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Seanad: Nursing Home Services (13 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: This home was forced into it by HIQA's guidelines and the preservation order.

Seanad: Nursing Home Services (13 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Minister of State for undertaking to bring my concerns to the attention of the Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It will be important for the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, to appear in the House as soon as possible. By all accounts, we face a tough budget and one is told that €1 billion is likely to be cut from the social welfare budget. It is important that this House debate that budget before decisions are finally made. Right across the board, Members should have an...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: In fact, as few as 3% of unemployed persons would have a lower income were they to work. However, the report contains another figure that is of great concern. Some 42% of those in receipt of social welfare benefits, that is, 183,000 people, are long-term claimants. That group should be specifically examined to ascertain what could be done for them. Rather than considering the entire...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The issue was managed on a case by case basis by Fianna Fáil for years.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Case by case.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Senator O'Brien should have seen the way the then Minister, Deputy Ó Cuív, spoke about it in Galway. It was all case by case.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It was the truth when Deputy Ó Cuív advocated a case by case solution in Galway.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I speak the truth.

Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (12 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister of State. To some extent I concur with much of what has been said here today. This is a grave social problem based on the abuse of human beings and in this case the abuse of women and girls. I compliment the courage of the Independent Senators in tabling this timely motion. It is time for us to view this as a very serious crime against women, not just making women...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is called being prepared.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Cathaoirleach----

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I support those colleagues who spoke previously on the need to have a public consultation session next week in this House with regard to the proposed amendments to the Constitution. Members will have noted the Seanad started a public consultation last week on the elderly and on older people. Why not deem next week to be a public consultation week in this House on the amendments to the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I also wish to raise the issue of the education system at third level in particular, which is not always adequately focused on where job opportunities might be. The two areas that come to mind as I speak are information technology and foreign languages in particular and if I may, I will focus on the latter. Last year, 567 jobs were listed by gradireland.com that needed a second foreign...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Statements will not do; we need focused debates.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: However, it is a venue.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Flattery.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Monsignor?

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Absolutely. It is working.