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Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

John Dolan: As Senator Ardagh said, it is World Asthma Day.We have a great and a growing understanding of the importance of clean water, but equally as important is the quality of the air we breathe. This has huge implications for thousands of people with asthma. A small number of people pass away each year because of the effects of asthma but the great majority can live. What is important for them is...

Seanad: Defence Forces: Statements (1 May 2018)

John Dolan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I am very proud of my own late father's lifelong service in the Defence Forces. He joined in 1940. His brother-in-law, Séamus Connolly, received his commission from Douglas Hyde. I am glad to say he is still to the good and I am looking forward to welcoming him here to the Houses in the coming weeks. My own brother Jim has also served...

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

John Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan. To get straight to the point, right now I would be calling this plan "Ireland 2040 - Our Plan minus 643,000 citizens with disabilities". There is not much, if any, consideration of them. Let me go through it. On the last day he spoke, the Minister of State said:We want to see the country developed as a whole. We want to ensure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Dolan: I thank the Co-Chairman, Deputy Curran, for that. This comes from a very simple observation over my decades working that the problems, as Co-Chairman, Deputy Harty, and others have said, go across Departments and fall between Departments. Those are the kinds of things we will pick up today. The Co-Chairman, Deputy Curran, noted the unusual configuration. This kind of model of working is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Dolan: It was good to hear mention made of Mr. Martin Naughton and the late Mr. Dermot Walsh, God rest them both. It is all about people. Deputy Durkan spoke about families and the idea that the burden does not get easier. It is quite the opposite. I thought ambition and not being encouraged was a theme that came across from pretty much all of the speakers. I may not have very pointed questions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Dolan: I thank the Co-Chairman, Deputy Curran, for that. This comes from a very simple observation over my decades working that the problems, as Co-Chairman, Deputy Harty, and others have said, go across Departments and fall between Departments. Those are the kinds of things we will pick up today. The Co-Chairman, Deputy Curran, noted the unusual configuration. This kind of model of working is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Dolan: It was good to hear mention made of Mr. Martin Naughton and the late Mr. Dermot Walsh, God rest them both. It is all about people. Deputy Durkan spoke about families and the idea that the burden does not get easier. It is quite the opposite. I thought ambition and not being encouraged was a theme that came across from pretty much all of the speakers. I may not have very pointed questions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Dolan: I thank the Co-Chairman, Deputy Curran, for that. This comes from a very simple observation over my decades working that the problems, as Co-Chairman, Deputy Harty, and others have said, go across Departments and fall between Departments. Those are the kinds of things we will pick up today. The Co-Chairman, Deputy Curran, noted the unusual configuration. This kind of model of working is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018)

John Dolan: It was good to hear mention made of Mr. Martin Naughton and the late Mr. Dermot Walsh, God rest them both. It is all about people. Deputy Durkan spoke about families and the idea that the burden does not get easier. It is quite the opposite. I thought ambition and not being encouraged was a theme that came across from pretty much all of the speakers. I may not have very pointed questions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

John Dolan: I did but I now have a quick question. I acknowledge Mr. O'Brien has left. The reputation of the HSE and the health services are generally on the lower end of the scale. There is a quandary about governance and risk in terms of this issue. There is almost an instinct not to publicise something that has gone wrong because to do so would add to the perception of poor service. However, if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

John Dolan: I welcome the Minister for Health and the teams that are present. I have four questions. The first one is on the funding that organisations get. Many organisations are almost 100% funded. My point is that a culture can develop of "We are paying you and we own you". That is putting it very bluntly. I thank the Minister for his earlier reply. I asked a question about the protocols and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

John Dolan: I am on my third of four questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

John Dolan: Go raibh maith agat. The definition being used in 2016 was that it was to enable the person to live an independent life. How in the name of God can the Minister of State deliver on that definition, even if he calls it in-home support, if the person is getting an average of less than two hours per day? It is impossible. It is not personal assistance and it is a lie to present it as such....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

John Dolan: My point is that they are not getting personal assistance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

John Dolan: There are 67 getting 40 hours per week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

John Dolan: I did not say that. I said the increase was modest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

John Dolan: For the record, Chairman, I did not say that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

John Dolan: Before the summer?

Seanad: Europe Day 2018: Statements (10 May 2018)

John Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State. In her statement, she talked about Mr. Robert Schuman and said he was an advocate of Franco-German reconciliation long before it became fashionable. That was an example of leadership. She went on to quote him. Schuman said:Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create...

Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)

John Dolan: I thank all of the witnesses for their opening statements. Does the Department of Health consider less than 12 hours per week assistance to be adequate given what personal assistant is about? In other words, it is not in-home support but about liberating people and allowing them to live independent lives. In regard to the table on page 5 of the Department of Health presentation, which...