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Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (29 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Cathaoirleach for choosing my topic for discussion on the Adjournment. This is an ongoing issue. There is a small school in Monreagh, Carrigans, County Donegal, which was one of our first integrated schools, although the predominant ethos is Church of Ireland. The school was built in 1853 and there are 17 students, with 23 planned to enrol in September. There has been quite a...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (29 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: We are desperate in our desire to find a solution to this issue. I do not doubt that I will revert to the Minister of State directly with all of the evidence on how the process must be progressed quickly. I hope he has an answer.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (29 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister of State for his report and offer him the safety report on Monreagh national school, which he might pass on to the relevant people. The school cannot encourage people to attend it given its history of being unable to acquire a site. Similarly, Ray national school had only nine students when it battled to get a new school. It now has approximately 92 students. Student...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000: Statements (28 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I regret that any of us have to talk about a commission to inquire into child abuse. None of us would have wanted to stand over any regime, particularly State institutions, that would have facilitated people to abuse children sexually, physically, psychologically or emotionally. The key form of abuse that comes to mind is sexual abuse but that is not the only form of abuse. I have asked a...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000: Statements (28 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I did not interrupt the Senator and I took up only my own time.

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000: Statements (28 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: The issue of existing legislation was also raised. That is related to the point I made. We know, regardless of our walk of life, that the law is there. The law must be amenable to implementation, however, and so it is important that people be there to enforce it. Recently a young child in England was discovered to have starved to death. It is incredible to think such a thing can happen...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000: Statements (28 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: To return to the issue of the ability of children to communicate their difficulties, I draw the Minister's attention to the fact that music and arts therapies are not professionally recognised in this country although they are in every other English-speaking country in the world. Arts therapies, such as art, drama or music therapy, are recognised for their ability to facilitate communication...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act 2000: Statements (28 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: The Senator has taken more than the ten minutes allocated.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Big Brother is watching.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I have a couple of questions for the Leader. Given my nice colour from the good weather in Donegal, I want again to ask about the co-ordination of marine activities. Because of the good weather in the past couple of weeks we have had jet skiing, fishing, swimming, yachting and various other activities in the same patch of water, which is quite dangerous. Some of those activities come under...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: On the Adjournment recently, I raised the issue of the lack of enforceable legislation for dangerous dogs. I have been made aware of various cases of loose dogs on other's private property. On Highland Radio yesterday, I commented on a case where a child was badly bitten by a dog on another's property but it did not fall under a dangerous dog category. The answers I am receiving do not...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: If we are evaluating immersion in the language for schools, then we should lead by example and see how immersion works for us.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Go raibh maith agat. Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an Seanadóir Mark Daly faoi cuireadh a thabhairt do Des Bishop a bheith san Oireachtas inniu. Ba mhaith liom ceist a chur ar an Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta nua faoi stadás na Gaeilge sna scoileanna. Aontaím leis an Seanadóir Cannon nach bhfuil morán daoine in ann caint as Gaeilge, cé go bhfuil gach éinne ag...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Garda Stations. (13 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise the issue of a 24 hour physical Garda station for Carndonagh, which would service north Inishowen. I also thank the new Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, for taking Adjournment matters in the House this evening. He may not be the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform but he is nearly as good because he is now in charge of an...

Seanad: Garda Stations. (13 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I want to add one point. With respect to the Minister of State, I read my copy of the Adjournment matter on Wednesday, 13 February, and it conveyed the same information, although in slightly different order. I ask the Minister of State to convey to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the fact that I was looking for an update as regards the Garda station in Carndonagh — and...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: He has read——

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Very much so.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: Before I came to the House, I attended a Lisbon treaty debate in County Donegal with the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív. He has already had similar debates in counties Mayo and Sligo. I was shocked by some of the literature in circulation on the treaty. It is important, as Senator O'Toole said, to debate using facts. This is particularly the...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I knew I was bringing trouble upon myself when I said all this. It is important the Leader would get clarity, if possible, from the Catholic Church that it would come out and advise people that the information going around at churches on what this treaty is about is not what it is about. Given the day that is in it, Senators on the Government side might be a little late in looking for an...