Results 261-280 of 4,073 for speaker:Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (12 Dec 2012)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recognise Fibromyalgia as a long term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55747/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (12 Dec 2012)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to recognise chronic fatigue syndrome as a long term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55749/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (12 Dec 2012)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to educate persons particularly medical professionals on best practice on treatment of and diagnosis of Fibromyalgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55748/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (12 Dec 2012)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to educate persons particularly medical professionals on best practice on treatment of and diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55750/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Dec 2012)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To ask the Minister for Health if, as requested by Spina Bifida suffers and advocates, a consultant paediatric urologist will be made available to children with Spina Bifida; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55751/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 Dec 2012)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the last performance review of Bus Éireann was undertaken; when the last review of mileage charge differentiation was undertaken to determine fairness and equality among bus users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55752/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 Dec 2012)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the last performance review of Dublin Bus was undertaken; when the last review of mileage charge differentiation was undertaken to determine fairness and equality among bus users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55753/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 Dec 2012)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the last performance review of Iarnród Éireann was undertaken; when the last review of mileage charge differentiation was undertaken to determine fairness and equality among bus users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55754/12]

Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Deputy is wasting time.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (13 Dec 2012)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the area of 27,000 hectares from Dalkey Island northwards across Dublin Bay to north of Swords which he is proposing to designate as a special area of conservation is subject to a exploration licence agreement for gas and oil; his views on whether it is appropriate to designate such lands...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (13 Dec 2012)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is seeking to have the exploration licence revoked for the of 27,000 hectares from Dalkey Island northwards across Dublin Bay to north of Swords which he is proposing to designate as a special area of conservation [56125/12]

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Shakespeare wrote "Something is rotten in the State of Denmark" and during the Celtic tiger years there was something very rotten in the State of Ireland. However, this Government is trying to regain control. It is trying to dole out the appropriate medicine and as any patient will tell you, medicine can taste bitter. However, the medicine is working and we are closing the gap on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Could the Senator speak into the microphone, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I refer the witness to 6.2 on page 3. It states that in regard to the question of the test to be applied, the view of the Medical Council is that the diagnosis should be evidence based and made expeditiously or within a defined time limit. Can I ask what evidence-based diagnosis is being talked about in that paragraph? Deputy Regina Doherty asked in a different way about the sort of risk...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I am having difficulty in understanding the presentation by the Medical Council. The council witnesses said explicitly this morning that special procedures do not need to be developed for emergency situations. Do the witnesses present agree with the Medical Council? We are trying to gather information and work on it. The doctors say they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: With regard to the floodgates phenomenon, I am hearing much criticism about the psychiatry profession. It is being said that one stop shops will be set up where two psychiatrists will come into a town, sign all these documents and then the floodgates will be open. I ask the three witnesses, as professional psychiatrists, to comment on that criticism that is being made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I have a question for Dr. Mills. I have studied his proposed draft Bill. I ask him to clarify for this committee and also for the audience who are listening if he can guarantee that the floodgates will not be opened by his proposed Bill. Will it allow the floodgates to open? Will it allow women to get abortions by giving the excuse that they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: In the Irish Council for Civil Liberties submission, paragraph 8, refers to "pregnancies involving a defined set of fatal foetal abnormalities". I ask Dr. Brady to clarify what the council means by a defined set of fatal foetal abnormalities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. One of them said that the law has no values, that it is a scaffolding. Given what the masters of the hospitals said yesterday, is it right that we would repeal the 1861 law? Could we have a specific response that advises legislators that if we are going to put legislation in place, what should we put in that legislation to curb any floodgates?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the witnesses. Yesterday, Dr. Simon Mills put forward draft proposals, in the form of heads of a Bill. I invite the witnesses to comment on them because he stated before the joint committee that he thought the draft would stand up robustly in law. I also am very concerned as I heard someone state there was no need for legislation, the position was crystal clear, the witness...