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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: Senator Crown makes some very compelling arguments and it is difficult to express one's hesitancy on the motion. As previous speakers have said, we share the working environment with many other people. I am hesitant about Members taking a decision without consultation with staff, a point put forward by Deputy Ó Caoláin. Traditionally before a ban is instigated, there is a public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: I have had the experience in other arenas of walking out of an office to be confronted by smoke. However, I have never experienced it in the Leinster House complex. I am a non-smoker. I have never smoked, and I have not had the experience of my health being directly adversely affected by the smoking of others. I am hesitant about saying we should ban smoking on the entire campus. We must...

Seanad: Measures to Address Bullying: Motion (14 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Measures to Address Bullying: Motion (14 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: We need to be careful. All too often we talk about the children and say they need to be nice to one another and kind to one another, yet it is considered acceptable for me to shout and use abusive language and tell another person that he or she is stupid because I know better. We need to challenge ourselves as adults about our behaviour. It is important that the curriculum is not used in...

Seanad: Measures to Address Bullying: Motion (14 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister to the House. I commend the Fine Gael Senators for bringing this motion before us and initiating this timely debate. We have been debating the seriousness of bullying in all its forms for some time now, including here in the Seanad as recently as September when we had statements on homophobic bullying and the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, was present. I...

Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: Senator Reilly to continue, without interruption.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Transport (13 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: We join the Minister in wishing him well.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Domiciliary Care Allowance (13 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the Minister of State. When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Staff (13 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: I note the Senator's disappointment that there was no Minister available to answer her question. I shall ask the Cathaoirleach to allow her to table the matter on the Adjournment tomorrow. I hope that a Minister or Minister of State can be provided at that point. I call Senator Mulcahy.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: The Minister of State to continue, without interruption.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: Can we hear the Minister of State without interruption, please?

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: The Senator's time has expired.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: The Senator is well over time.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: I congratulate the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, his Department, the permanent missions of Ireland to the United Nations in Geneva and New York, and everyone else involved in Ireland's successful bid to secure a seat on the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. It will be an interesting three years and I look forward to Ireland's renewed focus on the implementation of the Human...

Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30 (8 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: That is no problem. I shall name organisations: Arc Adoption, the Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development, Barnardos, BelongTo, Bessborough Centre, the Border Counties Childhood Network, the Campaign for Children, the Children at Risk in Ireland Foundation, Catholic Youth Care, Childminding Ireland, Children in Hospital Ireland, Children's Rights Alliance, COPE Galway,...

Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30 (8 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. We are all aware the Supreme Court has today made a ruling against the Government by finding that its ¤1.1 million spend on the children's referendum information campaign did not comply with the principles of the McKenna judgment. It should be noted that the Supreme Court did not make any order against the Government but rather rightly assumed...

Seanad: Social Welfare Appeals System: Motion (7 Nov 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister. I support the statements made by my Independent colleagues, Senators Mac Conghail and Zappone. Their interventions were spoken with great sincerity and were a call to ensure the independence of the social welfare appeals system. I welcome the report by FLAC which provides the evidence and underpins the motion. I thank my colleagues, in particular, Senator Zappone,...

Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister to the House. We are all very acutely aware of the facts and reminded on a daily basis of the serious financial difficulty we have and the shortfall of ¤16 billion. There are also requirements under the terms of the EU-IMF bailout agreement to reduce our borrowing for 2013 by ¤3.5 billion. The Minister's Department has a budget of ¤20.5 billion, accounting for 40%...