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Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: With agreement of the House it is proposed to take Report Stage on Wednesday, 17 November.

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: It is an order of the House. I cannot change it. We have no choice on the matter.

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: I appreciate the Senator's wishes. However, we discussed the matter with the Leader of the House and she feels Bills such as this should be given proper consideration. I welcome the departmental officials who are here today. When they have an opportunity to examine the Bill in detail they may discover a matter which must be dealt with. I am under instruction——

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: I am under instruction from the Leader of the House not to take Report Stage. If the Minister of State requests it I will not object.

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: From previously being in the position of the Minister of State, I understand it is important to give 100% co-operation. Under the circumstances, if the Minister of State feels the Department is satisfied we can deal with Report Stage, and it would be of benefit to pass the Bill, I will concur with his request. The Leader of the House requires Bills to be given detailed consideration....

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: I propose that Report Stage be taken now.

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ahern, for this Bill. It is technical but important and will have major repercussions on the protection of patents in this country. Perhaps after the Bill is passed the Minister of State will promote patents and encourage people to take them out. Sometimes people create important inventions but neglect to go through the proper patent process....

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: Amendments have been made so it must go back.

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: I move that the sitting be suspended until 2 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: There is a need for a debate on Professor O'Neill's report on Leas Cross nursing home. It should not be held today, however, because we have to consider the details of the report.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: Senators should bear in mind that a second report on the nursing home in question is being prepared by the Health Service Executive.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: We owe a debt of gratitude to RTE and the people who contacted the makers of the "Prime Time" programme to highlight the problems at Leas Cross.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: Numerous members of Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Fianna Fáil ran the 12 former health boards from 1970. As a former chairman of a health board, I can tell the House I was aware of what was happening on the ground.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: We had an inspectorate for the registration of nursing homes. High standards were applied when private nursing homes sought to retain their licences. The members of the boards were well aware of what was happening.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: They were entitled to visit the nursing homes in question. We were regular visitors to public nursing homes. Some Senators on the other side of the House were with me when we visited public nursing homes.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: If we were not satisfied with the conditions in those homes, we would take action. Responsibility in this regard rests with the former members of the then health boards, rather than with the Taoiseach. If the members of the health boards were not carrying out their duties, they should have been doing so.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: I support the holding of a debate on this matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: We should not frighten people who are in nursing homes at present. The most important inspectorate of all consists of the family members who visit their loved ones in private or public nursing homes, as well as the doctors and other professionals who tend to the residents of such homes. An inspectorate will not solve everything, regardless of whether it is established under new legislation....

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: Not in Roscommon.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Terry Leyden: That is not true.