Results 1,121-1,140 of 1,162 for speaker:Catherine Ardagh
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: I thank the Minister and his officials for attending the joint committee. This is my first committee meeting and I look forward to working with the Minister and his departmental officials over the term of this Dáil. Previous speakers have mentioned a number of issues and we can all wax lyrical about our days canvassing on the doorsteps, as well as various levels of deprivation in our...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: I wish to raise two issues, the first of which is whether Ireland will have to return €280 million to the European Union on the basis of the inflated gross domestic product, GDP, figures. Will the Acting Leader ask the Minister for Finance to clarify the position? The second issue is the challenges facing small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, in seeking Government public...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: I raise the issue of the lack of emergency and social accommodation in the city for people with a disability. The constituency of Dublin South Central is home to one of the highest proportions of people in the country living with a disability, with more than 15,000 people. A total of 12% of the population of that constituency has a disability, compared to the national average of 9.3%. Last...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: Thank you very much, Senator. It is nice to give someone an opportunity to learn how to be such a great orator like yourself, as you have had many years in the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: I am absolutely entitled-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: If I wish to read a statement in the House I am entitled to do so. Senator Norris, if you wish to go on about whatever topic you would like-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: -----you are very much entitled to do that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: I will wait for his apology
- Seanad: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Motion (19 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: I thank the Minister of State for addressing the House. I have an interest in legal services legislation as I am a solicitor in a small solicitors' practice with two practitioners and three support staff. I cautiously welcome the Bill as I think it will give the public and legal practitioners more certainty and confidence when dealing with each other and with professional bodies. The Bill...
- Seanad: Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Motion (19 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: I thank Senators Butler and O'Reilly for bringing this motion before the House. It is very close to my heart as a self-employed individual. I thank the Minister for taking the time to address the House. I am solicitor but, if I did not know better, I would believe I was an agent of the Revenue Commissioners. The taxes I collect include stamp duty, VAT, employer's PRSI, employee's PAYE, my...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group I extend our congratulations to Prime Minister Theresa May on her election as leader of the Conservative Party and her election as the second female Prime Minister of Britain. In the wake of Brexit she will face many challenges in implementing and negotiating a Brexit for the UK. I hope that Ireland can continue to keep its place as one of Britain's...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: I raise the issue of waiting times for speech therapy and early diagnosis of speech and language difficulties. Early diagnosis of autism, in particular, and other medical problems is crucial in order that children can progress. A number of medical conditions are being diagnosed earlier and an early diagnosis gives children a better start at school. Waiting times for assessment are a big...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: -----"Home care services in Northern Ireland have been pushed to the brink of collapse leaving old people and disabled people at risk of inadequate care-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: This was mentioned yesterday
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: I would like to correct it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: Yesterday Sinn Féin had free rein in attacking Fianna Fáil.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: I wish to raise two matters, the first of which relates to the Government's commitment in the confidence and supply agreement to reinvest in the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, in order that patients who have been waiting too long for hospital treatment will have a chance to come off the waiting list. Will the Leader confirm whether this measure is being progressed and the NTPF will...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: I extend my deepest sympathy and that of the Fianna Fáil group to the people of Iraq, whom I understand are holding three days of mourning for the 215 people tragically killed and the hundreds injured in the latest spate of suicide bombings during the holy month of Ramadan in the name of Islamic State.It is difficult to imagine the grief and the fear these families and communities are...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: I will withdraw it on the basis that the Minister will attend the House today.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Catherine Ardagh: I thank the Leader. That is perfect.