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Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (29 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: To meet the occupational therapy needs of children at Claddagh national school, it must privately hire and fundraise for a therapist at the rate of €625 per day. Given that autistic children have severe communication and behavioural needs, the situation is criminal. Senator O'Toole is shouting from the back row for this crucial reason. Both he and I know that until the Education for...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (29 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I have experienced this problem. My child is undergoing speech therapy. Since she must travel 12 miles, she loses half of a school day going there and coming back. We are delighted to have the therapy because without it, she would not learn. Her speech issue blocks learning. She is on par as a result of receiving the service, but she is one of the lucky ones. Many children, perhaps with...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (29 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Wow, thank you.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (29 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Everything I said is coming from teachers and principals.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (29 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Absolutely.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (29 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Senator Boyle and his party can offer leadership on this issue. There is a wonderful opportunity to do so.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (29 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: We are offering that. Senator Boyle should listen to us.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is outrageous.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: He never comes in.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I listened to calls yesterday by Members on the Government side for a national government. There is wide acceptance that Deputy Richard Bruton is becoming the economic brain of Ireland. I agree with that. All one need do to read his ideas and his policy for recovery through reform is to check out www.finegael.ie.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: They are on the website for people to read. The Leader promised me two weeks ago that the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, would come to the House for a serious debate on education. I listened to the Minister in the Dáil last night and he said something very important and correct. He said the quality of teaching in the classroom is what matters. However, it is...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am coming to my question.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Green Party in Finland voted for investment in teachers because it knows that affects outcomes in learning.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I know what the Finnish Government is doing.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I know what the Finnish Government is doing because I have called for us to study the Finnish education system at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Science. It is coming out on top in all levels of achievement in PISA, the Programme for International Student Achievement, whereas Ireland is coming out below average. I strongly support the call for a debate on agriculture. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Last week 2,000 farmers attended a meeting in Claremorris. Tonight I believe they will meet in Tullamore in the Cathaoirleach's area. One should see the palpable rage among those farmers. We have seen one crisis after another. It was health last week and it is education this week. These crises will not go away.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Let us not crash any more future expectations because that is what this Government is doing.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator should make the case.