Results 3,441-3,460 of 5,732 for speaker:Fidelma Healy Eames
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is rare that I stand up and praise unions but on this occasion I must state the CWU has given us a very fair and level briefing on the Bill. Even if it never gave the briefing, I would agree with what it is saying. The universal service obligation must be protected absolutely. If the market is to be opened up, it should only be on the basis that every other provider meets the same...
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I support the call for the Minister to have powers of oversight in this issue. With electricity prices we have seen how a regulator can have too much control for the sake of competition and attracting people from outside the country. Regulators are not elected and accountable to the people in the same way as a Minister. There should be some checks and balances built into the legislation to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: What Senator Coffey says is true.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is they who are the dogs.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I do not know what entitlements the Senator would have.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Waste of time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I am saddened by the story Senator McFadden has just shared with the House, but that is the reality we face today. We need to look at the real issues affecting people's lives. In that regard, the 5.8% interest rate negotiated by the Government for the people will make matters worse. It has protected the elite and status quo in Europe. An interest rate of 5.8% is untenable. This will...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: We should debate and fix it in the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The four year plan published yesterday, although necessary, will obviously mean a great deal of pain for all our people. I am not at all clear about what it is to achieve, however. It was decided the â¬15 billion in the plan was needed before the bailout figure of â¬85 billion for the banks. Given the bailout figure and there is no mention of the bank debt in the four year plan, is this...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Is the Senator sure?
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator is sure. It is on the record. That is fair enough.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That is an unfair charge.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: You certainly are.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Statements (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister of State is very welcome and I thank him for being here. We have the four year plan, and while I welcome that, it is a four year Government plan, not a cross-party one. It has some strengths, however, and I am delighted that corporation tax has not been touched because this is critical for the 150,000 FDI jobs. What this initiative lacks, however, is a job creation plan....