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Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is it.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher, who I have not met previously. I certainly welcome the fact that he stayed for the entire debate and I look forward to hearing him sum up. I chose to speak on the challenges and opportunities to the Irish labour market in a globalised economy because, like many of my constituents in Galway from whom I receive constant feedback, I have been...

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is critical that we support our small businesses before we kill them off with regulation. For example, people running private crèches are so regulated it is unbelievable. They are visited every month and it costs them a great deal to stay in business. The interesting point is that entities such as the rat-infested health centre in Oranmore, an example I cite again this week, do not...

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: More funding must be put into lifelong learning.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am going back to the Minister's previous point.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: For which reason we need to create new ways.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is not enough in and of itself.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister of State is good and we should let him finish. He has been excellent.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: And infrastructure.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Broadband.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I wish to express my deep concern at the rumour circulating currently in Galway that Abbott is talking to its workers. There seems to be a strong chance that 500 jobs in Galway may be lost. Abbott is a significant employer in the manufacture of medical devices. The Galway plant makes stents and Abbott employs 3,000 nationally. There could be serious implications for Galway. My point is——

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: ——that once again, this exposes the myth that Fianna Fáil has managed the economy well. My main reason for speaking today is not unrelated to my previous point. I ask that the Minister for Education and Science should come before the House to discuss the results of the programme for international student assessment, PISA, to which a previous Government Senator referred today. I heard...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I wish to finish this point. As a nation, we are entirely exposed in the area of maths and science. Because Ireland is peripheral and has a small population, Members on all sides of the House agree that we must build a knowledge society and a knowledge economy.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: This nation needs a strong pool of mathematicians and researchers, as well as people to create the required high-end jobs to be able to survive and compete.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I would welcome such a debate because — this is the crunch — our higher performing students are performing poorly. We do not have enough higher performing students in the higher band at levels five and six in mathematics in particular.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Cathaoirleach.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I wish to finish this point. Given that these are the students who are receiving grinds in private schools——