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

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister is very welcome. I am grateful that he and the Government are grasping this nettle because we know there has been a lot of fallout from personal indebtedness as a result of the crisis that has befallen our country. What struck me hard recently is that while our public debt is at a ratio of 120% debt to GDP, our personal and household debt is at 130%. That really shows the...

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

Fidelma Healy Eames: Absolutely. The Senator did say that it was not a perfect life, nor can it be a perfect Bill. Between now and next week when the Bill returns to the House, however, there is one group I would like the Minister to think about. They are a unique group of mortgage holders who are not being taken into account by anybody. They are people who are making their repayments but it is costing them a...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is critical that the women of Ireland have confidence in the outcome of the inquiry into the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar. Last week, I called for an independent public inquiry in this regard. I repeated that request yesterday. While some progress is being made, it is not adequate. It is critical that the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health intervene to ensure an outcome that...

Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs: Statements (20 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister to the Seanad. Everybody has been praising him here, but we who are in the same party tend to work him to the bone. The budget is coming up soon and we are doing well in the export market, but we are not doing so well in the domestic economy. Does the Minister have some job creation projects in mind to boost the domestic economy? Senator White mentioned that we had...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: He should ask his own party-----

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Last week in this House I raised the importance of having an independent inquiry into the case of Savita's death in Galway. On that occasion I called on the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health to provide for an independent inquiry in the interest of truth and justice. I am delighted that an inquiry team has been appointed. However, I am disappointed with its composition. One of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The appropriate theme for the House today is the right to life. I call on the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health to establish as a matter of urgency an independent public inquiry into the Galway case and the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar. The public is outraged about what went wrong and we need answers. As a woman I need to know women are protected in pregnancy and maternal...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I know.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: This morning I heard the woman's husband state his wife was left with an open womb for two days.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am calling for-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: My question to the Leader, the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health is that an independent public inquiry is held-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Do I have the floor?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: On this matter I do not feel confident that an internal inquiry would be adequate. This is a matter of public interest.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is fitting on the theme of life and death that we ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to come to the House to address the serious allegations of a botched inquiry and cover-up in the death of Fr. Molloy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Education, Youth and Culture Council: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (14 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The points are far less.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Education, Youth and Culture Council: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (14 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Exactly. It is the same for veterinary studies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Education, Youth and Culture Council: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (14 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Would the Minister consider it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Education, Youth and Culture Council: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (14 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister is on the record. Very good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Education, Youth and Culture Council: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (14 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Will other new measures be taken? I wish to follow through on this issue, if possible. It is useful that the percentage of finishers in respect of the JobBridge programme stands at 52%. However, many of them are not continuing and while there may have been 10,000 starters, this does not mean there were 5,000 finishers. What other new initiatives of that nature are being considered? For...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Forthcoming Education, Youth and Culture Council: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (14 Nov 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Just €12 million.