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Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: We must face up to this. When does the health of the mother matter? When does the life of the mother matter?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: All of this matters. I ask the Leader to extend the debate as much as possible because we want a thorough debate. While we are dealing with the issue now, we should not rush.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: On a point of order, does the Senator not realise he has taken thousands of euro from children, not ¤10?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Since when does the Senator believe the press?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator knows all about change. The people took care of him and his party.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: We all knew this budget would be tough. Every year it gets harder. I will be honest that I am really angry with-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: -----Fianna Fáil for its recklessness. The country and its people are where Fianna Fáil put them. I thank Fianna Fáil. That party should take its responsibility on board and man up. We have been placed in a ridiculous position.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: When will the House engage in a debate on the property tax in order that we might figure out ways to make it affordable, to allow people to defer payment, etc.?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Another important issue with which we must deal is the expert group report. A debate on the latter is scheduled to take place later. I appeal to Members to give real consideration to this matter and to contribute to the debate to which I refer. I appeal to the Leader to give as much time as possible. If the debate needs to run into next week, please allow that. We have to figure out...

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

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

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I was petrified before today's budget, to be honest. While I will not pretend I know the entire detail of it, I believe it is quite a smart budget and it shows the man has drilled down and thought about it. It is clearly a "Get us back to work" budget. The SME emphasis is most welcome. Given how the domestic market has been flat, if we are to get our domestic economy back up and running,...

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister said "those who own the most valuable properties will pay the most". However, many of those are also the people with the biggest mortgages and the highest negative equity, so this is flawed as a principle. What I would like to hear is whether there will be any measure of the people with very big houses and very big mortgages, and the net income they have left after they have...

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: To sum up, the Minister, Deputy Quinn, has done rather a good job. He made a lot of mistakes last year with the budget but he has learned hugely from that for this year. I want to congratulate him and say I am delighted to see the pupil-teacher ratio has not changed. I do mind it changing in private schools, and I agitated for that. He has done a massive job to save SNAs and resource...

Seanad: Budget 2013: Statements (5 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I will sum up by saying, so far, so good.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It would be helpful to invite the Minister for Health to come to the House to explain and clarify his position on primary care centres once and for all. Ten days ago I was shocked to read on the front page of The Irish Times that Oranmore, where I live, was bumped off the list of primary health care centres. I sought an explanation for it and have been told that it was due to a lease, etc....

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am very pleased to see that the debate on the report of the expert group is scheduled for this Thursday. However, in light of the amount of genuine concern on both sides of the House on this issue, I ask the Leader to arrange for the debate to continue into next week. It is absolutely critical that we give ample time to this debate. In that way, when we decide what we are going to do, we...

Seanad: Request to move Adjournment of Seanad under Standing Order 30 (22 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Senator Mullen should ask his question.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: We have been discussing this tragic case in Galway for two weeks now. From the outset I requested an independent inquiry. I realise we are in a logjam situation at the moment. Incredible sensitivities are involved in this case. I appeal for openness on both sides in order that we can proceed in the interests of truth and justice, bearing in mind that a grieving husband is involved. I wish...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Should that be allowed?