Results 321-340 of 4,168 for speaker:Susan O'Keeffe

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: As we all are.

Seanad: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (28 Nov 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Wildlife Conservation (28 Nov 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: One matter will be taken immediately with the remaining three to be taken at 5.30 p.m. I call Senator Paul Coghlan who has five minutes and the Minister of State will have five minutes to reply.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Wildlife Conservation (28 Nov 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: You have four minutes, Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: If the matter was not so serious, I would ask the Leader to organise for someone from the magic wand factory to come to the House to discuss how to create magic wands, which Fianna Fáil seems to believe we can use to create an immaculate budget that does not affect anybody, despite the mess they clearly left. As others eloquently put it, we are trying to sort out the mess we inherited. It...

Seanad: Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. Like others, I welcome Mr. Justice Ryan's expert group's report. I also welcome the Minister's clear observation that the Government will bring legal clarity to the question of legal abortion and that this will be done within an appropriate timeline. After all, there has been a long wait for the legislation. While I welcome the expert group's...

Seanad: Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: The Senator must conclude as he is well over time.

Seanad: Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: The Senator must conclude.

Seanad: Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: I am not allowing it. We are not having that argument at this time.

Seanad: Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: This is not the place for that argument.

Seanad: Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: Both of the Senators are out of order. I call Senator Bradford.

Seanad: Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: That concludes statements.

Seanad: Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: The Senator is out of order.

Seanad: Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: I have ruled the Senator out of order.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second and Subsequent Stages (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: It is a good day. I thank the Minister for coming to the House and, as the Senator has said, reorganising the Bill to ensure it meets all the requirements, including being watertight, that humanists and others would have wanted. Drafting legislation is difficult. Having seen the Bill initiated here and come to fruition in a year is evidence of how difficult it is to get legislation right....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: Part of the dilemma with this petitioner is that he has come mid-stream. He is still in negotiation and contact with the Ombudsman. Moreover, there is an issue with the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act and the potential for the Ombudsman to have some oversight of the Central Bank. There are three streams of unfinished business. In a way it is almost as if the petition in its essence...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: Apart from recommendation No. 6.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: It is clear that we have all had experience of this particular type of case. We have an oversight role. When we recommended that the Minister be contacted, we were hoping for a response with regard to the anomaly. What we have received is a letter that replies to the petitioner's particular circumstance and explains that the rules have been applied correctly in his case. We knew that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman Special Reports: Discussion with Ombudsman (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: I thank the Ombudsman for the clarity and toughness of her report. It is interesting to note that when the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, made his budget statement yesterday, he first opted to speak about the importance of political reform. He reminded everybody that his Department is not just the Department responsible for public expenditure but also the one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Ombudsman Special Reports: Discussion with Ombudsman (6 Dec 2012)

Susan O'Keeffe: What was the Department's response to the Ombudsman's queries?