Results 221-240 of 1,597 for speaker:Cecilia Keaveney
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (24 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Ãireann" and substitute the following: "recognising that: - in the last 10 years major improvements have been made to the range of supports available for children with special educational needs; - investment in supports for special needs is now over â¬1 billion; - there are over 8,600 resource and learning support teachers in our...
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (24 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: Senator O'Toole is far too cute.
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (24 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: Or music therapy.
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: The criteria have not changed.
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: That is totally-----
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: -----unfair.
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: This is disrespect for the Chair.
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: Playing to the gallery.
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: Who told the Senator?
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: She said she would put a name on the record.
- Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (24 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: Will the Senator give the name of the person to whom she was speaking in the NCSE?
- Seanad: George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: Now. Agreed to take Committee and Remaining Stages today.
- Seanad: George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: Ag 10.30 ar maidin amárach.
- Seanad: George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: I am very interested in contributing to this debate. I am more fascinated because of where I came from this morning, which was the British Irish Interparliamentary Assembly meeting in Cavan. The speakers there included the Governor of the Central Bank, the Taoiseach, Fachtna Murphy of the Garda SÃochána, Matt Baggott of the PSNI and Declan Kelly, US special economic envoy to the North....
- Seanad: Harbours and Piers (18 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me raise the need for the Minister with responsibility for the marine to explain why moneys are not available this year to progress work on Greencastle Harbour, County Donegal. Work in the harbour has ceased, leaving a potentially dangerous situation. I recognise that as the Minister of State with direct line responsibility, Deputy Killeen has taken a...
- Seanad: Harbours and Piers (18 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: It is clear from the Minister of State's response that the issue is indeed the lack of co-funding coming from the council. In the interests of everyone, it is very important that the Minister should meet within the next week with council officials, councillors and fishing representatives. There seem to be cross-messages on the issue, but the bigger issue is more important, namely, how we...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: On the mathematics argument, I would agree with Senator Ormonde that sometimes the brightest people are not necessarily the best teachers because sometimes they are a step ahead and cannot bring themselves down to the level of understanding that someone does not just get how to do something. As a teacher myself, that is no denigration of the teaching profession either. I also concur with...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: That is unparliamentary language.
- Seanad: Power Sharing Agreement in Northern Ireland: Motion (17 Feb 2010)
Cecilia Keaveney: At least another five years.