Results 361-380 of 1,214 for speaker:Ann Ormonde

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2008)

Ann Ormonde: I would welcome a debate on the issue.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (19 Nov 2008)

Ann Ormonde: I was also in the restaurant and I did not hear them.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2008)

Ann Ormonde: As a teacher, I agree with Senator O'Reilly that teachers are very concerned. Having said that, I would like to think sacrifices can be made. I suggest that parents and teachers should work together in the short term until we come out of this downturn. That is what I would say to teachers. As a teacher, I have encouraged many of my former colleagues to try to work out some arrangement....

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2008)

Ann Ormonde: I would like to think we could take such an approach. All I am saying is that some sacrifices are needed in the short term. Many teachers agree with me in that regard. I agree with the many Senators who have spoken about the problems in the banking sector. I know the Leader is conscious that a full discussion is needed in the House if Members are to thrash out all the points that have been...

Seanad: Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (18 Nov 2008)

Ann Ormonde: I rise today to pay tribute to my constituency colleague, Séamus Brennan, and once again express my deepest sympathy to Ann and her family, and Séamus Brennan's extended family and friends. The death of Séamus has saddened us all. He was a hugely significant figure in Irish politics. He was a true professional and was greatly respected and loved by his constituents. It was only...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)

Ann Ormonde: I want to raise the matter of the attitude of the banks and their behaviour at the present time. It is significant that many speakers have said we should be discussing issues that are of major importance at the moment.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)

Ann Ormonde: The action of the banks is one area we must keep on the Seanad agenda. It is absolutely appalling that after being bailed out, they are making no effort to help small and medium businesses get the economy off the ground. The moment they were bailed out, some €25 billion in deposits were paid into the banks. Listening to the radio this morning, I was very disappointed with the Bank of...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)

Ann Ormonde: I also put on the record my disgust at the shocking murder in Limerick of Mr. Shane Geoghegan. I listened to the debate yesterday and today, and we must keep this on the agenda. I do not know how we will go forward. I call for a root and branch review of the procedures for handling suspects. It is a society issue and we must keep it on the agenda. We all must work together. The gangland...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

Ann Ormonde: I, too, wish to congratulate the President-elect, Senator Obama. I listened to his speeches on his vision and its emphasis on change. In a couple of weeks, when the Minister for Foreign Affairs has had time to dwell on that vision, we could perhaps have a discussion about it. We all need to assimilate what he has said up to now. We need to see, for example, how he will deal with the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Ann Ormonde: Last week I was one of the members of a delegation from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs which visited Malawi. It was heartening to see the contribution of Irish Aid in that country. It is one of the poorest countries in the world, with 60% of the population below the poverty line. We saw at first hand the challenges facing the people of Malawi. I commend the embassy and...

Seanad: Health Promotion Priorities: Statements (23 Oct 2008)

Ann Ormonde: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2008)

Ann Ormonde: Senator Phelan has gone beyond the normal time without asking a question.

Seanad: Health Promotion Priorities: Statements (23 Oct 2008)

Ann Ormonde: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Mary Wallace, to the House and wish her well in her brief. It is a challenging brief with which we all, as public representatives, can identify because we recognise what is happening in society. I have no doubt the Minister of State will be comfortable with these challenges. What are the priorities in health...

Seanad: Health Promotion Priorities: Statements (23 Oct 2008)

Ann Ormonde: The Senator should conclude.

Seanad: Health Promotion Priorities: Statements (23 Oct 2008)

Ann Ormonde: Senator Twomey, without interruption. There can be only one speaker.

Seanad: Health Promotion Priorities: Statements (23 Oct 2008)

Ann Ormonde: Senator Twomey's time is exhausted.

Seanad: Health Promotion Priorities: Statements (23 Oct 2008)

Ann Ormonde: There should be no interruptions.

Seanad: Health Promotion Priorities: Statements (23 Oct 2008)

Ann Ormonde: I call on the Minister of State to reply.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)

Ann Ormonde: I, too, call on the Minister for Health and Children to attend the House to discuss the 5% bracket who will not be eligible for the medical card. There are so many rumours and false information circulating that the entire population is confused. No one can hear anything because once people begin to make statements, they are shouted down. The public cannot understand what is happening. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)

Ann Ormonde: It does not do any of us any good. The public is getting fed up with all of us in here the way we are behaving. I ask for a debate with the Minister for Education and Science on where we can find the money if we do not reduce the pupil-teacher ratio.