Results 61-80 of 4,073 for speaker:Mary Mitchell O'Connor
- Topical Issue Matters (20 Oct 2011)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Okay.
- Insurance Industry (20 Oct 2011)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: He is wasting time.
- Insurance Industry (20 Oct 2011)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The House should not accept unparliamentary language.
- Ministerial Staff (25 Oct 2011)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The answer is "No".
- Ministerial Staff (25 Oct 2011)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We are wasting time.
- Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: That is because the Deputy was talking.
- Suspension of Member (15 Nov 2011)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle.
- Suspension of Member (15 Nov 2011)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Deputies opposite should be aware I have waited 40 minutes to raise this matter.
- Sale of Booterstown Marsh (15 Nov 2011)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I raise the sale by NAMA of land known as the Ash Castle site on the border between Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and Dublin City County Council. The site is adjacent to Booterstown Marsh which is a nature reserve. I refer the Minister of State to page 8 of the properties subject to the enforcement action of NAMA on the NAMA website. However, if the Minister checks the NAMA...
- Sale of Booterstown Marsh (15 Nov 2011)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive answer. Page 8 of the NAMA document listing properties subject to enforcement action states that Booterstown Marsh is not for sale at present. Many people in the Booterstown and Blackrock areas have been informed that the site in question has been sold subject to planning permission being secured. I am deeply concerned that the site was...
- Private Members' Business. Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Education is a key that unlocks a child's potential and it is incumbent on the Government, the Department of Education and Skills, teachers, teachers' unions and parents to ensure this is done in the best possible way. Education is about the child, the child is central to the debate and what is best for the child must be the focus at all times. The education debate should not be about jobs...
- Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Will Deputy Dooley desist?
- Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Education cuts, while unpopular, are unfortunately necessary. Savings must be made across the board. Undoubtedly, the Government is severely hampered in its ability to make independent decisions.
- Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Cognisance must be taken not alone of the EU-IMF programme but also the Croke Park agreement. The previous Administration tied the hands of this Government and the Minister for Education and Skills in many regards. Some 80% of the education budget is spent on the salaries, allowances and pensions of teachers, special needs assistants, administrators, principals, deputy principals and...
- Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Having worked as a classroom primary teacher and as a primary principal, and having had a close association with second level schools in my area, I know first-hand that our schools are caring institutions. Every teacher, regardless of the subject they teach, has a duty of care for their pupils. Again, I know first-hand that all teachers take genuine interest in their students' welfare and...
- Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I have spoken to many principals in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area and they have assured me the best interests of the students will be a top priority in their schools. I have full confidence and faith in our teachers and principals and I know they will ensure students continue to enjoy an educational environment that takes a holistic approach to educational development. The provision in...
- Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: He said it last night but Deputy Dooley was not in the Chamber then.
- Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Deputy Dooley is just playing to the gallery.
- Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Deputy Dooley's party obliterated the country.
- Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Deputy Dooley should stop talking.