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- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: No responsibility.
- Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements, Questions and Answers (28 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister of State is welcome. I have a specific question that has been a source of concern to people in Oranmore, County Galway, for quite a number of years. I am putting the question in order that the Minister of State might come back to me with a written response. She referred to unfinished housing estates. I will describe what is a very dangerous situation. The situation makes...
- Seanad: Immigration Services (28 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: My Adjournment matter concerns the need for the Minister for Justice and Equality to review Ireland's position on the issuance of visas so as to best serve its economic needs so far as potential investors, talented or knowledgeable workers, students and tourists are concerned. The lion's share of our exports still go to the United Kingdom, the eurozone and the USA. As the Minister of State...
- Seanad: Immigration Services (28 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Minister of State for that answer. I know things have developed in this area in recent months, of which even the people who put questions to me may not be fully aware. We are very reliant in the moves we make. Why can we not stand on our own two feet as opposed to following what the United Kingdom is doing? Why is Ireland restricting the issuing of visas to buy property here?
- Seanad: Immigration Services (28 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Britain has much more favourable terms than Ireland.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Yesterday, I felt the Seanad cut new ground when we had the conclusion of our first public consultation on older people. I compliment Senators Zappone and O'Keeffe for a very fine piece of work, which was well presented and completed in a very short period of four months, with clear recommendations. I ask the Leader to consider the same approach in a number of other areas in future. I know...
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It would be very valuable to have a debate in the House on how Change Nation works and the solutions it can bring. I also ask the Leader to consider a public consultation phase along those lines. These innovators will be coming back to Ireland and I know they are very keen to contribute. The Taoiseach last weekend launched a social investment fund to encourage this type of solution. It is...
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Lawmakers should not break the law.
- Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Very definitely so.
- Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I apologise for my late arrival, but I had the pleasure of attending Trinity College Dublin earlier to see my local primary school win the all-Ireland debating competition. My daughter is in the class and it was amazing to witness the debate. She was supporting, not debating. I recognise how hard Senator Barrett has worked on this proposal on behalf of students to eradicate excessive...
- Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator has touched on an important issue. In assessing the quality of teaching and learning the feedback of students and peers must also be taken into account because, as he correctly said, if the board was to deem the poetry of Brendan Kennelly and his communication of same to be inadequate, it would not hold water because his record speaks for itself. The comments of peers and...
- Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Is the Minister of State including it in the guidelines?
- Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Do they also apply at PhD level?
- Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is interesting that the Minister of State has said an agency or provider seeking to make an award will apply to the quality assurance board. He gave Bord Iascaigh Mhara as an example if it was looking to offer a primary or post-primary education course. When would such organisations offer a primary education course? I am not familiar with FÃS or Bord Iascaigh Mhara offering such a...
- Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister of State mentioned it. The section reads: "A provider referred to in subsection (7) shall not make an application under subsection (3)-----".
- Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The section also states: "that is part of primary or post-primary education provided by a recognised school...".
- Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That was my question. I thought it was a new departure.
- Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I doubt if I could envisage a situation where a university would apply to the board for validation where it was not needed.
- Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: What is the argument for the withdrawal by the authority of approval of access, transfer and progression procedures?