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Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is also inappropriate that Members' questions are never answered.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: All I am looking for is an answer to the question.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I ask the Leader to answer the question.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: What is the answer to my question?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Answer the question.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: We are living in a new Ireland now.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is the question.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I wish to ask you a question, a Chathaoirligh, on a point of order. I did not get a reply to two questions I asked.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I will take up the matter with the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Yesterday, I was impressed when many contributors spoke about the need for this House to discuss solutions to people's current problems. In that regard, it is wrong for the Government to try to fill the three vacant Seanad seats at a time when we are faced with unprecedented cuts, including child benefit, and are trying to find savings. I understand that, sadly, these vacancies have...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is not fair.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: About whom is the Senator speaking?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator's time has expired.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: This is character assassination.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Regardless of the needs of the country.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Too late.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I was delighted to see that the Irish Banking Federation, IBF, is responding to the needs of home owners at risk. Like other Members, I have sought this for some time and met Pat Farrell last August to try to address the issue of the threat of home repossession. Senator Harris has just made an interesting point about structural issues. We have one such serious issue in Ireland in that the...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: However, ordinary people working on community employment schemes in FÁS are being pilloried. The regulator got a handsome handshake and ordinary bank officials on the lower rungs are being pilloried. We saw corruption at the top level of Anglo Irish Bank and Seán Fitzpatrick got away, but ordinary people are not being helped out by the banks.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am coming to the point. We need a serious debate on how those at the top in all areas have been corrupt. Unless we can address that, we will not prevent social unrest. Will we have that debate? The people are getting increasingly angry and now realise they have power. This will be expressed in the street and I fear violence unless we can address this here and prevent the corruption of...