Results 2,561-2,580 of 5,732 for speaker:Fidelma Healy Eames
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is only one aspect.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Driven by the Irish Independent.
- Seanad: Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Statements, Questions and Answers (5 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That is what the Minister thinks.
- Seanad: Springboard Initiative (5 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. At the outset, I wish to say how productive I found our meeting yesterday when the Minister briefed us. I am pleased he is a genuine listening Minister. I am now asking him to listen to this case also, which is an unusual one. The person concerned has been to see me a number of times and is at her wits' end. She can get similar programmes funded elsewhere...
- Seanad: Springboard Initiative (5 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The dilemma is that the institution in question did not apply for the funding.
- Seanad: Springboard Initiative (5 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I will forward the case to the Minister so he can follow up on it. I would appreciate it if he would revert to me on it.
- Seanad: Springboard Initiative (5 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That is much appreciated.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Today is a big day for Ireland. The Minister for Justice and Equality is presenting a report on our performance and delivery of human rights to the United Nations Council on Human Rights this morning. A live stream from the council is being broadcast in Buswells Hotel. Each UN member will question and raise issues with the Minister about Ireland's performance in various areas. I spent...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: No.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The issue is now being addressed through the sectoral committees.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is called being prepared.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Cathaoirleach----
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I support those colleagues who spoke previously on the need to have a public consultation session next week in this House with regard to the proposed amendments to the Constitution. Members will have noted the Seanad started a public consultation last week on the elderly and on older people. Why not deem next week to be a public consultation week in this House on the amendments to the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I also wish to raise the issue of the education system at third level in particular, which is not always adequately focused on where job opportunities might be. The two areas that come to mind as I speak are information technology and foreign languages in particular and if I may, I will focus on the latter. Last year, 567 jobs were listed by gradireland.com that needed a second foreign...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Statements will not do; we need focused debates.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: However, it is a venue.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Flattery.