Results 41-60 of 22,424 for speaker:Finian McGrath
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)
Finian McGrath: It is injury time.
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)
Finian McGrath: Why? He is right.
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)
Finian McGrath: The Government should tell us about the disability Bill.
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)
Finian McGrath: It is a smokescreen.
- Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)
Finian McGrath: Calling Members "babies", as the Minister did yesterday, is not part of a calm debate.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: The Minister should resign.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: He has none.
- Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion. (4 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: He should resign.
- Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion. (4 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: People still cannot get beds.
- Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion. (4 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: People are still on chairs.
- Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion. (4 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: The Minister is on a different planet.
- Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion. (4 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: The Minister should go to Beaumont.
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (4 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the great IT skills of the staff at the Department of Social and Family Affairs; his views of whether his decentralisation plan will uproot families from Dublin and cause major frustration and anguish; and if he will penalise staff who cannot move for family and personal reasons. [12499/04]
- Order of Business. (13 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: As regards the delay in the publication of the disability Bill, is the Tánaiste aware of the difficulties being experienced by many families seeking respite and residential care?
- Order of Business. (13 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: When will the Bill be published and why has it been delayed?
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: I support amendment No. 66. It is a very strong amendment which gets to the heart of the debate about the Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill. A statement of necessary resources is needed because we need to know where the child will go, what the plans are and what is going on in the services. Currently there is some mismatch of services and a lack of continuity. Stability and...
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: It is important to examine the wording of amendment No. 67, which I strongly support. It states: Where an assessment carried out in accordance with this section establishes that the child concerned has an educational disability, the health board or council as the case may be shall, within one month from the preparation of the assessment, cause a plan to be prepared for the appropriate...
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: I strongly support this amendment which concerns the assessment of children with disabilities. Amendment No. 76 would allow for more than one teacher to be involved in the process. We must look at the reality. Priority should always be given to the parents' views but, when it comes to education issues and decisions on services, parents and teachers should work together. If a class teacher, a...
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: I also want to support amendment No. 110. This amendment is about efficiency and quality of service. When one talks about international best practice it is important to realise that the educational system is changing every day. Techniques are changing and with the use of modern technology and different skills we should all be open to examples of international best practice as regards services...
- Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)
Finian McGrath: There are awkward Deputies as well.