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Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2015)

Derek Nolan: ...secured sponsorship and the public parade along Shop Street was enormous. These changes took place in a very short period because Nuala Ward and people like her were not afraid despite having genuine reason to be afraid and showed courage and a pioneering spirit in creating the space that brought us to where we are today. Speaking of that, I was thinking of my own time when I first went...

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Derek Nolan: ...are causing real hardship in terms of paying for rent, fuel bills, books and so forth. It is putting huge pressure on student assistance funds, as I have seen at National University of Ireland, NUI, Galway and the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, GMIT. The Minister of State, Deputy Seán Sherlock, is a graduate of the wonderful university NUI Galway and he will be aware that the...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Derek Nolan: ...of educational achievement throughout this period. There are a number of issues which have come up in the report, which is why they have been asked to come forward. I note that my alma mater, NUI Galway, has escaped being sanctioned or called. I can only assume that it has a good reputation. I want to start with the issue of the 27 staff promotions at Trinity College. According to...

National Cultural Institutions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Jun 2012)

Derek Nolan: ...the arts are important and need public subsidy. Our approach to the arts could be broadened. This could be a good debate if we had more time. I refer to the work of Mary McPartlan, who works in NUI Galway developing a programme to introduce arts into other disciplines such as engineering and medicine and more concrete subjects. The value of the arts in terms of creativity and opening...

Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2012)

Derek Nolan: ...cannot be ignored. It is a fact that of 166 Deputies only a few are women who are so capable. This must be remedied. I have been involved in politics since I was 18 or 19 years. When I was in NUI Galway, during freshers' week, we would try to get people involved in politics and the party. The proportion who would sign up reflected the ratio of women to men in this Chamber. There would...

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2012)

Derek Nolan: I am fortunate to represent a city that has two thriving third level colleges - the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and NUI Galway. Both colleges cater for more than 20,000 students. As the population of Galway is only approximately 70,000, the student numbers represent an influx during the academic year. The students completely change the city's dynamic, feel and intellectual...

Rural Areas: Motion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2011)

Derek Nolan: This debate takes place one week after the budget. Over the past seven days I have reflected on what is happening in the economy and the country. When I first got involved in politics in NUI Galway ten years ago, I did not expect to be implementing an austerity programme, reducing people's living standards and changing the way the country operates by reducing expenditure. It is difficult...