Results 481-500 of 1,597 for speaker:Cecilia Keaveney

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I have just realised that the legislation on party pills will not be introduced in this term. With the advent of the Christmas season it is linked to the health debate on prevention being better than cure. I call on the Leader to ask the relevant Minister if this matter can be addressed by regulation that can fast-track the European demand for us to ban these pills by March. I also ask that...

Seanad: Road Safety (16 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this matter this evening. I wish to speak about two separate but related issues on road safety. In the run-up to Christmas and with the dark evenings we are all conscious of safety. We opened a new fire station in Moville yesterday and the difficulties faced by the emergency services at this time of the year were to the fore. Traffic...

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I am interested in the claims made by Senator Bacik and others that the most vulnerable and needy are being hardest hit. When the changes to income limits and the proposals on doctor only medical cards were made in the budget, massive headlines were published announcing that the most vulnerable were under attack. Anyone who claims that an income limit of €700 for a single person or...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I note there is a proposal to make gift vouchers compulsorily valid for five years. This follows concerns that such vouchers, which are offered as Christmas gifts, can expire if left unused. The Leader should ask the relevant Minister to move with the same speed on party pills, which is an issue that Senator Wilson and I have raised in recent months. Coming up to Christmas, party pills...

Seanad: Higher Education Grants. (10 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, for taking this issue on the Adjournment tonight. I am raising the proposal to increase fees in the Northern third level institutions and the impact this will have on Border students, particularly in Donegal. I declare my interest by saying that I spent seven years at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown. Students from Donegal tried to...

Seanad: Higher Education Grants. (10 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Will the Minister of State bring to the attention of the Minister the fact that the only reason I am raising the issue again within six weeks of having raised it is that the situation is now even more dire? The indications are that the fees will be increased. While I welcome the information on tax relief, some parents of students are not in the tax bracket. Therefore, the problem is that...

Seanad: Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (10 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (10 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: The Senator's time has expired.

Seanad: Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (10 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (10 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: The Senator has used three minutes.

Seanad: Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (10 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: The Senator's time has concluded.

Seanad: Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (10 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (10 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I can relate to the woman Senator Norris referred to a minute ago. Yesterday was the 90th anniversary of the 1918 election that produced the First Dáil. In that context, we should evaluate the current Oireachtas Commission's outreach programme to see if it will target the participation of women in politics. Yesterday's events proved how long it has taken to raise the percentage of women...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: While it might sound like a negative approach, if parents got the support of the courts system with parenting skills, it would have an overall positive effect of supporting them and helping them to improve their parenting. Later we will discuss the recall of Irish pork and bacon products, but we should push the all-Ireland dimension of the resolution as a confidence-building measure. It is...

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: The politeness of Senator Wilson was not noted.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: On a point of order——

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Senator O'Toole is linking the two.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Senator O'Toole is no longer in the Chamber but he understands my position regarding what he said yesterday. It can be said that the two issues are not linked but Senator O'Toole linked them when he mentioned the two of them in his contribution yesterday. As a musician and a former chairman of the arts committee in the previous Dáil, I may be over-sensitive about the issue but when money...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I have my point of view on it but I am strong on this particular——