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Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Tuarascáil (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Jul 2013)

Feargal Quinn: ...these bodies can have a say and we can hear their views. Senator Barrett has pointed out that quite a few graduates from Northern Ireland have a voice because they can vote in the elections for the NUI seats and the Trinity College seats. Although they might feel they have some ownership of this House, it does not seem that they will be asked for their opinions before this referendum...

Seanad: Euroscience Open Forum 2012: Statements (14 Jun 2012)

Feargal Quinn: ...fortunate to have had a marvellous science teacher, Fr. Michael Casey, when I attended the Dominican College in Newbridge. Just after I left Fr. Casey went on to become a professor of science at NUI Maynooth. He fostered a deep interest in physics, botany, biology and chemistry among those who passed through his hands. It was great to see a teacher who was enthusiastic and interested....

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Political Funding Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2012)

Feargal Quinn: ...to her it was Dr. Mary Henry and earlier on Dr. Mary Robinson and others. I believe there has always been only one. However, how can a quota be put in? I believe we had 24 candidates on the NUI panel in the last Seanad election and I cannot remember how many were women.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2011)

Feargal Quinn: Last year criticism was expressed about newspapers that printed only bad news. A few of us said that we would make sure we have good news. I came across some good news today. NUI Maynooth has become the first and only university outside North America to be included in the 2012 edition of The Princeton Review, a guide to the best 376 colleges. It is good news. Let us ensure we look for...

Seanad: Student Support Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 Jan 2011)

Feargal Quinn: ...in the number of buildings. It is able to use electronic means of communicating and lecturing, a subject on which we should have a debate. Last year I was asked to address via television link at NUI Galway a group of commerce students in six countries, including Russia, United States and France. They were able to ask me questions and I was able to answer them. Technology can be used in...

Seanad: Role of Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Statements (18 May 2010)

Feargal Quinn: ...costs the IRFU €10 million, rugby will be damaged as a result. I recently read with interest about a report on cultural diversity in Irish broadcasting. The report in question was compiled by NUI Maynooth and was funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. RTE informed the researchers who compiled the report that it was still evolving a policy of integrating diversity into...

Seanad: Power Sharing Agreement in Northern Ireland: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Feargal Quinn: ...a representative from the North. There may be some other way of achieving this. There are those who say that people from the North do not have a vote here, but in fact Northern-based Trinity and NUI graduates have a vote in this House on that area. If a person is a joint graduate of Trinity and the NUI, then he or she has two votes. I mention this because I believe the Seanad can do...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2010)

Feargal Quinn: ...in some way. I am sure the Minister has every intention of doing this and recognises that something must be done in this regard, even though, as we know, he is taking steps to abolish the NUI. We must have the debate in the House because this is where it should take place, given that there is a mention of the NUI in the Constitution in regard to the number of seats allocated to it which...

Seanad: Housing Market: Statements (8 Jul 2008)

Feargal Quinn: ...on housing waiting lists, as mentioned by the Minister of State, and some have been there for up to a decade. The collapse of these public private partnership schemes highlights the continuing failure of the Government to tackle the housing crisis. This is an important point and one that needs attention. The situation has come about because of success rather than failure, but that is...

Seanad: Death of Former President: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Apr 2008)

Feargal Quinn: ...you this year. I think you didn't give him a short putt on the 18th hole". It turned out, however, that he could not nominate me because his son, Dr. John Hillery, was also running in the same NUI constituency. He was embarrassed at the time but we laughed about it afterwards. Paddy Hillery has left behind him neighbours, parishioners and friends as well as a wider and greatly admiring...

Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Motion (28 Nov 2007)

Feargal Quinn: ...system. If we are going to change it again for the university electoral system we must to consider how seriously we can do so. All, including those of us fortunate enough to have been elected by NUI and Trinity, recognise the unfairness of the system. I apologise to Senator Buttimer. When he stated he was a graduate of Maynooth, I assumed he had a vote. I recognise not only this...

Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Statements (Resumed). (2 Jun 2004)

Feargal Quinn: ...emigrants votes. The only emigrants who have votes are those who vote in the university elections. Part of the difficulty is that so few graduates have registered. Certainly graduates from the NUI panel have not been good at registering, Trinity College has been much more efficient in that on the day one graduates, one is given a document to sign. In the case of NUI, one has to make a...