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- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I compliment the Government-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I compliment the Government on negotiating with Mr. Appleby, the director of corporate enforcement, and ensuring he will stay in his post until the probe into the former Anglo Irish Bank is over. This is a very wise decision. It is cheap at any cost when we consider the carnage wrought on Irish families as a result of reckless banks and governance over a period. Innocent Irish families and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Questions must be answered.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator was a few years out of date.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Broader questions arise in that regard, particularly concerning other businesses.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I would like to mention how shocked I am about two things that have happened in recent days. First, I would like the Minister, Deputy Varadkar-----
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Okay. They are both very important.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I would like to join Senator Bacik in welcoming the visit of the Vice President of China to Ireland between 18 and 20 February next. His arrival will be a big moment. He is tipped to be the next President of China. We need to explore our trade links with that country. The main reason I am speaking is to ask the Leader to call on the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Will the Leader ask the Minister for Transport to make an urgent statement on this matter? A meeting took place this morning on the issue of statutory redundancy. The State gave money to Galway Airport to assist it in closing its affairs and making redundancy payments, yet the account in which this money was held was raided by Bank of Ireland, an institution in which the State has a stake....
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The only reason was because he was there.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Go raibh maith agat.
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I agree with Senator Thomas Byrne's call for a public education campaign on the treaty regardless of whether there is a referendum. It is widely agreed by most commentators that the treaty is only a piece of the jigsaw and is inadequate. What does the Minister of State think would be adequate? Do we know the endgame? What is her view on the comments of Michael Somers recently that we are...
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Perhaps I can-----
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Would it be possible for the Minister of State to give us written answers to the useful questions that were asked?
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: People like to get information.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report Stage (7 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I recall this discussion last week. While I argued in favour of the amendment and agreed with its thrust, namely, that agreement is more ideal, I am aware that the Minister gave assurances on entering into IR discussions on this issue leading to what I would consider meaningful consultation and that an inappropriate teacher, for reasons of ethos or lack of confidence in an area, would not be...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Political Funding Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: This Bill marks an interesting development in dealing with corporate donations to political parties and women's participation in politics. I support the reduction of the maximum possible corporate donation to â¬200, which is almost a ban. It will see the phasing out of corporate donations. Does it also apply to an individual or a sole trader? To bring more women into politics the Bill...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Political Funding Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Not at all.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: No bias at all.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Yet again.