Seanad debates

Wednesday, 10 June 2009

11:00 am

Photo of Fidelma Healy EamesFidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

I am saddened by the news that Foinse could go to ground. Will the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, intervene to save the newspaper? It is a newspaper for all Irish-speaking people and the Gaeltachtaí, and it is based in Carraroe in the Minister's constituency. The money he could direct into the newspaper would be better spent than the money going into the translation of reports into Irish, many of which are never read and could easily be posted on the Internet.

Yesterday, I asked the Leader to come back with news on the adoption agreement with Vietnam which I hope he has today.

Last weekend I was delighted to hear the Vatican plans to respond to the Ryan report. This House can make a difference if it ensures the report does not go off the agenda by having a rolling debate to monitor the implementation of its recommendations. The Children First guidelines must also be put on a statutory basis so that children are protected and that what happened in the past will never happen again.

Will the Leader arrange an urgent debate with the Minister of State with special responsibility for children and youth affairs, Deputy Barry Andrews, on next year's preschool scheme?

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