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Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Join us, Senator Conway, join us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Is that a pilot scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Was the decision made by the HSE?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the deputation for the answers and I appreciate the responses. Everyone is saying we are all in agreement around this table, but it is not a matter of being in agreement as much as getting this right. Answers are still needed. Equity is a prerequisite and I expect we should have equity. We are discussing education as a human right for the child. I am not about to say all is fine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome all of the attendees. My understanding is that we are trying to get better, fairer outcomes using existing resources for children with special educational needs. If that is the goal, that is very welcome. However, I have an initial question and perhaps Mr. Stack will have the answer to this. Does Mr. Stack know the number of teachers at second level who currently do not have any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: What is the answer, Mr. Stack?

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: As well as of the Labour Party.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I support the call for Irish Water to come in given the major disconnect between the people and the Government on their understanding of the company. I was canvassing in Dublin South West last night where that message was given clearly.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It was for Independent candidate, Ronan McMahon.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business to call on the Minister for Education and Skills to attend the House to discuss the increasing cost of third level education and its growing unaffordability. Today, the students of Ireland are marching on the Dáil to talk about the impact this is having on their lives. I have just heard that my son is among them. I feel I should be...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: He is telling you what to do.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am sure the British ambassador will respond, so let us stop making a song and dance out of this and get on with the business of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Seanad by-election has shone a new light on State board appointments and whether they are crony appointments. Last Saturday I read a report in the Irish Independentabout appointments to the board of Galway Harbour Company. The extension of Galway Port is a really important development for Galway. We have been waiting on this for years and the application for planning permission is...

Seanad: Fluoridation of Water: Motion (1 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Is it not up to Senator Mary Ann O'Brien to decide whether she is pushing it to a vote?

Seanad: Fluoridation of Water: Motion (1 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: This is a very useful debate. I thank Senators Mary Ann O'Brien, Feargal Quinn and Katherine Zappone for tabling the motion. I do not have all the answers but I stand here as a concerned citizen, a legislator and a mother. I have heard enough to say that we should be concerned and careful. We are talking about the public water supply in Ireland that is fluoridated without us having a...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I attended the MacGill Summer School in Glenties this summer where we discussed the political culture in this country and how until it changes there will be no change. If one examines the appointment of Mr. McNulty to the board of IMMA, the appointment of Mr. Quinlivan to the board of Irish Water and subsequently as a driver to a Minister of State, what strikes me is that the people...