Results 241-260 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (23 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and the position regarding same. [25011/09]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (23 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who is seeking leave to remain here on humanitarian grounds. [25012/09]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (23 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 312: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath and the position regarding same. [25013/09]

Written Answers — Stay Safe Programme: Stay Safe Programme (23 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 533: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools that operate the Stay Safe Programme. [25016/09]

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (17 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [23939/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (16 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make changes to the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill in order to allow sports people to practice their sport. [23806/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who seeks payment under the suckler welfare scheme. [23809/09]

Ryan Report on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (Resumed) (11 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: I have listened to various speakers during the day. They have been universally apologetic and concerned that this situation occurred within a wider community in which people either did not shout "Stop" or were not heeded when they did. I am sure people tried to shout "Stop", but their voices were not heard. A new Deputy discussed her role as a teacher and how, through her teaching, she has...

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Actually it was Leo Amery MP who said it. The Deputy should get it right.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: It was Leo Amery MP.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Leo Amery MP said it.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: That will be six minutes each. Will the Acting Chairman please tell me when the time is up?

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Before I begin, may I say to a previous speaker, Deputy Joan Burton, that when she chooses, she seems to tip her toe in history quite a bit. On three separate occasions I have heard her bring up this famous line spoken in the House of Commons and have told her that the person who spoke was Leo Amery M.P. She provides some convoluted arrangement in that respect but that was his name. One...

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: It was Leo Amery M.P. in any event.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak in this debate. I speak as one who canvassed, day and night, for days and weeks in a county that recorded an increase in our vote. It is true that 1% is small but in the light of what happened around the country a percentage increase county-wide was amazing and we were very pleased. What I encountered on the doorsteps was what I would call "tabloid...

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Please allow me finish. He took little part in that debate because the two are diametrically opposed.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: The Labour Party's cry is, "Let's spend it, let's have a stimulus". We are not told what the stimulus is. Stimuli can take many forms. "Let us have a stimulus and that will get everybody happy again. Let us have many more cutbacks and that will make everybody happy again". However, nobody spells it out. They do not want to. Members will know the old tale of the child watching the king...

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: Deputies Bruton and Burton are individual emperors who have no clothes because they have no new policies and those they have are markedly divergent. Can one imagine the fun? I say to Deputy Lee in his little hidey hole, wherever he is, that he is welcome to the House. He has fertile ground now and let him tease out what is his party's economic policy and then let him tease it out again with...

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: I cannot proceed because the Deputies are shouting.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Mary O'Rourke: I am so happy. Thank you. The Acting Chairman is a great sort of guardian angel for all of us.