Results 1-5 of 5 for construction industry council speaker:Cecilia Keaveney

Seanad: Employment Action Plan (28 Oct 2010)

Cecilia Keaveney: ...this matter. I have met a number of people who either left school in the past year or two, could be just coming up to their leaving certificate examination or have been ten years working on construction sites and now find themselves back in County Donegal unemployed and on jobseeker's allowance or some other social welfare payment. A person recently told me they had done a construction...

Seanad: Education Matters: Statements (10 Feb 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: ...school building programme is ongoing because it is important. I declare my interest in that a primary school is currently being built in my home town of Moville and there is one in Clonmany. The construction industry is getting a boost from that, which is an incidental benefit because the building programme is important in itself. I am pleased the Minister made the point about the...

Seanad: Education Policy: Statements (22 Nov 2007)

Cecilia Keaveney: ...Mhuire and Cranna College are already under pressure and will be under serious pressure if this changes. I would like to think we could continue to get feedback from the North-South Ministerial Council meetings. Much good work is being done but we could have much relevant input from the Border areas. I must use my remaining time to speak on third level student supports. We are moving...

Seanad: Pre-Budget Outlook: Statements (1 Nov 2007)

Cecilia Keaveney: ...financing. This is not a problem for many counties because they have businesses and a good turnover of indigenous and outside commerce. I have often given statistics comparing what Donegal County Council can raise on its rate base with what Cork City Council can raise. They are not comparable. We have not had a tradition of big business in Donegal for various reasons. We have been in...

Seanad: Job Creation (31 Oct 2007)

Cecilia Keaveney: ...made to attract major employers into the north west and to secure existing employment that will impact on County Donegal given the ongoing employment difficulties since the decline of the textile industry and taking cognisance of the recent plant closure announcement by Seagate. I empathise and sympathise with the workers of Seagate in the Limavady plant. As a Member for over a decade I...