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Seanad: Cystic Fibrosis Treatment: Statements (8 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: This is a heartbreaking but potentially lifesaving topic. Last week we heard the personal testimonies of distraught parents of seriously ill children whose survival they see in the prescription of Orkambi. Yesterday, there were hundreds of people, some of them extremely ill, outside Leinster House, dragged onto the streets to demand what could be a lifesaver for them. They are desperate...

Seanad: Cystic Fibrosis Treatment: Statements (8 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: There is another drug on the market called Kalydeco and I ask the Minister whether that product is in the mix in the negotiations.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: Ireland's reputation as a country that facilitated - yes, I use the dreaded words - tax avoidance on a grand scale over successive decades was brought back to the fore in recent days with the publication of a report by Oxfam. We have to get real on this. The poverty rates and inequality we have allowed to develop in our society can never be addressed as long as we continue to allow these...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: There have been too many question marks surrounding tax collection for years, most recently in respect of Apple. Sometimes, one just has to call a spade a spade. I am calling for a debate on the findings of the Oxfam report and on how we can go about collecting the effective rate of corporation tax with zero reductions. Our citizens deserve it.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: Why is the Leader-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: No, because I think I know what it will be.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: No, because if one does not tell fibs-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: Who says it is not true?

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: Or the other way around.

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: I want to commend Senator Leyden for bringing the Bill before the House today, but he should not get used to it. To be fair to him, he has pursued this particular issue relentlessly. He initiated a Private Members' Bill in 2005, 2011 and again today. Sinn Féin is supportive of the intentions behind the Bill, as the current system is archaic. The current procedure is too loose, with...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: I am going to read from notes. Is that okay?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: I note the launch today of the HSE's campaign to lure nurses back in an appeal to their sentimental sides at Christmas. The plan is to hold three open recruitment days with walk-in interviews at the HSE's Dublin headquarters where up to 1,000 full and part-time positions are on offer. The message from the Minister is going to be, "We need you back". This is going to take place over the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: Who suggested that? On a point of order, I want to know if Senator Burke is targeting me with his claim.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: We live in the real world.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: I cautiously welcome the Bill. Obviously, our stance is that the best approach is to provide universal health care for all citizens on an equal basis and on the basis of need alone.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jan 2017)

Maire Devine: I commend the Irish Family Planning Association, IFPA, which I was delighted to host this morning for a presentation on screening for cervical cancer in the audiovisual room of Leinster House. This awareness event was part of the Europe-wide Pearl of Wisdom campaign which aims to highlight the importance of women undertaking regular smear tests. The IFPA is running many events throughout...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jan 2017)

Maire Devine: No. Please rephrase that.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jan 2017)

Maire Devine: It was well attended.