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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It was for Independent candidate, Ronan McMahon.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business to call on the Minister for Education and Skills to attend the House to discuss the increasing cost of third level education and its growing unaffordability. Today, the students of Ireland are marching on the Dáil to talk about the impact this is having on their lives. I have just heard that my son is among them. I feel I should be...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: As well as of the Labour Party.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome all of the attendees. My understanding is that we are trying to get better, fairer outcomes using existing resources for children with special educational needs. If that is the goal, that is very welcome. However, I have an initial question and perhaps Mr. Stack will have the answer to this. Does Mr. Stack know the number of teachers at second level who currently do not have any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: What is the answer, Mr. Stack?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the deputation for the answers and I appreciate the responses. Everyone is saying we are all in agreement around this table, but it is not a matter of being in agreement as much as getting this right. Answers are still needed. Equity is a prerequisite and I expect we should have equity. We are discussing education as a human right for the child. I am not about to say all is fine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Is that a pilot scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Was the decision made by the HSE?

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Join us, Senator Conway, join us.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I join in the welcome to Senator Craughwell. He is a native of Galway. When he first approached me to vote for him in the Seanad by-election he said he wanted to test the democratic process in the Seanad. He certainly tested it. The road was rocky and uncertain but he has prevailed. I congratulate him. Senator Craughwell’s presence in this House is also remarkable because he left...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: One career guidance teacher for 500 kids is pie in the sky. It is not possible to sustain that. Will the Leader ask the Minister for Defence, Deputy Coveney, to come to the House to discuss the Ebola crisis? It is growing more worrying by the day. We need to know that we are ready should anybody here be affected. We need to know what precautions and screening are being taken. I was...

Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister of State. I do not know if I got a chance to congratulate him on his new role. We must remember that we are taking in €65 billion in income but spending €70 billion. We are still borrowing €5 billion to run the country. While we are on an upward trajectory, we have a long way to go yet. The Minister for Finance spent €585 million in...

Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I appreciate that.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Fish Farming (15 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister. I know he is directly involved with the issue I am raising and we have discussed it in the past. Will he clarify the import of the minutes of a meeting between him, the Taoiseach and a company called Marine Harvest about the Galway Bay sea farm project and licence? Will he clarify the ramifications of those minutes for the licensing process? These minutes were...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Fish Farming (15 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am asking questions. My Adjournment matter is to ask the Minister to clarify this. I am making statements but I am open to hearing an answer. Why did this meeting take place while the Minister is still making up his mind? Why were the other 21 companies not invited? There is a serious issue about Deputy McHugh’s role. He lobbied heavily for Marine Harvest on the Oireachtas Joint...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Fish Farming (15 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Minister for the clarification and that is why it is important that this debate is taking place. The purpose of the debate is to clarify the import of the minutes and their ramifications. I accept the distinction the Minister made. However, it is clear when reading the minutes that Marine Harvest Ireland was trying to rush the licensing process not just for this application,...