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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: He is dilly-dallying around Dublin currently discussing the issue of a directly-elected mayor.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is far more important for him to ensure there will be no more spot closures of libraries. This is a hit on reading, as it were, and reading is power. Oranmore library is closed some afternoons, which is unfortunate for kids coming in after school, and also on Saturday mornings. The Westside library in Galway city is the same way, as I am sure are libraries throughout the country, for...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is the cost of the relief work.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I ask that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and local authorities address this serious matter. Finally-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I decry-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: As my final word-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: -----I decry the lack of an out-of-hours service-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: On a point of order, I would like Senator Feeney's claim clarified for the House. I am completely unaware of what this is about. It is a threat.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Is Pat Kenny running this country? Who is in charge here?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is the problem, they were not.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: However, many debates have been called for.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Do it. Just do it.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator should stop talking about it and do it.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Not in time, though.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am pleased there is support on both sides of the House for an urgent clarification by the Minister of State with responsibility for children, Deputy Barry Andrews, on the adoption crisis currently being experienced by families in this State. As an adoptive parent, I know what it is like to go through the process of adopting a child. As we speak, the applications of 24 Irish couples are...