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Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 6: In page 6, to delete lines 19 to 29 and substitute the following: "(a) the Health Service Executive established under the Health Act 2004 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Health Service Executive'), (b) a local authority for the purposes of the Local Government Act 2001, (c) a Minister of Government, (d) the City of Dublin Vocational Educational Committee established...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 7: In page 7, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: "4—For the purposes of this Act the 'Grangegorman neighbourhood' means the area described in the Second Schedule.".

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 8: In page 7, line 40, to delete "Ghníomhaireacht" and substitute "Gníomhaireacht". This amendment corrects the spelling of the Irish version of the name of the Grangegorman Development Agency, Gníomhaireacht Forbartha Ghráinseach Ghormáin.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: It is important when discussing such amendments that we remind ourselves of the principal purpose of the Bill, which is to provide a campus for the Dublin Institute of Technology and health care facilities for the Eastern Regional Health Authority on the Grangegorman site. The facilities are very extensive but they will be available to the local community and section 11, on which I have...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The term "communications strategy" is broad enough to include everything and should remain, particularly as the wording has been strengthened so that it says it will provide for consultations. It is a central part of what the strategy shall include. That is also set out in section 11 under the heading "Strategic Plan". There is no question of alienating anyone in this section. It is a win-win...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I agree with what all the Deputies said about educational disadvantage. However, inserting it in legislation would not make anything happen.

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: One tackles educational disadvantage by such initiatives as we launched yesterday, to which Deputy McGrath kindly referred. One of the north Dublin city schools, Larkin College, a tremendous college, provides for the local community the sort of service which aims to tackle educational disadvantage. We can tackle it by means of more investment and teachers, by targeting the children most in...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Access to the college from those areas has increased enormously by virtue of its location and good education access office. The best way for students to get into it, as full participants, as opposed to merely accessing the facility, is by promoting an end to educational disadvantage and, through the education access office, third level grants, top-up grants and all those provisions which need...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 13: In page 8, lines 18 and 19, to delete "Eastern Regional Health Authority" and substitute "Health Service Executive".

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 14: In page 8, lines 28 and 29, to delete "Northern Area Health Board, the Eastern Regional Health Authority" and substitute "Health Service Executive".

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: My amendment No. 43 will clarify where I stand on the other amendments. The amendment is designed to give due recognition in the strategic plan to local communities and residents in both the immediate areas of the Grangegorman site or neighbourhood and the wider community that surrounds it. The amendment recognises the impact this development will have over a wider area and ensures that...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The point Deputy O'Sullivan raised is covered by amendment No. 33, which inserts "Health Service Executive and the Grangegorman neighbourhood". The point Deputy Gregory raised is not covered by that because he wants it to be inserted in the opening statement. The section dealing with the development of the plan and preparing of the draft is much more specific about the particular groupings...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 17: In page 8, lines 39 and 40, to delete "Eastern Regional Health Authority" and substitute "Health Service Executive".

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 18: In page 8, lines 48 and 49, to delete ", the Northern Area Health Board and the Eastern Regional Health Authority" and substitute "and the Health Service Executive".

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Access to public transport is an important part of the full development of the Grangegorman site, which is why it is provided for in the legislation. I do not accept, however, that the amendment will strengthen the case for public transport. It seeks to ensure the functions listed earlier in the section are achieved and that the agency should only have regard to public transport. However, the...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 21: In page 9, line 6, to delete "allow" and substitute "provide for".

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 24: In page 9, line 16, to delete "Eastern Regional Health Authority" and substitute "Health Service Executive".

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Section 34 adequately deals with the question of reporting by the agency. Annual reporting is the normal procedure for agencies. Biennial reports would not be beneficial, as the agency's staff would spend half the year preparing and writing reports. It would also be time consuming and costly. However, I do not see a benefit, particularly since the Bill contains a wide range of provisions for...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 30: In page 10, lines 4 and 5, to delete "Northern Area Health Board, the Eastern Regional Health Authority" and substitute "Health Service Executive".

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage. (31 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Deputy Gregory's amendment concerns educational programmes and Deputy O'Sullivan referred to the importance of the provision of such courses. It is important to stress that this legislation relates to the site rather than the college. The onus is on the college to provide educational programmes and it is up to those responsible for the site to provide the buildings in which such programmes...