Thank you Michael for replying. The destruction of embryos is also stark. My question is: To what candidates did I not pose the question? I know Declan Ganley´s answer for example. In asking you there was no inference intended nor offence meant.
Le gach dea-mhéin,
Seán
27.05.2009
Reply from Michael McNamara
Dear Mr. Ó ,
You might kindly share his answer with us and how you have come to know that
answer.
No inference was implied or offence was taken from the question. The least that any candidate for election can expect is to receive and answer questions on his or her policies.
Best regards,
Michael
Social policy
20.05.2009
Question from Seán Ó
Will you as an independent commit yourself publicly to legislation banning embryo destruction and preventing any regulatory body from rubber-stamping embryo destruction?
25.05.2009
Reply from Michael McNamara
Dear Mr.O ,
Among my academic pursuits has been a degree in Canon Law at the Catholic University of Louvain. With the greatest of respect, I would question the wisdom of the presenting such a complex moral theological issue in such stark and polarising terms. I would also question why this question was selectively posed to some but not all candidates.
Best regards, Michael
Social policy
14.05.2009
Question from
Good night Micheal, I was delighted to hear we had someone in Clare running as a candidate. My question is what are your visions in relation to the provision of youth centres in rural areas of ireland especially east Clare. I work with youth in a voluntary capacity and see a huge need for youth centres to be built where youth can have their social and development skills improved, with the alarming rates of youth suicide increasing there is a huge need for youth to be supported. After all are Youth not our future if they are not cared for at this stage who will care for us at a later stage.
Kind Regards
20.05.2009
Reply from Michael McNamara
Dear ,
Firstly, apologies for the delay in getting back to you.
I grew up in Scariff in the 1980s. In the winter we could play football and other sports, including badminton, in the community college hall and GAA hall. We had plenty of pitches to play on in the summer and also had well maintained tennis and basketball courts. There was also a youth club. A couple of summers ago i tried to play tennis and found the courts were no longer maintained for tennis or badminton and the pitch beside them had long grass.
In the absence of facilities and youth centres, it is difficult to blame older children and teenagers for filling their time less constructively. The cost of building and maintaining these facilities is low when compared to the cost of remedial activities later. I have spent enough time on the courts of the Mid-west to see the fruits and costs of social neglect.
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