Search for nui speaker:John Gerard Hanafin (KildareStreet.com)

Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006): John Gerard Hanafin: ...are many people who have reached a senior age and who continue to contribute hugely to society, for example, Nelson Mandela and, in our own country, Garrett FitzGerald, who is chancellor of the NUI, and Ken Whitaker who is still showing the way and leading an active life in his 90s. At a very senior age, the late Pope John Paul II had a schedule which would put the rest of us to shame....
Seanad: Irish Language: Motion. (5 Apr 2006): John Gerard Hanafin: ...enormous knock-on effects. I regret it shows such a lack of understanding of the manner in which the education system works and the importance of the language as a core part of the curriculum. I genuinely believe it is not what Fine Gael Members want as regards the language. As long as we offer a broad curriculum, as will always be my intention, then I will insist that the compulsory...

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