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Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I would like to query the appropriateness of a wording that is growing more commonplace in accommodation rental advertisements. We are familiar with the use of the wording "rent allowance not accepted", but I wish to focus on the wording "not for student rental". While we all know of horror stories regarding some student rentals, I suggest it is highly questionable to use this wording in an...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes. I ask the Leader to contact the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to query whether this practice is fair or right. Surely there is another way of handling this. The deposit that students have to pay could be increased, if necessary, but they should not be cut off at first base. They should not have to hear that they cannot be accommodated at all. We have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) Chambers Ireland and RGDATA (24 Jun 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the witnesses. I apologise for not being present for their presentation. This topic really drew me in. I apologise if my questions have already been asked. I have been very taken by the UK Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, which supports localism in public procurement. It allows somebody who tenders for a service or a product to show the economic and social value...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) Chambers Ireland and RGDATA (24 Jun 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I have a linked question to that asked by Deputy Lyons with regard to online versus the high street. Recently, I conducted a small survey of small retail businesses in Galway. One person told me every time someone comes into a particular sports shop, the person will have already checked the prices online and unless it can be at least matched, the shop will not get the business. The person...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) Chambers Ireland and RGDATA (24 Jun 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It really is a question for the Minister for Finance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) Chambers Ireland and RGDATA (24 Jun 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Exactly. Would Chambers Ireland agree with it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) Chambers Ireland and RGDATA (24 Jun 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is not an answer.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I support Senator O'Donnell's call for a debate on a review of sentencing so that we might have a fair approach. It causes a great deal of hurt and pain when questionable sentences are handed down. Last Friday, I was delighted to be present for the awarding of an honorary doctorate to European Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn at NUIG in recognition of her public service, particularly...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is an immoral amount of money for any individual.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Under our recently released policy document, one pension should be enough for anyone. I call for a debate on pensions, particularly public service ones. What is fair and reasonable? Pensions are a time bomb, but €3,000 per week would make for many travel passes. The same Commissioner has advised the Taoiseach to move swiftly to lobby hard for a high-value Commission portfolio. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is the Minister, Deputy Noonan.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister of State is welcome. I support the words uttered by Senator Paul Bradford. I wish her well in the mammoth task she is faced with. There are 90,000 people waiting for social housing, 10,000 of whom are on lists in Galway, for example, and 30,000 of these have been on a list for over four years. There are a total of 90,000 people waiting for social housing, with 10,000 on the...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is fine if a landlord rejects a prospective tenant on meeting him or her.

Seanad: Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is fine if a landlord rejects a prospective tenant on meeting him or her.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is a relevant question and it should be answered.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Senator Katherine Zappone posed the question of whether we are open, respectful and tolerant about marriage equality. As a society, we need to apply the question more broadly and I fear that the answer maybe "No". I was deeply touched by the seven-year-old Roma girl who has reportedly dyed her hair black not to look prettier but to fit in. Why did she do that? Even at the tender age of...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: He would be an excellent choice.

Seanad: Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Fund Bill 2014: Second Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister of State is very welcome and I thank him for being here. I commend Senator MacSharry for doing a little bit more than talking about this issue. He has put deep thought in, taken action and is working this through to budget costs. I take it that he is saying the Bill if implemented would raise €200 million per annum. It is a lot of money and an interesting concept....

Seanad: Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Fund Bill 2014: Second Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I will finish on this. Contrary to what might have been said, we have wonderful child and adolescent mental health services in Galway which do great work with our kids up to the age of 18. Unfortunately, services differ, and it is a pity about the lack of uniformity across the country. I commend Senator MacSharry and wish him well. I had not thought about whether I would support the Bill...