Results 4,481-4,500 of 5,732 for speaker:Fidelma Healy Eames
- Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (19 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I do not know what the Minister of State is talking about.
- Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I support Senator Fitzgerald. It is great that the Minister of State acknowledged the executive could also be interchanged with an accredited body for the reasons Senator Fitzgerald outlined. The waiting time for assessment is unacceptable because by the time many couples find out they have a difficulty conceiving a child and have pursued fertility treatment and other investigations and can...
- Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That is great news.
- Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I second the Amendment. We discussed this issue at length on Committee Stage. The Minister of State indicated he would look at the language. As Senator Bacik says, it is not about the meaning but about using kinder language. Instead of using the word "refuses", we can use "does not" instead. Words such as the former could cast the mother in a very poor light and we do not know the...
- Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The provision of post-placement support, advice and counselling to birth and adoptive parents would be a worthwhile and important addition to the Bill. It should be a matter of normal and regular practice in this area. If it were in place, we would not likely have had the recent hiccup with the Russian adoption process. There are two sides to the story of adoption. A birth parent gives up...
- Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Will the Minister of State clarify whether the figure 450 refers to the total number of adoptions?
- Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The figure refers to 450 reports.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I want to refute the unfounded personal attack against me in this House yesterday by Senator Mary White.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is very relevant on the basis-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I have-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I have a question for the Leader.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The record will show that I called for an urgent debate on foreign adoption-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: -----last Wednesday, 6 May. The record shows that the Government voted against that debate at a time of crisis for hundreds of Irish families.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is on the record.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That is what the record shows.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Government Members, I realise the truth hurts-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The truth hurts and my e-mail-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: My question to the Leader-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I would like the Leader to acknowledge that my reputation was tarnished yesterday in this House. I am seeking an apology from the Member that made the allegation against me.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I want the Leader to show leadership in that regard and to have the record corrected.