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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is a disgraceful service.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: "Perverse" is the word.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: This is a Second Stage speech.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: That is true.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Yes.

Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is one in 30 in some cases.

Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: This Government has had the money and the Celtic tiger.

Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Primary School Funding: Motion (8 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: I congratulate Senator Healy Eames on the motion she has brought to the House and for her passion and commitment as spokesperson on education. I can understand why members of the Government get uneasy when she details the situation in education as it is today. The biggest disappointment for our citizens, after ten years of unprecedented wealth, is to see the problems that remain in...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: For the past week on this side of the House we have been talking about protecting the taxpayers' interest in any guarantee scheme we give to the banks. The taxpayers' interests can be served at the moment if the interest rate cut is passed on to customers. We heard the Consumer Association and other people say this morning that this should happen. If that were to happen it would certainly...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Senator's party had ten years to put that right.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Very disappointing.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Nobody is criticising Senator White. We are criticising the Government for inaction on child care.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Will the Leader clarify how the banking scheme and regulations debate will be dealt with in the House? The Dáil will deal with it between 10.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. on Friday. Senators would like the Minister for Finance to be present during the debate. Rather than pressing an amendment to the Order of Business, will the Leader clarify, either this morning or tomorrow morning, how it will...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Every taxpayer is being asked to bail out the Government. Elderly citizens were promised medical cards, which are being withdrawn, and they are being asked to bail out the Government. Parents are being asked to bail out the Government through increased class sizes for their children. Small businesses were given nothing in yesterday's budget and they are struggling to retain their staff but...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: On the Order of Business, I cannot let the day pass without mentioning the Government U-turns on policy, whether they relate to class size, decentralisation or the medical card for the over 70s, which bought the 2002 general election.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Taxpayers will bail out all of those decisions. There is no reform in the budget. It is unfortunate that we may again listen to the Minister using the same words to deal with the problems in the economy. Worst of all is the lack of investment in the future and children. What will happen to the family in Lucan trying to pay for or find child care? Instead of having discretionary money to...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Government set the terms of reference. Senator Leyden should take responsibility for the terms of reference.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: That is because the Government failed to reform.