Results 581-600 of 5,755 for speaker:Fiona O'Loughlin
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The Senator does not feel like he is in control but feels like he is in possession. Is that it?
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Which amendment is the Senator speaking to now?
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: As Senator Mullen has indicated, he will resubmit the amendment, perhaps he will-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I tadfafd
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I was just about to intercede.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Senator for pointing that out. We are all the better for knowing that. I was not sure if Senator Mullen was indicating to speak or was trying to get my attention to allow the Father of the House in.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: How does the Senator know I am wearing one?
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Amendments Nos. 6 to 8, inclusive, 47, 184 to 194, inclusive, 211, 213, 215 to 217, inclusive, 274, 275, 314 and 316 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (5 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Cathaoirleach for choosing this important subject as one of today's Commencement matters. I also welcome the young people who are coming into the Gallery. It is always good to have the opportunity to see young people coming into the Chamber, listening and engaging with our process. I also thank the Minister of State for being here. This issue I wish to raise relates to the...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (5 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I acknowledge that the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces is a substantial one, running to 224 pages and containing 69 recommendations. It is a colossal piece of work. I appreciate the complexity and the technical nature of devising an action plan to implement these findings. However, we cannot fall at the first hurdle. There must be a time-bound element to it. The report...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (5 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I have just read through the notes and there is mention that it will happen before the summer recess. That is in the statement that was circulated.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Early Childhood Care and Education (5 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Anne Rabbitte, to the Chamber.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The Minister of State and I must have a chat about Kilcash sometime because my grandparents were from there. They were the principals of the boys and girls national schools, respectively. What is now the community centre in Kilcash was then their home.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: International Students (5 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, back to the House.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I have just come from an excellent briefing in the audiovisual room. I appreciate those who are here did not have the opportunity to go to it. It was from the Ukraine Civil Society Forum and about 65 different organisations that together are responding to the Ukrainian crisis within our country. We must acknowledge that, since 24 February, when Putin’s war of aggression started, the...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jun 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I second the Order of Business as outlined by the Leader. It came to my attention before I came into the Chamber that today is International Day of Parliamentarism. I wish Members a happy international day. It is important to recognise that we live in a country where democracy prevails. It is important also to appreciate and respect that. One of the issues I wish to raise today is in...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jun 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Fair play, that is great.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (28 Jun 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister of State for being here. I am disappointed that we do not have the Minister for Education or her Minister of State. I appreciate that the Minister of State may not have the level of detail I need and require, apart from the briefing he has been given. As we all know, education is the passport to the future because tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it. I am not...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (28 Jun 2022)
Fiona O'Loughlin: There is nothing in the Department's response that I did not hear six months ago, when I last raised the issue. I had hoped that there would have been some update on the proposed new school. I note the Minister of State mentioned data from a range of sources, including child benefit and school enrolment data. Of course that is important but 1,500 new homes are being built in Newbridge and I...