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- Seanad: Schools Building Projects (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Now the answer begins.
- Seanad: Schools Building Projects (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I appreciate that he acknowledged that the Department received the application and is assessing it. What is the maximum amount of funding available under the Department's emergency works scheme? As this is a developing and rapidly growing area, with respect, there is more than repair needed. The health and safety expertise have now confirmed...
- Seanad: Schools Building Projects (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I cannot confirm that. The application has been made for â¬154,000.
- Seanad: Ombudsman for Children Report on Children First Guidelines: Statements (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister of State. I also welcome the Ombudsman for Children's report which is critically important. Approximately 24 children have died in care, including Tracey Fay and Daniel McAnaspie recently. We have had the Ryan report and an implementation plan, but I do not know what has been implemented or how much progress the Minister of State has made with it. We have also had...
- Seanad: Ombudsman for Children Report on Children First Guidelines: Statements (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: This has been ongoing for years.
- Seanad: Ombudsman for Children Report on Children First Guidelines: Statements (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I hope we are not.
- Seanad: Ombudsman for Children Report on Children First Guidelines: Statements (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear. Absolutely.
- Seanad: Ombudsman for Children Report on Children First Guidelines: Statements (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: They are overwhelmed.
- Seanad: Women's Participation in Politics: Statements (Resumed) (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: This is an interesting opportunity to speak about women's participation in politics. I compliment Senator Ivana Bacik as the rapporteur on the report which I read some time ago. This debate is an opportunity for me to discuss why I got into politics, why I believe women's participation in politics is important, the barriers they face and, perhaps, some ways to address them. I got into...
- Seanad: Women's Participation in Politics: Statements (Resumed) (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: -----I made a decision to resign my teaching post and set up a business to be able to commit myself to politics. Previously, I had been travelling three hours a day from Galway to my place of work in Mary Immaculate College in Limerick. My constituency was Galway West, spanning west from my home in Oranmore, right through the city to Connemara and the islands. I knew I could not continue...
- Seanad: Women's Participation in Politics: Statements (Resumed) (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: No. I am saying there are actual biological differences between men and women. They give rise to different viewpoints and to a richness, beauty and fun. I believe the world would be far more boring without us. The report brings out well the barriers women face in politics. It mentions child care, cash, confidence and culture. There is also a big barrier to being a woman in politics....
- Seanad: Women's Participation in Politics: Statements (Resumed) (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: -----we need to consider the suggestion that Parliament sit two and a half days each week. In addition, on occasion, women should be able to participate in debates using video-conferencing facilities. We should not always have to be here in the House in order to participate, as there are means of doing this. There should occasionally be opportunities to vote remotely, with appropriate...
- Seanad: Women's Participation in Politics: Statements (Resumed) (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It has a sexist connotation and is a put-down. It is not healthy. We are talking about women's participation in politics.
- Seanad: Women's Participation in Politics: Statements (Resumed) (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Let us change the way we talk to each other and behave, for the sake of everybody. I do not make disparaging remarks about the Leader. This is only a beginning; I hope the debate will continue. I congratulate Senator Bacik on her courage. Women have a long way to go in Irish politics, but this House must show leadership.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Yesterday, we learned about the loss of 785 jobs in Pfizer and heard also that of all the locations throughout the world in which Pfizer operates, Ireland is its highest cost base. As I speak, every company in this country is facing the threat of remaining competitive. Why are we not playing to our strengths as a nation? Why are we not harnessing our natural resources? We have the second...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister of State is very welcome. It is my first time to address him in the House. It is interesting to note the number of speakers on this issue which shows how important the renegotiation of the CAP is to Ireland. At present we get â¬1.3 billion from Europe in single farm premia. That is a substantial amount of money which helps many people in this country. I was encouraged to...
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The suckler cow scheme has been cut. The Senator is talking to somebody who would know. The Government has let farming down and off-farm employment has also dried up. We need to support the family farm and keep the sector viable in Ireland to provide for a good quality food reputation. I look forward to the negotiations and I thank the Minister of State for participating in today's...
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 May 2010)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That will doom it.