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Seanad: Smoking Ban: Motion (31 Mar 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Indeed I do not. It was lovely to eat out on both nights in public houses which serve food and everyone, including smokers, was talking about the nice clean air. I did not wake up this morning, as Senator Feighan and I have often talked about, having come out of a smelly, smoke-filled pub with sore eyes and a sore throat, a running nose and stinking clothes. I am looking forward to the...

Seanad: Disabilities Bill: Motion. (28 Apr 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I second the amendment and welcome the Minister of State. We all know the publication of the Disability Bill 2001 immediately gave rise to various groups and individuals expressing concerns with the result that the Bill was withdrawn. In the eye of a storm, it is brave to go back to the drawing board. The Government is bringing forward a variety of changes in a harmonised manner. This Bill...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I support my colleague, Senator Cummins, who talked about the advertisement for the cure for cancer. What is going on? The way people are allowed get away with it is appalling. If there is a medical practitioner involved in such advertising, he or she can be dealt with by the Medical Council, held accountable and called before a fitness to practice hearing. In some cases people who are not...

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: It was only a few months ago. Professor Hollywood made a presentation to the Joint Committee on Health and Children.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I formally second the amendment to the motion. I understood from Professor Hollywood's address to the Joint Committee on Health and Children that he was quite satisfied with the ongoing progress. As the Minister observed in his speech, the radiotherapy service is working well. The unit in Galway will open in January 2005, €80 million has been invested in a facility for Cork and extra...

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I am talking about my own area. The motion refers to a problem with the accident and emergency service throughout the State and that is inaccurate. The State is bigger than the east coast. The Senator may forget that people also live in the north-west.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Senator Cummins is wasting my time. I refer to Senator O'Meara's list of projects that have not yet opened, of which Birr Hospital is one. As an Offaly woman I can go into Leinster for a while. Unions have a big role in this. The Labour Party may well grin. Nurses are looking for €4,000 to move from one side of the road to another. It is about time unions were told they had a role to play....

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I am shaking my head because that is rubbish.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: The Senator should get the facts. There was more to that situation than meets the eye.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: What the Senator read in the newspapers was not correct.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: That is not true.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: That is not true.

Seanad: Commissions of Investigation Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Too many cooks.

Seanad: Commissions of Investigation Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (6 Jul 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: The babies must have been in bed.

Seanad: Commissions of Investigation Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (7 Jul 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I also thank the Minister of State and his colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Roche, for coming to the House yesterday. I also thank his hardworking officials who present matters very well for us. As other Senators said, this is an important Bill. It will give us the tools we need to ensure a speedy, cost effective process in this regard. It is in everyone's interest and for the good of...

Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Statements (Resumed). (30 Sep 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: On Senator Ó Murchú's finishing note, I too would like to congratulate the Minister of State on her re-appointment. It is great to see her back continuing the good work. I feel a little inadequate as a new Senator. I do not like to say "young", since I am not that. I have been here only two years, but I am speaking about Seanad reform. I am still finding my way. There are still days when I...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Incomes are higher.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I support my colleague, Senator Wilson, in seeking a debate on women in sport, particularly on the safety implications when a steward is found sleeping on the job.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: It was in the newspaper——

Seanad: Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (6 Oct 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Like other speakers, I welcome the Minister to the House. It is very fitting to have such a Minister. Last Wednesday I heard Opposition Members jokingly say to him that the country was safe. That is no joke; the country is very safe with Deputy O'Dea as the Minister for Defence. It is fitting that the Minister comes from the county he comes from which has one of the biggest military barracks...