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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: I wish to raise the plight of homelessness, an issue that my party has raised on numerous occasions. Sadly, it is an issue that affects many families today. To put it mildly, I was disappointed to read this morning in The Irish Timesthat the number of people homeless has reached a new high with over 7,000 people now homeless. It is new high in terms of homelessness but it is a new low for...

Seanad: Recent Education Announcements: Statements (21 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: I thank the Minister for coming to address the House today. I have raised the matter of DEIS schools in the House. I very much welcome the expansion of the programme. However, as some of my colleagues have pointed out, there are some issues regarding transparency and the criteria required for entry onto the scheme. The DEIS expansion is something welcomed by Fianna Fáil. It is a...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: I welcome the motion to be taken this evening and the opportunity to debate the terms of reference of the tribunal of inquiry into the Garda. This is one of the biggest matters that has been before the House. It is important that the inquiry commences and that its terms of reference cover all the allegations. The information needs to come out into the public domain. It is important that...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: It would be remiss of me not to mention the Maurice McCabe controversy. I welcome the cross-party consensus in regard to the establishment of a public tribunal of inquiry but I also look forward to hearing the Ministers' clarifications in respect of certain questions in the Lower House. I look forward to listening to them answer those questions later today. I wish to raise two items on the...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: Schools are being penalised for getting good results for their kids and teachers are being penalised for working too hard. That is outrageous. The second matter I would like to raise relates to the Harold's Cross Greyhound Stadium, which was unexpectedly closed. I was meant to go to the stadium this evening but I learned that it has been closed. This is part of the Irish Greyhound Board's...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: Yesterday, I called a vote on the Order of Business, having called on the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, to attend to clarify certain statements made by Mr. Tony O'Brien, director general of the HSE, on the national children's hospital. The Minister was unable to attend but sent a Minister of State in his Department to address us. I asked the following questions. Was the statement...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: It is absolutely scandalous.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: Senator Reilly was one of those Ministers.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: How long has Fine Gael now been in government?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: Today I will not call on the Minister to address the House because I know the Minister has no respect for it. I will leave it there.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: The Leader did not answer my questions.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: I do not doubt the Leader's commitment, but none of my questions were answered.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: On a point of order, this a matter of public-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: This is a matter of public importance. There are simple questions. I do not doubt the Leader's commitment-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: -----or any representative's commitment to this project.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: I read today in The Irish Timesand saw yesterday at the health care committee that the chief of the HSE made a statement that the HSE cannot progress the national children's hospital at the St. James's site. This is absolutely shocking. This Government knew about this hospital being constructed before the general election. It waved the site around. It has already spent money on...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: I am proposing that the Minister for Health attend the Seanad today to address us and give us a proper detailed update on what is going on with the children's hospital.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: I will put an amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: The second matter I would like to raise is the job losses in Leixlip at the Hewlett Packard plant. It was confirmed just before we came into the Seanad today that these job losses will go ahead. It is a massive blow to the local economy, which has apparently been in recovery since 2014. I have worries that this may be a sign of one of Mr. Donald Trump's protectionist policies. However,...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)

Catherine Ardagh: The amendment is being pressed.