Results 121-140 of 4,073 for speaker:Mary Mitchell O'Connor
- Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: What do you think?
- Family Law Cases (11 Jul 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: As the Minister knows, no justice system is perfect and delays in family court hearings, with the consequent negative impact on women and children in particular, is an Irish scandal. I have been approached by a number of constituents, leading family solicitors and women's organisations, all claiming there is a serious backlog in maintenance applications. The picture being painted by the...
- Family Law Cases (11 Jul 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive answer. I will table parliamentary questions on the delays on maintenance. I thank him for introducing legislation on family courts, particularly with regard to the in camera rule. The criminal justice system has the potential to make criminals out of victims. In particular I ask the Minister to examine the Criminal Justice (Withholding of...
- Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: What do the luminaries Abraham Lincoln, Henry Ford, Walt Disney, Milton Hershey and H. J. Heinz all have in common? They all went bankrupt and failed. Winston Churchill stated: "Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Our current bankruptcy legislation frustrates courage. It makes mice out of lions, it makes bottle-washers out of hoteliers,...
- Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We must ensure that the Bill will not be another gravy train. It must be built to serve those who are genuinely in financial ruin as well as taxpayers and those who are repaying their debts.
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: What did the Deputy say at the meeting?
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We actually do not know what happened.
- Economic Management Council (17 Jul 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We know about that.
- School Curriculum (18 Jul 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Minister for being in the Chamber. Project Maths has been hailed as the answer to the below average standing of Irish 15 years olds in the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment rankings of international student performance. However, major questions and doubts have been raised about this new Project Maths subject. I am concerned that pupils are not being taught...
- School Curriculum (18 Jul 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Minister for his offer to come back to me with further information. Further claims are being made that inadequate consultation occurred before Project Maths was launched. In particular, it is claimed that the Irish Maths Teachers Association was under-represented on the NCCA board. I ask the Minister to check how many fully qualified and probated teachers were on the NCCA...
- Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Jul 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank Deputy Pearse Doherty for introducing this Bill and highlighting the scourge of moneylenders. A recent report claimed that one in 10 consumers has had to resort to moneylenders. This is concerning in light of the exorbitant interest rates some people are forced to pay. It has been claimed that people are being charged annual percentage rates of up to 287%. There are 47 licensed...
- Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Fianna Fáil caused it all.
- Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The troika sneaked in two years ago.
- Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Yes, he is.
- Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Sit down.
- Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Could we hear the Minister?
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Reform (18 Sep 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is considering adapting the leaving certificate points system to a ranking system based on relative performance as proposed by Irish university presidents in their recent report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39354/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Reform (18 Sep 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is considering changing the number of leaving certificate grades from 14 to 8 as recommended by Irish university presidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39355/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Reform (18 Sep 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is considering adopting a move towards greater common entry for third level courses to take some of the pressure off the point race; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39356/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Reform (18 Sep 2012)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is considering incentivising other strategically important leaving certificate subjects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39357/12]