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Seanad: Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, after line 36, to insert the following: “6.(1) A person shall not sell or hire or offer for sale or hire, or permit to be sold or hired or offered for sale or hire, a sunbed to a person unless—(a) they have assessed the person’s skin type in accordance with the Fitzpatrick skin photo type classification system, or (b) the person has...

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I wholeheartedly agree with the points made by Senator Ó Clochartaigh. Having brought forward the maternity report in the first instance and having been accused of all sorts of things to do with its publication, I am very pleased by the fact that it has been discredited. We have uncovered the conflict of interest involving individuals in the Health Service Executive who are feathering...

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: -----and in private media briefings outside the House.

Seanad: Report of the Committee of Selection: Motion (12 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: Except a banking inquiry.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: Can I propose that No. 14, which seeks leave to introduce the Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Fund Bill 2014, be taken before No. 1? We all welcome the U-turn that the Government has made in terms of the discretion on medical cards. The Minister referred to unintended consequences. Having listened to one lady on the radio today, I find that expression disturbing. Were they the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: They are not here to defend themselves.

Seanad: Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Fund Bill 2014: First Stage (18 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I move: That leave be granted to introduced a Bill entitled an Act to make provision whereby a levy shall be fixed on all alcoholic beverages sold from, but not intended for consumption on licenced premises, such levy shall be paid into a fund, to be known as the “Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Levy Fund” the monies from which shall be directed towards the support of...

Seanad: Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Fund Bill 2014: First Stage (18 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: Next Tuesday, 24 June 2014.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I request that the Leader arrange a debate with the Minister for Health on the ongoing maternity services issue. I first raised this issue in February when I exposed the report. The CEO of the west north-west hospitals group has announced today that the hospital group intends to abandon that report into maternity services and the reference will be subsumed into the national process. As...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I move amendment No. 7: In page 8, line 18, to delete “law.” and substitute the following:“law;(d) the text ‘National Smokers Quitline 1800 201 203 - www.quit.ie’.”.I do not wish to delay the House and the Minister knows our motivation on this. The amendment seeks to include the quit-line details. The experience of this in Australia is that the...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I move amendment No. 8: In page 8, line 20, after “name” where it thirdly occurs to insert “subject to a character limit of 15”.This is to limit the number of characters describing the contents so that they are not made more attractive by some kind of sexy name. There are examples from Australia of long-winded names of particular brands which research showed...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I move amendment No. 10: In page 8, line 35, after “shape” to insert the following:“being not more and not less than a height of 8.5 centimetres, a width of 5.5 centimetres and a depth of 2 centimetres”.The Minister has dealt with this issue by saying that he does have these powers and intends to use them. I will take him at his word on that.

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I move amendment No. 13: In page 10, to delete lines 7 and 8 and substitute the following:"(a) an alpha-numeric code as prescribed by the Minister.".I am happy to withdraw this amendment on the basis of the Minister's indication that he has these powers and intends to use them.

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to deal with this Bill, which is good legislation. I hope he will use his powers under the regulations as he has suggested he will. It is another step in the right direction towards ridding society of the scourge of tobacco. I agree this is only the beginning of the process. I am sure the tobacco companies will take this to the Four Courts to...

Seanad: Child Protection: Motion (25 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: If I may, I reserve my right to speak for a moment or two.

Seanad: Child Protection: Motion (25 Jun 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I apologise for being late and would not want anybody to interpret it as an expression of disinterest. It was as a result of a complete mix-up on our side as to whether I was to be here or somebody else. I apologise to the Cathaoirleach, as well as to Senator Bacik and the Labour Group, and the House generally. Fianna Fáil fully supports this motion and I congratulate Senator Bacik for...

Seanad: Health Identifiers Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I appreciate the Minister being here again in person and I am happy to support the legislation. I do not know whether he will be able to stay with us for the rest of the day and evening. I hope he can because we are debating health matters all day.

Seanad: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Second Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister. I wish him luck later this week in terms of the personal political deliberations. I welcome this Bill. While there was much discourse over the last number of months about the Bill, I and my colleagues had a serious problem with it against the backdrop of the medical cards debacle. It is a noble cause to try to engage in early intervention, which this Bill will...

Seanad: Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Fund Bill 2014: Second Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Marc MacSharry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am glad of the opportunity to put forward the Bill this evening and thank Senators Leyden and Darragh O'Brien for co-sponsoring it. The issue is very close to all of our hearts. At least Senator Gilroy, who has done a great deal of work with regards to the health committee and is a health professional, is no stranger to the issues that I...

Seanad: Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Fund Bill 2014: Second Stage (2 Jul 2014)

Marc MacSharry: The policy document entitled, Actions Speak Louder Than Words, was welcomed by the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, last year. However, very little has happened since, largely because she has no money. I can understand why the Minister of State, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd's officials did not bring copies of his speech because, with respect, it was not worth distributing to us. I am not...