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Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Who is in a position to do so?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes, somebody needs to do it.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Absolutely, but somebody must inform the people.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Do it the right way. That is what I seek.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I support the words of Senator Michael Mullins on the situation in Syria. The fact that children are being used as human shields in war must make us all really cross. We must stand together, as a House, country and Government, and use every ounce of our influence to have this stopped. It is horrendous. It is below awful. I ask the Tánaiste to act urgently and use every ounce of...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Yesterday a number of us referred to the ESRI report and expressed concern about its key finding that some people were better off on the dole than at work. Within a number of hours we saw the report being pulled. What concerns me is that the director of the institute has dissociated it from the findings made in the report and said it had not been peer reviewed and validated. We need to ask...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is what Fianna Fáil did when it was in government. It propagated misinformation.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: He did.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Given the withdrawn ESRI report, if would be helpful if the Leader asked the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, to attend the House urgently to clarify the facts about social welfare entitlements. This issue needs to be resolved quickly. Many concerns are being raised nationally, but we want to ensure our social welfare rates encourage work. I must express my outrage at a third...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Unhelpful leaks prevent progress.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I appreciate that, but-----

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am not happy with Germany's actions or with the Commission's lack of action against Germany. The Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Minister of State should convey this concern. I stand today to represent the Irish people on this matter. This situation is not good enough.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Fianna Fáil increased the rates.

Seanad: Referendum on the Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (14 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome this debate - it is good to reflect after the vote. Often, we have many debates leading up to the treaty but we do not take stock afterwards. Like the two previous speakers, I am delighted to be able to say today that we got the result Ireland needed in this referendum. The stability treaty received a resounding "Yes" vote. Many people are asking what comes next. As we said...

Seanad: UNESCO Convention Ratification (19 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I, too, welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for taking this matter which calls on the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to ratify the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property 1970. I believe Ireland should ratify this convention which deals with the illicit import,...

Seanad: UNESCO Convention Ratification (19 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am delighted this is on the agenda of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and there is a plan to ratify the UNESCO convention in early 2013. The Minister of State mentioned that the Commission had launched a public consultation on this convention. Was notification received in Ireland and is the Minister of State aware of any Irish responses to it?

Seanad: UNESCO Convention Ratification (19 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Minister of State. On a point of order, I wish to clarify that Committee Stage of the Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill 2012 should have been ordered for Thursday, rather than for next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The setting up of a constitutional convention is a wise and sensible move by the Government, and discussion of Seanad reform should form part of this. Before there is any referendum on the existence of this House - one of the houses of democracy in this country - there needs to be a thorough study and consultation with the people of Ireland about what that means. I do not need to vote on it...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: We are laughing at where it is coming from.