Results 401-420 of 468 for speaker:Liam Fitzgerald

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: I share the concerns of Senators O'Toole and Ó Murchú about the effect of alcohol and drugs on young people and, to take it further, on teens and pre-teens. The problem runs much deeper than both Senators articulated, although they did so eloquently. We should bring in, not only the Minister for Education and Science but also the Minister of State with responsibility for children and the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: I wish to refer to two recent defining moments in the history of Irish education which have been almost overlooked, save for some brief references in the media. For the first time in the history of Irish education, newcomer Irish citizens of 22 different nationalities were able to sit their leaving certificate examinations, in curricular and non-curricular areas, in their respective mother...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: —— who legally wish to share our economic, social and multicultural journey.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: I compliment the Minister for Education and Science, the State Examinations Board and all those who helped to make this a reality. My second point is one which perhaps it is not popular or profitable for politicians to discuss. I refer to the final departure of the Christian Brothers from active participation in the Irish educational landscape. The Christian Brothers mission, set up by that...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: We all know why this happened. There is no need for me to spell it out and some of it was well deserved and justified. However, I wish to pay a personal tribute to the Christian Brothers for the monumental contribution they made to the development of Irish education at primary and post-primary level and for helping to bring education to the masses and the remote areas of Ireland, such as the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: —— during decades when the State could not afford to do so. To their universal detractors, I wish to say that eaten bread is soon forgotten.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I could not agree more with the final remarks of Senator Ulick Burke. They are extremely relevant and I know the Minister will examine them closely. I have seen many examples down through the years which illustrate what the Senator spoke about. When I read the Minister's speech on Second Stage in the Dáil, I was reminded of the 1980s, the times...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: I want to quote him on the last budget, the Ministers for Education and Science and Finance and the Taoiseach. Regarding the interpretation of the budget by the Higher Education Authority, universities and institutes, he stated: The signal this budget gave is a seismic shift of Government strategy. In clear and unmistakable terms, the Minister, her Minister for Finance and the Taoiseach are...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: If the Senator is sharing time, I advise him to note that half of his time has elapsed.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: That is okay.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: Is the Senator taking his full 15 minutes?

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: Yes.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: Okay.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: Approximately five minutes.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: I did not say that. I am telling the Senator now that he has five minutes remaining.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: He can use his discretion.

Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: They were pioneering.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: Senator Bannon is misleading the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Liam Fitzgerald: Rubbish.