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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: If the Acting Chairman does not mind, I require clarification on the four contracts reported on which were not subject to public procurement and EU procurement rules. Is it true that they were not open to others to tender?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I take this point completely, but Irish Water is being billed for the process, even though the contracts came through Bord Gáis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Issues: Irish Water - Uisce Éireann (14 Jan 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Chairman for chairing this marathon session and the delegates for their thoroughness in answering the questions posed. Does Mr. Tierney accept how bad it looks in putting all of this very useful information that we are getting today into the public domain after the Bill has passed? In his presentation he said the approach taken by Irish Water was in line with a modern, new...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Languages Programme (18 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: While the Minister of State's answer is helpful, it is unbelievably disappointing. It is a joke that there will be no national roll-out of the most anticipated course in the reformed junior cycle. I know it is not compulsory. I appreciate that there will be information technology and digital elements. Who will teach the children? The Minister has no plan. He is relying on voluntary...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Languages Programme (18 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It did not say that in the Minister of State's response.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Languages Programme (18 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Languages Programme (18 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Nílim chun mo ráiteas ar an díospóireacht seo a chur os comhair an Tí i nGaeilge. Baineann an díospóireacht leis an tSín.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Languages Programme (18 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Bhuel, tá cúpla focal agam i Sínis - huān yíng - welcome. My question is on the need for the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his plans for the provision of suitably qualified teachers to implement a national roll-out of Chinese language and culture, Mandarin, as a short course from September 2014. I am delighted to have the Minister in the House but I...

Seanad: Protection of the Public Interest from Tobacco Lobbying Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am grateful to Senator Ó Murchú for giving me some of his time. The Minister is welcome and I am delighted to hear of his ambition to make Ireland tobacco-free by 2025. It is laudable, but unrealistic unless we do much more. For example, Ireland does not even have a university campus that is smoke free. As the Minister will recall, I wrote to him during Ireland's European...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I ask for three debates to be arranged in the early new year, preferably in January. The first debate I seek is on the Legal Services Bill. I am disappointed to learn that the Fine Gael Party is rowing back on its position on this Bill to keep the Labour Party happy. I also seek a debate on the proposal to reduce the age of consent from 17 years to 16 years and the potential effects any...

Seanad: Adjournment Matter: Road Improvement Schemes (17 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: This is urgent. I beg the Acting Chairman’s indulgence. I appreciate that time is critical here. I pass over to Senator Ó Clochartaigh. I look forward to the Minister of State’s reply.

Seanad: Adjournment Matter: Road Improvement Schemes (17 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister of State's response completely misses the point. Galway County Council is active. The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is the competent authority, the council is the consulting authority, with the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Will the Government put a contingency plan in place to resolve a judgment of the European Court of Justice regarding the impact of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matter: Road Improvement Schemes (17 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: That is how it has been perceived.

Seanad: Adjournment Matter: Road Improvement Schemes (17 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am giving one minute to Senator Ó Clochartaigh. The Minister of State is very welcome. I ask him to intervene to ensure that urgent remedial works can proceed for Seanadh Phéistín Bridge in Connemara. This bridge is located between Rossaveal and Oughterard. I am sure the Minister knows the area well. Some 17 families are affected in that they are cut off from normal life,...

Seanad: Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Why can we not be informed?

Seanad: Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: It does not look good.

Seanad: Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Please correct me.

Seanad: Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am happy to listen to correction. The situation does not look or sound good and the problem must be addressed. The taxpayer should not have to pay but a levy should be imposed on the industry. I want an explanation for why that cannot be done when there is precedent.

Seanad: Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The figures are from the panel's report.

Seanad: Pyrite Resolution Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes.