Results 841-860 of 875 for speaker:Catherine Ardagh

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: I will wait for his apology

Seanad: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Motion (19 Jul 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: I thank the Minister of State for addressing the House. I have an interest in legal services legislation as I am a solicitor in a small solicitors' practice with two practitioners and three support staff. I cautiously welcome the Bill as I think it will give the public and legal practitioners more certainty and confidence when dealing with each other and with professional bodies. The Bill...

Seanad: Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Motion (19 Jul 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: I thank Senators Butler and O'Reilly for bringing this motion before the House. It is very close to my heart as a self-employed individual. I thank the Minister for taking the time to address the House. I am solicitor but, if I did not know better, I would believe I was an agent of the Revenue Commissioners. The taxes I collect include stamp duty, VAT, employer's PRSI, employee's PAYE, my...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group I extend our congratulations to Prime Minister Theresa May on her election as leader of the Conservative Party and her election as the second female Prime Minister of Britain. In the wake of Brexit she will face many challenges in implementing and negotiating a Brexit for the UK. I hope that Ireland can continue to keep its place as one of Britain's...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: I raise the issue of waiting times for speech therapy and early diagnosis of speech and language difficulties. Early diagnosis of autism, in particular, and other medical problems is crucial in order that children can progress. A number of medical conditions are being diagnosed earlier and an early diagnosis gives children a better start at school. Waiting times for assessment are a big...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: -----"Home care services in Northern Ireland have been pushed to the brink of collapse leaving old people and disabled people at risk of inadequate care-----

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: This was mentioned yesterday

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: I would like to correct it.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: Yesterday Sinn Féin had free rein in attacking Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: I wish to raise two matters, the first of which relates to the Government's commitment in the confidence and supply agreement to reinvest in the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, in order that patients who have been waiting too long for hospital treatment will have a chance to come off the waiting list. Will the Leader confirm whether this measure is being progressed and the NTPF will...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: I extend my deepest sympathy and that of the Fianna Fáil group to the people of Iraq, whom I understand are holding three days of mourning for the 215 people tragically killed and the hundreds injured in the latest spate of suicide bombings during the holy month of Ramadan in the name of Islamic State.It is difficult to imagine the grief and the fear these families and communities are...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: I will withdraw it on the basis that the Minister will attend the House today.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: I thank the Leader. That is perfect.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: I thank the Leader for allowing statements on Ibrahim Halawa later today. The entire House and the Fianna Fáil group are very grateful to him. I raise comments made yesterday by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, at the Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport. The Leas-Chathaoirleach will recall that I raised concerns last week regarding the...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: I raise the issue of charities regulation and, in particular, the case of corporate governance irregularities and mismanagement within the organisation Console, which has been the subject matter of a "Prime Time" investigation lately. The Health Service Executive, HSE, started an audit last April and the findings of this audit are now with the senior management of the HSE. Console is a...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: I will share time with Senator Clifford-Lee, who wishes to raise a few points.

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: She wishes to clarify a few points.

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: First, I thank Senator Norris for introducing the Bill. This issue is close to my heart. I am a solicitor and an immigration practitioner. Last year, in Dublin City Council, I proposed a motion, which received cross-party support, calling on the chief executive to ask the Minister to put an end to long-term direct provision for asylum seekers and to review the consequences for children...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: Direct provision is inhumane and amounts to State-sponsored poverty and exclusion, particularly for children. People are forced to live in substandard accommodation and often have to share it with strangers. The eminent retired judge, Mrs. Justice Catherine McGuinness, said that direct provision centres will be the subject of redress boards in the future unless something is done. It is a...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Ardagh: Direct provision appears to be run like a business rather than an institution that is caring for people.