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Seanad: Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Attempted?

Seanad: Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I support Senator O'Toole's request that the President should not reply to the Independent Deputy who asked her to provide clarification on aspects of the Lisbon reform treaty. It is wholly inappropriate to attempt to involve the President's office. This is unfair manipulation by the "No" campaign. I read in The Irish Times today about proposed EU guidelines for websites. I welcome this in...

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements (21 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister must keep the farmers happy first.

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: He will earn the Sunday break.

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: WTO Negotiations: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am glad he is here for this debate because he is sincere in his interest in this area. Our food exports are important to us as a nation. I am worried about the future of Irish farming. I am married to a beef farmer and grew up on a dairy farm. Therefore, I have a fairly intimate knowledge of both sectors. Like previous speakers, I seek...

Seanad: HSE Child Welfare and Protection Services: Statements (21 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Absolutely.

Seanad: HSE Child Welfare and Protection Services: Statements (21 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is the HSE culture.

Seanad: HSE Child Welfare and Protection Services: Statements (21 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, congratulate him on his new post and wish him well for the future. I wish to raise two specific issues, namely, missing children, an issue which has been raised by many Senators, and the serious understaffing of social workers in Galway city, which leads to serious child protection concerns. Since 2000, some 441 children have gone...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I wish to talk about the Lisbon treaty as an advocate of a "Yes" vote. Like many others, I have spent considerable time coming to terms with the treaty and, on balance, believe it has much to offer Ireland. It is worth debating in the House. That said, there remains a lack of understanding and considerable confusion, which are feeding into a "No" vote. The Leader knows that if voters are...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: ——emanates from the WTO talks. We do not need any further hardening of farmers' attitudes against the Lisbon treaty. They have always supported Europe. Neither Members nor farmers should be strung out any longer and such clarification should be given.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I refer to last night's Dáil debate on the 28 schools throughout the State which will lose a teacher for the school year beginning 1 September. This is a stupid and outdated rule. There is absolutely no need for these posts to be lost to the schools concerned. The Government should keep the promise it made in regard to class sizes. In some cases, schools are just one pupil short of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am asking for movement by the Leader to copperfasten the request made in the Dáil last night. I welcome in advance the expected announcement of €400,000 of funding for university research. However, unless the interface between third level institutions and industry is improved, we will not see an adequate return for this investment. By "improvement" I mean new opportunities and new...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: A Chathaoirligh, I beg your indulgence to finish my point.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I have previously sought a debate on this area of third level education. We need a cost benefit analysis of the return on the investment. The feedback I have received is that the relationship between institutes of technology, as opposed to universities, and industry is far more alive and vibrant, but that sector receives the least amount of money for research. We have a challenge before...