Results 5,641-5,660 of 5,732 for speaker:Fidelma Healy Eames
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator is blaming the civil servants.
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Why have Ministers at all?
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I wish to share time with Senator McFadden.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Senator is like a child at the back of the classroom.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, should attend the House to discuss water quality monitoring and safety. Yet again the water crisis has revisited us in Galway with a new outbreak in Clarenbridge. It was national news in Galway city and the hinterlands, including Knocknacarragh, but the issue has not yet been resolved. The latest outbreak of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Councillors areââ
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is not one tragedy.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Where are the cancer care centres?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Seven years.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryanââ
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: What about entry to third level?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Like many other Members I am concerned about yet another breast cancer crisis and I deplore the incorrect diagnoses that have been given to eight women in Portlaoise. I feel for the six women who are currently waiting and worrying. These women have been wronged by our health system, despite the fact that, yet again, advance warning was given by letter noting the faulty, old and often dirty...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I am seconding the call for a debate.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Yesterday, I received a call from a woman who said she had waited, worried and been given the all clear. She wanted to know if that result was still valid. How reliable are the results that have been given to other women throughout the country? These results have not had the benefit of being read by a multidisciplinary team. Are they valid?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I accept the Cathaoirleach's point. On a separate issue, I note the speech by the president of DCU at the graduation ceremony this week about the need to look at other ways, not necessarily reliant on the points system, of assisting secondary students in securing places in third level education. Unfortunately, the concept of a lottery was not helpful but it is timely to examine and debate...
- Seanad: Pre-Budget Outlook: Statements (1 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister of State to the House although I regret the Minister for Finance is not present. However, I appreciate the Minister of State will communicate my thoughts to him. I hope some priority issues which I raise will be taken into account on budget day when it comes to allocating the finance that will make a difference. There can be many policy positions and aspirations but...
- Seanad: Pre-Budget Outlook: Statements (1 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Nov 2007)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That is what we seek.