Results 301-320 of 7,123 for speaker:Mary O'Rourke
- Community Support for Older People. (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: We neglected to say we are happy the Minister has been reappointed.
- Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the numbers in the Garda SÃochána, both those who are fully trained and attached to various stations and those in training; the numbers that will be admitted into training in the months ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15731/09]
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: Question 401: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [15356/09]
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: Question 403: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members in the Garda Reserve Force here; the number deployed in Athlone, Mullingar and Longford and in total throughout this garda division; and if he will make a statement on the role of the Garda Reserve Force. [15397/09]
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: Question 405: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has applied for and been refused renewal of their business permission. [15434/09]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has applied for leave to remain here on humanitarian grounds. [15730/09]
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: I am glad to have the opportunity of contributing to the Social Welfare Bill on Second Stage. Deputy Creed quoted a sentence from the Minister, Deputy Hanafin's, speech but he never finished the sentence. He quoted what suited him, which is an old trick in parliamentary debate. I listened to the debate and the Minister stated that a couple of hundred euro did not seem much but it was...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: Does Deputy Carey have something to say?
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: He is looking forward to the next budget.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: Will Deputy Carey keep his enthusiasm in check? I feel strongly that this is the way these points should be answered. In a provincial town recently I saw where the local election candidate, bless her ankle socks, stated there should have been far more spending taken out of the budget than was put into it. I rang her. I do not know the woman at all, but I saw her name on the newspaper and...
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: The Deputies have a while to whistle in the dark yet. I call that whistling by the graveyard-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: -----when people are trying to keep up their cheerfulness.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: I am happy to be back in Dáil Ãireann, delighted to have been returned by the people of Longford-Westmeath second from the top in the poll where I never was previously.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: Deputy Burke should be happy too and he ought not to be giggling either. I am happy to be here and also happy to be part of a Government which is endeavouring to fix the finances of the country-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: -----and which is not going on its silly way of never putting forward an option. Oddly enough, one knows how all the newspapers stated we would be scorched at the doorsteps and people would slice our heads off, give out to us and say this and that, but nobody has attempted to give out to me, to slice my head off-----
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: -----or to do anything of that nefarious nature. They, in fact, have been most warm and welcoming.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: Nobody has sought to say how dare I come to his or her house, which was said to a particular Fine Gael candidate in my town - I must say he was at a real Fianna Fáil house.
- Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: They asked him what he would have done and where he would have got the money. He replied he did not know where he would have got the money, and asked how would he know that. All he knew was it should not have been as it was. It all shows an extraordinary lack of responsibility or forethought before Fine Gael rushes in to make decisions as to what it says. This Bill is dealing with an...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (7 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath who seek leave to remain here. [14165/09]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (7 Apr 2009)
Mary O'Rourke: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [14474/09]