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Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I accept the Cathaoirleach's point. On a separate issue, I note the speech by the president of DCU at the graduation ceremony this week about the need to look at other ways, not necessarily reliant on the points system, of assisting secondary students in securing places in third level education. Unfortunately, the concept of a lottery was not helpful but it is timely to examine and debate...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is not one tragedy.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Where are the cancer care centres?

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Seven years.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan——

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: What about entry to third level?

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Councillors are——

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator is like a child at the back of the classroom.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, should attend the House to discuss water quality monitoring and safety. Yet again the water crisis has revisited us in Galway with a new outbreak in Clarenbridge. It was national news in Galway city and the hinterlands, including Knocknacarragh, but the issue has not yet been resolved. The latest outbreak of...

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I hope the Senator is right.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: We would like the Senator to stand by that.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator is blaming the civil servants.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Why have Ministers at all?

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I wish to share time with Senator McFadden.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Having given the scheme some thought it is clear that following research by the Office of the Minister for Children, the Minister of State is trying to find ways to disqualify middle income families from benefiting from community child care as it stands. These are the families that have created huge revenues for the Government and built our...

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is not healthy for women, children, fathers or society. Does the Minister want to be known for that legacy? Yesterday, I contacted several crèches and community child care groups in Galway.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Senator Leyden spoke out of both sides of his mouth.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: This subvention scheme is going to cause job losses in the majority of crèches and the closure of a large number of facilities, resulting in a similar move towards privatisation to that seen in the health sector. The dependency on the private sector will probably drive up child care costs because of the sudden monopoly the scheme will create. Private crèche operators have told me the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: In light of the forthcoming budget, I ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to find ways of supporting hard-pressed families with massive lifetime mortgages. A number of families have brought this to my attention. In recent years they have created huge revenues for this Government and built our economy. For example, they have bought new homes and 42% of the cost of a new home...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: These are hard-pressed families with large mortgages on which they cannot renege. I ask the Government not to renege on its promises to them. A Minister's €25,000 per year salary increase alone equates to the average middle income families' home repayment for one year. In the forthcoming budget, homeowners need to hear real and creative ways for families to benefit. I ask the Leader to...