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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the bank plan to sell mortgage portfolios?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Jul 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: This matter concerns the need for the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the next step for the construction of a new state-of-the-art school building for Mungret community college, Mungret, County Limerick. Mungret community college was established in August 2017 as a new school for the Mungret, Raheen and Dooradoyle areas. It is under the principalship of Liam...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Jul 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister of State for that update. I very much welcome that the service level agreement was issued to Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board on 5 July. I have no doubt it will wing its way back to the Department very quickly and allow it to appoint the design team. I commend the school, its principal, Liam O'Mahoney, chairman of the board, Councillor Daniel Butler and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Jul 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister of State. I will keep an eye on these matters to ensure the building of Mungret Community College and the acquisition of the site on the Mungret Park grounds from Limerick City and County Council proceed as quickly as possible. This is a tremendous addition to the educational fabric of Limerick and the Mungret, Dooradoyle and Raheen area. It is something parents...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: He has Limerick connections.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: I join with Senator Rose Conway-Walsh in her congratulations to Harry Kane. His grandmother was from Caherconlish and Caherline. In what might be a good omen for Limerick hurling, his great-great-grandfather was a member of the first all-Ireland hurling team for Limerick in 1897, so that could augur well for Limerick in the hurling final this year.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: My own grandmother is from Caherconlish.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: On a more serious matter, the weather is an issue for farmers in Limerick. Extremes of weather are very difficult for farmers and agriculture is a huge element of our industrial and business base. We had extremes of rain not long ago and we now have extremes of sunshine. Many farmers are being forced to do their second cut of silage now because the grass is burning up. While I know time...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Transport (19 Sep 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, to the House and thank him for taking this important debate. I have already spoken to the Minister of State on the matter. In Limerick, we have an issue in the Caherconlish, Ballyneety, Donaghmore and Fedamore area, which is outside Limerick city. Students of the local school, John the Baptist community school in Hospital, are unable to get...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Transport (19 Sep 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can we speak here?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Transport (19 Sep 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have a very specific question about St. John the Baptist school and hospital in County Limerick and about the Caherconlish, Ballyneety, Donaghmore and Fedamore areas.In my view, these concessionaries should be eligible because as we have a common applications system in the city, many of them will not be eligible for those schools anyway. Their local school is St. John the Baptist. An...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: Members have referred to the recent announcement of winners in the Tidy Towns competition. In Limerick, we are proud five communities won bronze medals, Castleconnell, Limerick city centre, Newcastle West, Galbally and Ardpatrick. Adare and Garrienderk were also mentioned for county awards. Birdhill, the winner last year, performed extremely well in the gold medal category. J.P. McManus...

Seanad: Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Statements (25 Sep 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the report of the scoping inquiry into the CervicalCheck screening programme. I compliment Dr. Scally on the report. The most important people in this are the women themselves. My main concern was to wait and see how the women who have been impacted upon felt about the report. I listened intently to my neighbour Vicky Phelan, to Stephen Teap and to others. They welcomed the...

Seanad: Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Second Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister of State. We will follow with debate in the normal pattern. Group spokespersons will have eight minutes and all other Senators will have five minutes.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: State Examinations Reviews (4 Oct 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the opportunity to raise this important matter and I thank the Minister for taking the time to come here to deal with it. This issue, which is already in the public domain, arises out of the judgment in the case of Rebecca Carter. Ms Carter took proceedings in the High Court to ensure that she did not lose out on a place in veterinary college owing to a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: State Examinations Reviews (4 Oct 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is that for the current year?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: State Examinations Reviews (4 Oct 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is welcome.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: State Examinations Reviews (4 Oct 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister and I welcome the change by UCD. There would appear to be-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: State Examinations Reviews (4 Oct 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: -----enough scope in the rectification rules, which the SEC applies, that it should be able to deal with the entire script on totting numerical errors. When does the Minister anticipate that the SEC and the third level institutions will conclude their deliberations and advise him of the changes that will be implemented? When does he anticipate that we will have a definitive outcome so that...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: State Examinations Reviews (4 Oct 2018)

Kieran O'Donnell: What does the Minister anticipate the timeframe to be?