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Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is it.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher, who I have not met previously. I certainly welcome the fact that he stayed for the entire debate and I look forward to hearing him sum up. I chose to speak on the challenges and opportunities to the Irish labour market in a globalised economy because, like many of my constituents in Galway from whom I receive constant feedback, I have been...

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is critical that we support our small businesses before we kill them off with regulation. For example, people running private crèches are so regulated it is unbelievable. They are visited every month and it costs them a great deal to stay in business. The interesting point is that entities such as the rat-infested health centre in Oranmore, an example I cite again this week, do not...

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: More funding must be put into lifelong learning.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am going back to the Minister's previous point.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: For which reason we need to create new ways.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It is not enough in and of itself.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister of State is good and we should let him finish. He has been excellent.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: And infrastructure.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Broadband.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The legislation should be changed.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator should talk to the Minister, Deputy Cowen, about back-pedalling on income tax.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: They are not listening anyway.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I compliment the leaders of the various parties who invited the Minister, Deputy Harney, yesterday and the methodology that was used whereby she took questions. As a new Member, I was disillusioned by the statements on crime or education whereby a Minister made a statement and then left without listening to people and without fielding their questions. If the methodology used yesterday could...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: No, I am not looking for a debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am making the point that there is need for a debate. Some 65% are underperforming in disadvantaged areas or falling out. My point is that if one comes from a disadvantaged background it should not mean one has a disadvantaged future. We need a debate in this House with the Minister about this very point. How can the second level system cherish all our students equally and give them all...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I support Senator O'Toole on the issue of the teaching panel. I was a teacher who was redeployed through the panel and it is as awful for the teacher as it is for the school.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Every teacher deserves an interview and every school deserves to interview those who it is taking on. While it is being seen as a means of ensuring permanent teachers remain employed, I have found it unsatisfactory. It is wise that we discuss it at this point. I look forward to seeing those matters being raised in the debate.