Results 881-900 of 1,534 for speaker:Lorraine Clifford-Lee
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services Provision (9 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: The local childcare committees are supposed to represent local families.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services Provision (9 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: The Minister has directed them not to make submissions on behalf of families. It is a disgrace.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: I am disappointed that nothing has been done in budget 2020 to assist commuters who use our rail lines on a daily basis. I refer to the hundreds of thousands of people who pile onto overcrowded trains on all our commuter lines. The situation has been getting progressively worse. I am disappointed that extra capacity will not be delivered on any of our commuter rail lines until 2023 at the...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: Not for rail commuters.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (2 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, for coming to the Chamber once again to answer my questions about yet another school in Swords that urgently needs explanations from his Department. This week, I am referring to St Finian's community college in Swords and, as I explained to him last week, Swords has a population of approximately 45,000 and is the largest town in Ireland. St....
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (2 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: There would want to be an awful lot more progress because there has been none at all. I am glad the emergency works scheme application has been granted. The Minister of State mentioned the pillar collapse and there are serious issues at the school.We are very lucky that there has not been an injury or even worse here at the school since. The Minister of State spoke also about the tender...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: I wish to discuss Brexit first and foremost. We have learned that the UK is putting formal proposals to the negotiators in Europe which are along the lines of the leaks we have heard in recent days, including ten customs posts on each side of the Border and that the North would leave the area by 2025. This House needs to send a clear signal that this proposal is completely unacceptable and...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: We are fighting to get on a ticket. Fine Gael people are all leaving. They cannot get enough people to run for Fine Gael.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: We have great competition to get on our ticket.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: Nobody is getting off the pitch where we are.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: Well done, Senator Conway.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: Waiting lists are increasing.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: I am listening.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: This has nothing to do with the by-election.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: I am deputy leader of the Opposition.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: I am listening.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (24 Sep 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Seanad to respond to my question on school provision in Swords, County Dublin. Swords is the largest town in Ireland. It currently has a population of over 45,000 and is expanding at a rapid pace. However, there is a school placement crisis in the Fosterstown area. Significant housing development is planned for this area of Swords, with over...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (24 Sep 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: The Minister of State referred to the ongoing work at 85 to 87 Main Street in Swords. When will that work will be finished and when will the school be able to temporarily locate there? He also referred to a technical assessment. When will the technical assessment of the site on Forrest Road be completed? Will the Minister of State give a commitment that the permanent school building on...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (24 Sep 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Minister of State. I will write to him and the Minister with a view to getting that timeline.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)
Lorraine Clifford Lee: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group, I welcome everybody back to the Seanad. I hope we have a very productive session. I commend everyone who has worked on the restoration project. We are all delighted to be back in here. Many of us believed we would not be back considering how long the works were to take. It is fantastic to be back. I am particularly happy that the Leader is here...