Results 201-220 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: If one only gives a global critique, it is simple to claim that one does not agree with something.

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: I would prefer to be part of a Government that is seeking to come to grips with our current economic situation than be part of an Opposition that is seeking to inhabit a land called Pollyanna where there is never a need for a difficult decision.

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: One need only give a grand assurance to people and away they go. The hilarity from those on the benches who cannot string two coherent thoughts together is amazing. All that they can do is engage in comic carry on. They have no definite ideas.

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: My few minutes are up. It is all very funny for the Labour Party, is it not?

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: I think it could be.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 466: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Longford; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that part of the school has been condemned because of the asbestos roof. [40292/09]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (10 Nov 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has applied for a third level grant and a top-up grant. [40385/09]

Government Charges on Businesses: Motion (21 Oct 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: I understand they are Deputies Collins, Blaney and Dooley, and whoever the Acting Chairman has on his list.

Government Charges on Businesses: Motion (21 Oct 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: I will start to speak, they will shortly be in attendance. I am sharing in the first instance with-----

Government Charges on Businesses: Motion (21 Oct 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: I am happy to speak in this debate. I looked up the record because I heard my constituency colleague, Deputy Penrose, had spoken last night. My heart lifted because he stated he did not agree with the motion. I thought again of it as another factor in the famous Mullingar accord when all was sweetness and light in my constituency of Longford-Westmeath. Everybody was beaming at one...

Government Charges on Businesses: Motion (21 Oct 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: I do not agree with the motion. I agree with vibrant lively town councils and county councils which must have a measure of funding. The grants which come from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government have increased dramatically in recent years although perhaps not so much of late. The planning fees have not increased over the past decade either. To strip whatever...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (14 Oct 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the capital costs owing to Westmeath County Council for the provision of a site in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be awarded. [36037/09]

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Do I have ten minutes from now?

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Well then, that is impossible for me. I would just like to record progress and keep the debate going. I understood that I was sharing time with the Minister of State, Deputy Sargent.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: I will not be here at 8.30 p.m. In the one minute left, I wish to talk about an issue raised by Deputy Stanton. I also noticed a piece by Professor Morgan Kelly in The Irish Times today, calling on the banks to default on their debts and the Government to renege on the State guarantee. More than a year after the collapse of Lehmann Brothers investment bank in the US and the meltdown in...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (13 Oct 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the building project for Athlone Garda station, County Westmeath. [35395/09]

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (13 Oct 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the closed circuit television initiative for Athlone, County Westmeath. [35396/09]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Oct 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 688: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [33259/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Oct 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 1198: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the building project for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [33454/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Sep 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will review a disability claim for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [32663/09]