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- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: What about the bank guarantee given to the banks? The previous Government misled the country.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It told us the issue was one of bank liquidity rather than insolvency.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I support the comments of Senator Coghlan. I reassure the House that An Taoiseach is doing absolutely everything to enforce the words of 29 June with regard to the separation of sovereign and private debt in the banks. To be fair, he is also gathering allies on this issue. Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, was here last week. He said the agreement must be enforced as...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is a very important point.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: We want to ensure for the sake of society and for the safety of women that he does not do it again.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: This is important. It is about sexual violence against women. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, must come to the House to discuss-----
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is a macro point. It is about healing and rehabilitation. I am simply questioning judgments in sexual assault cases. We must also help the perpetrators in order that we protect society and women. I want the Minister, Deputy Shatter, to come to the House such that we can examine judgments and how best to rehabilitate people who commit violent acts against women.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister is very welcome. The purpose of this debate is to discuss items in advance of the budget that might inform the Minister's decision making and it is on that basis I propose to deal with it. I will cover a broad range of issues. I welcome the Minister's decisions on CE schemes; I say "Yes" to these schemes and their continuation. I have seen the richness they provide. I say...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: A way will be found to get around the problem. We will lose employment here.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: If I am wrong, I stand corrected. The raison d'être of the Government is to create jobs and return people to work.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: If the Minister acts on the four week proposal, jobs will be lost.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Come off it.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister is very welcome. The purpose of this debate is to discuss items in advance of the budget that might inform the Minister's decision making and it is on that basis I propose to deal with it. I will cover a broad range of issues. I welcome the Minister's decisions on CE schemes; I say "Yes" to these schemes and their continuation. I have seen the richness they provide. I say...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: A way will be found to get around the problem. We will lose employment here.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: If I am wrong, I stand corrected. The raison d'être of the Government is to create jobs and return people to work.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: If the Minister acts on the four week proposal, jobs will be lost.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Come off it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I apologise to Mr. Clark for missing his presentation, but I have seen his script. I have been asked to put the following question to him concerning colleges which are still part of the HETAC process. What accommodation, if any, is in place for organisations which are still part of that process? Although deadlines were put in place by HETAC to deal with such organisations, some appear to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: There are a few colleges in that position, but I am referring to a private college.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland: Discussion with Chairman Designate (18 Oct 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I think Mr. Clark is familiar with the issue. Essentially, the question is whether they have to start a new process with the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland when the process is near completion with HETAC. That seems overly burdensome. There should be a smooth transition.