Results 41-60 of 4,295 for speaker:Catherine Noone
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)
Catherine Noone: On the presidential election, the media must quit this wishy-washy stuff. We need to hear real things from these people who wish to be President. I ask the Leader to do what he can about that.
- Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Sep 2011)
Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister to the House.
- Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Sep 2011)
Catherine Noone: Amendments Nos. 1 and 5 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: I, too, would welcome the attendance of the Minister for Health in this House and have stated so on a few occasions. I believe the problem is one of communication. I have no doubt that the Minister for Health is doing a good job but he needs to communicate that to us. The Minister took on a basket case in terms of the Health Service Executive. I have previously used the expression "basket...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: I join my colleagues in their remarks on women. We must start at the top, we must treat women in this building better. I do not mean that in a personal way but we could start with the Seanad. Was the Seanad a complete afterthought? There are no facilities near the Seanad, we must go half a mile to use them. I am sorry to talk about something so base on the Order of Business but it should...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: I generally agree with him and he is careful about how he says things. It was Senator Cullinane who made the point about women but, on voting rights, the people who live in the country are the people who control the country and therefore should be the people who vote. I do not understand why, unless people only leave temporarily, people who live abroad should have a vote here.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: We are a separate republic.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: Yes, a debate would be helpful and Senator Cullinane would enjoy it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: Apologies, I missed the debate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: Can I come back in on that point?
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: Well said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: I apologise for raising the issue in the Seanad.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: I do not doubt it for a second.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: It is a huge issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: That is the one I use because it is nicest.
- Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: I welcome the Minister to the House once again. He gives the Seanad great attention and we appreciate it.
- Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: Does the Minister want to contribute?
- Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: We will wait until the end.
- Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: Senator Barrett.
- Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)
Catherine Noone: My apologies. The way in which it is written here is not very clear. Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell.