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Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: -----that we stay in touch with the realities of people's lives. Many are experiencing difficulty owing to an inability to collect bad debts. A group of small and medium businesses in Galway indicated it was the single biggest issue facing its members. Subcontractors, in particular, are affected. All Members have probably received a letter from Mr. Seán Gallagher from "Dragon's Den"-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Subcontractors are badly affected. The be-all and end-all is that they have little protection, if any, in law. I really want us to have-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: -----an urgent debate in which we would invite the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to consider the supports and protection that could be provided in law to help people collect money they are due for goods and services they have supplied. I have a letter from a person who received money from the Department of Education and Science for work done on a school building. The goods...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is up to the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator is against them.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: How did the Senator feel about Neary?

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is formal.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Eyes wide shut.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: What about the nation?

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: To whom?

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Where will they get the money?

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: There is money for Anglo Irish Bank.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is what we want.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Who is in Government?

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Of course it does.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: This Easter week the Irish Human Rights Commission launched its first report on the disability sector. That report revealed serious gaps in services for 77 profoundly disabled adults in the Pope John Paul II centre in Ballybane, Galway. It took a 2003 RTE report to show that most adults in the centre shared rooms fit for children and that they could not move. This report shows their human...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: How will the Government recoup this €2.8 billion?

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Will the Leader ask the Taoiseach to come into the House to lead a debate on morality and the guiding principles of government? Clearly, the Taoiseach had his eyes wide shut. It is time he opened his eyes and answered the people.