Seanad debates

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

  • Road Maintenance (3 speeches)
    I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this issue on the need to address the serious condition of road surfaces in cities, particularly in my native Cork city. Recently, the Minister for...
  • School Transport Provision (5 speeches)
    I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, for coming to the Chamber to deal with this matter. Ardvarney national school in north Leitrim has 41 pupils, 28 of whom avail of...
  • Schools Recognition (4 speeches)
    This is the second time in the past 12 months that I have raised this issue on the Adjournment. I am frequently approached by teachers and parents frustrated by the failure of the Department to...
  • Special Educational Needs (6 speeches)
    The issue I am raising on the Adjournment relates to an anomaly in the allocation of educational resource hours to children with Down's syndrome who attend mainstream primary schools. Down's...