was pleased with the turnout on Saturday which, for a referendum, was high but not as high as people would have hoped in the context of the universal franchise. The fact that the referendum was held on Saturday and the fine weather, for which we cannot legislate, contributed to the high...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: We cannot allow the current problem to continue, however. As the Taoiseach has stated, the law of the land must apply to everyone, no matter what their status in life. There are no more hiding places for those who seek to cover up their crimes in this way. There should never have been such hiding places, although there were. I am happy that this matter was raised in the House today in such a...

Seanad: Select Committee on Foreign Affairs: Motion. (23 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: That the Orders of Reference of the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs be amended in paragraph 1(a) by the substitution of '6 members' for '4 members'."

Seanad: Select Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Motion. (23 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: That the Orders of Reference of the Select Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs be amended in paragraph 1(a) by the substitution of '6 members' for '4 members'." Question put and agreed to.

Seanad: Select Committee on European Affairs: Motion. (23 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: That the Orders of Reference of the Select Committee on European Affairs be amended in paragraph 1(a) by the substitution of '6 members' for '4 members'." Question put and agreed to.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Act: Motion. (23 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) (No. 2) Regulations, 2002 copies of which were laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 18 October, 2002." Question put and agreed to.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (23 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: I welcome the Minister to the House to discuss Northern Ireland. One of the first requests I received when we met some weeks ago was for the Minister to come to the House to discuss this issue. We are pleased he has come after his meeting with Dr. John Reid, Minister Jane Kennedy and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, in Belfast yesterday. During that meeting...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (23 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: The Order of the House is for the statements to conclude at 5 p.m.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (23 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: Are you proposing to continue with statements until 5.10 p.m., a Chathaoirligh?

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (23 Oct 2002)

Mary O'Rourke: What happens now to the ten minutes required for the extra speakers, whom we were delighted to hear? Does the next item eat into Private Members' time?