Results 821-840 of 5,732 for speaker:Fidelma Healy Eames
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: On education and the need to develop the knowledge and innovation economy, during a downturn one of the best activities in which one can engage is to invest in one's education. While I support the extension of the back to education allowance and the Skillnets programme, Ireland has large gaps in the area of high-end graduates. Google had to hire 20 high-end graduates abroad because the...
- Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: One of the reasons the potential for innovation remains untapped is that options in creative subjects are not available to students at second level. I thank the Cathaoirleach and apologise to Senator Buttimer.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: We need to hear that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Will the Senator be specific?
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: You spent it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: We are not being allowed to do so.
- Seanad: Physical Education Facilities (4 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I wish to share my time with Senator Mullen, if possible. Perhaps the Leas-Chathaoirleach will let me know when I have spoken for three minutes to enable me to pass on the final two minutes available to me.
- Seanad: Physical Education Facilities (4 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Minister of State for his attendance and for taking this Adjournment matter. I wish to make the case for Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew, County Galway, to get its own PE hall. It is a large secondary school in Mountbellew, which is in north-east County Galway. that never has had its own PE hall or gymnasium. Both Senator Mullen and I speak from experience in this case because...
- Seanad: Physical Education Facilities (4 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: He apologised.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That is what is important.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Come on.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Can the Leader tell us why the Minister for Education and Children is boycotting this House? Since the budget was introduced he has not once come into this House to answer any questions on his education brief. Yesterday we saw 15,000 students protest outside Government Buildings. They are fearful that third level fees could be reintroduced. We have had no debate in this House on the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Following that and a apology having been given to the Irish people who were asked to come on board, then the Ministers should approach the rest of the people who did not cause the problem. The innocent are being asked to pay first and it is not fair. That is what is sickening the public.
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank Senator O'Reilly for his kindness in sharing his time with me. I wish to be helpful here today. All around us companies are falling and unemployment is increasing, I heard Senator Harris say this morning that he was fearful that the number unemployed could rise to 700,000 by the end of the year. I heard on the news last night that Celestica in Galway, a contract manufacturing...
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I have to make this point, as this is the good news. In eastern Europe, inflationary rates are increasing all the time but, if we could bridge that gap and if we can stand still in terms of costs, we will be more competitive. We need to stop the inflationary bandwagon we have been on for the past ten years. I have made these points to be helpful to the Government. I have given the Minister...
- Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator's time is up.