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- Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Statements (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Is Senator Walsh talking, or am I?
- Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Statements (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: This plan needs to invest in leadership in schools and in principals who can give better guidance to teachers so that they may have more of a role in supervision, to ensure learning outcomes are achieved. I am somewhat shocked that the plan talks about reducing teacher numbers by a combination of measures, with â¬24 million in savings in 2011. If the average teacher is on â¬50,000, which...
- Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Statements (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The national recovery plan is short on specifics in the area of health. Although it claims to protect front-line services, it suggests more staff cuts in the planned services sector. We learned today that 10% of our youth are failing to avail of mental health services in the HSE west and HSE south regions, which is very serious. A young person requiring mental health services is in...
- Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Statements (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The people expect fairness. I welcome the broadening of the tax base because I believe it is important that everyone contributes, even if it is only â¬5 a week. I am concerned, however, that this plan will force the youth of our country to choose between education and financial hardship or welfare. I do not believe welfare is the future for anyone. I am concerned that this plan also asks...
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Real people.
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I wish to share my time with Senator McFadden.
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Minister for attending this debate.
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Minister for attending this debate. I support liberalisation only on the basis that the same rules that apply to An Post will apply to all new providers. The main rule is the universal service obligation. Otherwise, something intended to bring more competition into the market will be blatantly uncompetitive if there is not a level playing field for all providers. The universal...
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That is right.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Government had 13 years. Why did we not do it?
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Refer to Fine Gael.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: We learn in today's newspapers that 10% of young people are waiting for a mental health service in the Health Service Executive west and south areas and that one in seven students are being taught maths and English poorly in primary school, with 20% of teachers unprepared. We need to debate these two issues. These are the young people's lives that matter. All of this is happening against a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is estimated that we need â¬10 billion a year just to service the debt. We simply will not be able to afford it and we cannot. We have reached a critical moment in the negotiations with the IMF, the European Union and the ECB and should not blow it. If the Government does, will it, please, hand over the mantle of responsibility to someone else? It should draw on every piece of advice...
- Seanad: Protected Species (23 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: While the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government threw the country into turmoil yesterday, I hope he will not do the same to the deer in question this evening. Will he restrict the issuing of section 42 licences for female deer from May to August to enable calves to become independent? This matter has been brought to my attention by people involved in wildlife...
- Seanad: Protected Species (23 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I am delighted the Minister made an exception this summer and ensured over 30% of the section 42 permissions issued for deer excluded the shooting of female deer. It is important, however, that it is made policy in order that it will be the exception rather than the norm that permissions are issued during the lactation period of female deer.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I have listened to the contributions of other Members and agree that there is a need for calm. The only relevant question now is: what is in the best interests of the country and its people? Yesterday's announcement by the Green Party and subsequently the Taoiseach drove people across the country crazy. Yesterday in Galway I met families, farmers and people with disabilities who expressed...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I appeal to Fianna Fáil and the Taoiseach to give us a roadmap that will work in order that this can be done easily. Is the best roadmap for this country a Government that has made so many mistakes putting a budget through for which it will not be accountable or offering an immediate general election following which a new Government â who knows who will be in it â will construct a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Honesty has also entered the equation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator might as well justify it now.