Results 881-900 of 1,597 for speaker:Cecilia Keaveney

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Some were watching "The Late Late Show".

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 Mar 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I am someone who did not realise Gandhi was a sweet eater, or perhaps he was not.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Can we call Senator Mullen "leader"?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I endorse what Senator Leyden said and what Senator Mary White said yesterday. At one time I did a great deal of work on the issue of prisoners in Britain. Under the European Convention on Human Rights, they are entitled to serve their sentences at the point closest to their homes. We need an expansion of that concept here. Whatever about the person who committed the crime, the families...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: At which position did the Senator play?

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: There will be nothing to talk about when the Taoiseach is gone.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Senator Doherty was not here this morning.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I was delighted to hear much of the rubbish that has been talked outside the House put down by President Pöttering. I was glad to get many of the clarifications of what is and is not included in the reform treaty. President Pöttering spoke as a German and mentioned the Berlin wall coming down. Not long ago Senator Quinn and I were in a forum with another German who said his parents lived...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: In the week of the tenth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, in recognising the DUP did not support it at the time but is now in Government, will the Leader examine the number of political celebrations and politically led commemorations which are taking place and rightly so? Will the Leader speak to the Taoiseach and to the Minister for Foreign Affairs about having a social event...

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues (9 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this matter on the Adjournment. I ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs what efforts are being made to overcome bigotry and sectarianism in an all-Ireland context, given the recent television documentaries which have outlined the intensification of these activities post the Good Friday Agreement. I deliberately raise this issue in the week...

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues (9 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply and I acknowledge the attendance of departmental officials for the debate, which is much appreciated. I would like information on the fund. A total of 200 students from six schools in Ballymena with varying backgrounds visited Leinster House in recent weeks, which was an important step forward. I also acknowledge the work of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: At the plenary session of last week's Council of Europe, an important report on adolescent suicide in Europe was presented. This report highlighted that in Ireland, as in many other European countries, many more people die by suicide than in road accidents. We have had many debates in this House on road safety but there has been insufficient debate on suicide. I put forward an amendment...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute the following: acknowledges that under the National Development Plan 2000-2006, funding of €2.6 billion delivered more than 7,800 school building projects; €4.5 billion is to be invested in the school building and modernisation programme under the current NDP; all applications for large scale school...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Many areas are victims——

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: ----of many new people moving to them. Each case does not fall into the same category and each school should have a priority rating. We have the banding system of bands 1 to 4. While everybody believes their school is a priority, it is important that there be criteria in place. The criteria regarding band 1 refers to the needs of schools in rapidly developing areas, the provision of...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I did not say it was not working.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: There are several hundred building programmes.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: A school is being constructed.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: That is a big condemnation of the Minister.