Results 221-240 of 5,732 for speaker:Fidelma Healy Eames
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: If it is over, the Minister should not hurt some over others. As we have all agreed, and the Minister agreed in the Dáil, a pension is a property right and the right to property is the second highest right in this land, after the right to life. How is this fair? The Minister should please assure our colleagues that their pension rights will be restored and give the date for that. The...
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: We were brilliant in the past.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: What will a casual teacher on €23,000 get back? Will the Minister, please, answer that question?
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Minister.
- Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (24 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister is forcing them.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (24 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: No, thank you.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is unbelievable.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: And NAMA.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Today is a very special day in the history of Galway city and county. Today we present our case in Dublin Castle for the European Capital of Culture. Galway Chamber of Commerce has shown leadership extraordinaireand agreed to a 3% increase in rates on the basis that it will be ringfenced for cultural activities. To other cities and counties around the country, I say "Follow that". I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is a positive thing. He speaks about the human cost of the economic recovery. Not enough research is done in that area. He says what really matters is the lived experience of our families, communities and people with disabilities. I could not agree with him more. There have been 4,500 repossession orders this year in Ireland, 307 of which were in Galway. This is foolishly adding to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is a question that I hope the Leader can answer today. If he cannot, I understand that and I ask that he come back to the House with an answer on this issue. It is something that has come to me of late in the context of so many repossessions and it is of deep concern to our families and communities around the country because we need trust. We need to trust.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Will the Leader give me an audition?
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: We need quotas there too.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Well said, Leader.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: They may both get through today.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: We are ready for it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That needs to be clarified. That is all.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The landlord regulation is one prong of a housing solution. When is the Government going to start building houses? When will it start a social housing building programme? When will it release National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, lands that are held by the State to enable building to start? We need a multi-pronged approach to get at this crisis. Everybody in this House must be having...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: We need a multi-pronged approach to this problem. The landlord aspect is but a drop in the ocean although it is welcome.