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- 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: It is just €12 million annually out of the €19 billion.
- 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: I wish to clarify this point. At present, is the allocation €12 million out of €7 billion?
- 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 suggested Ireland would be hoping perhaps to double that.
- 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: It is just that-----
- 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: I raised this issue because it fills the need Ireland has in respect of education and training during a recession.
- 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 has an exciting programme ahead and no doubt he will be busy. He spoke about the Erasmus for All programme and I think he said there were funds of €19.1 billion across Europe for the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport. That is very positive. The Minister might indicate how much Ireland will get of that funding and what he will prioritise. I ask...
- 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: From which document is the Minister reading?
- 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: We have copies but I find it difficult to follow.
- 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: Issue 1 related to Erasmus for All.
- 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: Absolutely.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Reading the report of the young woman who lost her life in Galway hospital, I am deeply disturbed. It is a huge trauma to be visited upon a family and it is a tragedy. We should not make judgments or assessments until we have the full facts to hand. We do not know where that failure arose and we need to establish where failure was. The people of Ireland voted that the life of the mother...
- Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: They are not doing so.
- Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister of State. I would like to raise three issues relating to mortgages, unemployment and the cost of living. I was aware that our debt-to-GDP ratio is 120% but I was struck hard when I heard recently that our household debt-to-GDP ratio is 130% because this means there is little room for cuts. It is something to bear in mind when the axe falls. The Minister of State made...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion (13 Nov 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: On innovation and infrastructural projects it would be possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion (13 Nov 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The conclusions are that they must be paid within the year-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion (13 Nov 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is about addressing it more urgently. I agree that we have not grappled with the urgency. We have let it happen.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion (13 Nov 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Tánaiste is very welcome. It is great that he is here in advance of next week's meeting of the General Affairs Council. I will begin by speaking about youth unemployment. We learned today that this country has a youth unemployment rate of 34%. The Tánaiste mentioned that the equivalent figures for Greece and Spain are approaching 50%. The Seanad was honoured last week to be...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: What about all of the money that was misappropriated when The Senator's party was in government?
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Fianna Fáil would have an awful lot to refund.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Is Senator Leyden leading for Fianna Fáil today?