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Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: ——just to get cover substitution to keep children at school. One way or another, the children will lose. The Government will also lose because it will not make the financial savings it is hoping out of this ridiculous cut. I have come to the conclusion——

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: ——that the quality of our children's education can no longer be assured.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: What leadership can the Green Party show in this regard?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: For the past three weeks I have called for the Minister for Education and Science to attend the House and address these attacks on the quality of our children's education. I still have no answer. Would the Deputy Leader please listen to me?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am looking for an answer on that today. The Deputy Leader also has to answer for all the promises on education he made on his website. I look forward to hearing his response today.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is apartheid.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: We will move the Deputy Leader on.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: We recognise what the Government has done to the economy.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: One should never cut current spending when it comes to children.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator——

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: What about Ralph Nader?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator should make the case.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I listened to calls yesterday by Members on the Government side for a national government. There is wide acceptance that Deputy Richard Bruton is becoming the economic brain of Ireland. I agree with that. All one need do to read his ideas and his policy for recovery through reform is to check out www.finegael.ie.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: They are on the website for people to read. The Leader promised me two weeks ago that the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, would come to the House for a serious debate on education. I listened to the Minister in the Dáil last night and he said something very important and correct. He said the quality of teaching in the classroom is what matters. However, it is...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am coming to my question.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Green Party in Finland voted for investment in teachers because it knows that affects outcomes in learning.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I know what the Finnish Government is doing.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I know what the Finnish Government is doing because I have called for us to study the Finnish education system at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Science. It is coming out on top in all levels of achievement in PISA, the Programme for International Student Achievement, whereas Ireland is coming out below average. I strongly support the call for a debate on agriculture. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Last week 2,000 farmers attended a meeting in Claremorris. Tonight I believe they will meet in Tullamore in the Cathaoirleach's area. One should see the palpable rage among those farmers. We have seen one crisis after another. It was health last week and it is education this week. These crises will not go away.