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Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I call for a debate with the Minister for Education and Science to discuss this. Furthermore, we need a debate on the critical situation where almost 50% of our maths teachers do not have a degree in maths.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Maths is of national strategic importance. We cannot go forward without our teachers being trained in this area.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Leader should stick to the point.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: He should stick to the point.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: They are in Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Once again, we have received mixed messages from the Green Party. Green Party Members and Ministers in the Dáil are supporting the Minister for Defence, Deputy Willie O'Dea, and in so doing contravening the rule of law, yet overnight the Deputy Leader, Senator Boyle, said the Green Party had been bounced into it and that he had no confidence in the Minister. Is he being sincere or is he...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: ——the role and mission of the institutions and the need for centres of excellence among them——

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: ——and to determine whether we need 40 third level colleges.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator should talk through his Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister is a Member of Parliament.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: We did not get any guarantee. That is why.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I propose an amendment to today's Order of Business to invite the Minister for Education and Science to the House to discuss the escalating crisis in our schools which threatens to bring them to a halt. Is the Government concerned about the news that teaching unions have directed their members from 8 March not to carry out middle management duties of teachers not replaced as a result of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am asking the Leader now-----

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am asking the Leader to call on the Minister to intervene urgently with the unions to reach an arrangement so our schools are not brought to a halt. I appreciate the Leader taking my amendment to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is where they are all going.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Whose fault is it?

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.