Results 1,661-1,680 of 5,732 for speaker:Fidelma Healy Eames
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I will raise it tomorrow.
- Seanad: Tourism Promotion (27 Jan 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I wish the Minister of State well for the new year, as I have not met him since we came back. I presume he is taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism.
- Seanad: Tourism Promotion (27 Jan 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Given that, will the Minister of State outline the Government's range of commitments, including financial support, which the Department will know is â¬6 million, to enable Galway to win back the Volvo Ocean Race for 2012? This was an extremely successful experience for Galway and for Ireland in 2009. To touch on some of the highlights which have come from both economic and media evaluation...
- Seanad: Tourism Promotion (27 Jan 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: We are in great agreement except I do not have the money yet. I note the Minister of State said: There is general support across the Departments and agencies for a stopover. However, funding of the level required from outside the existing budget allocations is not readily available for the project. What are the existing budget allocations that are readily available?
- Seanad: Tourism Promotion (27 Jan 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Generally, Senators are allowed to ask a supplementary question.
- Seanad: Tourism Promotion (27 Jan 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The discussion on the Adjournment is very general and encompasses quite a lot.
- Seanad: Tourism Promotion (27 Jan 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is helpful.
- Seanad: Tourism Promotion (27 Jan 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes, I see that.
- Seanad: Tourism Promotion (27 Jan 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I would appreciate that. What I really wanted to know was when a final decision would be made.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Last year 400 people in this country were sent to prison for not paying their mortgages or bank loans. It is four months since the revised programme for Government was issued but we heard only over the weekend that the Government was "interested" in putting forward a homeowners' support scheme. Why was there a delay? Does the Leader know what life is like for anybody who runs the risk of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: St. Brigid's Day was celebrated yesterday.
- Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Feb 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The loyalists.
- Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Feb 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister of State back to the Seanad. I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the Bill which, as Senator Norris said, is aimed at amending the Children Act 2001. The reality is that there are 5,500 children in care, a substantial number. A recent report states almost half of these are aged between 14 and 15 years. This is a very vulnerable time for them, with the onset...
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: She is doing it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: What can the Senator do about it? His party is in government.
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Senators Fitzgerald and Bacik have referred to the fact that the figures relating to unemployment are on the rise again. They both requested a debate on the Government's stimulus plan for the economy. Such a debate cannot take place because, as far as I am aware, the Government has no such plan. Meanwhile, there is a major crisis in the economy. Joblessness is on the increase and the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That is absolute rubbish.
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: This is a different time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: We are talking factually.