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Seanad: Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Frank Feighan: I now call Senator Aidan Davitt, who has eight minutes.

Seanad: Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Frank Feighan: Unfortunately, that is the order of the House. The Senator will have to speak quickly.

Seanad: Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Frank Feighan: Senator O'Reilly has only one minute left.

Seanad: Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Frank Feighan: I call Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh. He has eight minutes.

Seanad: Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Frank Feighan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)

Frank Feighan: I congratulate Senator Norris and wish him well. When I first met him, he had come to Boyle for the arts festival. He performed his James Joyce show. I am one of those Senators who tried to read Ulysses, but it was above me. Senator Norris entertained. His language was magical. He made James Joyce much more approachable to middle Ireland. He was ahead of the curve.I wish to God he was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Update from Health Service Executive (30 Nov 2017)

Frank Feighan: What I am going to say will not make me popular, but I am coming this from a different angle. I am not qualified in mental health. I happened to be my party's spokesperson on health in the Seanad when A Vision for Change was introduced. I challenged and welcomed it, and thought it was a huge move forward. On many occasions, I have seen a change in patients or friends of mine. I admire...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Update from Health Service Executive (30 Nov 2017)

Frank Feighan: I want them to respond. Have things improved?

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2017)

Frank Feighan: I was very disappointed with the negotiations on Brexit yesterday. We felt that an agreement in respect of one of the most significant issues relating to the island of Ireland was coming to a satisfactory conclusion. I was in the House of Commons a year and a half ago and I helped to launch the Irish4Europe campaign. We were hoping that the members of the Irish diaspora in the United...

Seanad: Department of Rural and Community Development: Statements (5 Dec 2017)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister. When the Department of Rural and Community Development was established last July and he was appointed, we all felt it to be a massive boost for rural Ireland. In fairness, the Minister very much epitomises all that is good about rural Ireland. I congratulate him on being a champion for both rural Ireland and the west over many years. The consolidation into a new...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospitals Building Programme (6 Dec 2017)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the opportunity to discuss another excellent project for Roscommon County Hospital and the west. The medical rehabilitation unit is one of three major capital developments planned at Roscommon hospital. The other two are an endoscopy unit, which is open and extremely busy, and a hospice care centre for which plans are progressing well. These three projects...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospitals Building Programme (6 Dec 2017)

Frank Feighan: I am delighted that the procurement process for the design team is ongoing and that it is expected it will be appointed in the first quarter of 2018. This cannot happen quickly enough. I worry that sometimes when the HSE is involved there can be blockages. We must ensure that there are no blockages and that this progresses as quickly as possible. The HSE has also advised that the hospital...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2017)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the approval by An Bord Pleanála of plans for a major upgrade of the N5. The N5 is the road between Dublin and Westport. The road upgrade will bypass the villages of Frenchpark, Bellanagare, Tulsk and Strokestown. This is a major endorsement of the Government's policy of improving access to the west. That said, more needs to be done, particularly on the N4 between Dublin...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2017)

Frank Feighan: I wish to raise the issue of Brexit again. The recent statement by the British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, Mr. David Davis, to the effect that the phase 1 agreement was not legally enforceable was very unhelpful. I believe he has since qualified his remarks and has said that it is legally enforceable under the withdrawal arrangements.We were all a little excited two...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)

Frank Feighan: I agree with what Senator Boyhan said about the RTÉ "Prime Time Investigates" programme, which found that 300,000 crimes were committed by persons on bail between 2003 and 2011, amounting to 2,000 every month. This is unacceptable and I ask for the Minister to come to the House to discuss how we can resolve this. I understand that there is separation between the judicial system and...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)

Frank Feighan: We need to acknowledge that this is a huge change in American politics.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2017)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator Ruane for her passionate intervention on the drugs issue. That 42 of her friends have died is horrific. We need to debate this issue, which we have sometimes ignored. There were inner city issues in the 1980s, especially in Dublin, but heroin and other drugs are a nationwide issue. Young male relatives of mine from privileged backgrounds have died. We need to have this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Dec 2017)

Frank Feighan: I am absolutely shocked to find the lack of embracing of modern technology. I am a politician. I have 30,000 emails and the phone is on 24 hours a day. I do not have the same engagement but every practice and every professional has to upskill. I am shocked at such a simple issue. Anybody can phone me, 24 hours a day. I do not mind. I feel that if GPs are not prepared to upskill with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (18 Jan 2018)

Frank Feighan: I am glad of an opportunity to discuss these very important issues with the witnesses today. I seem to straddle two or three different areas. As my colleague, Deputy Tony McLoughlin, has adequately asked questions related to County Leitrim, I will raise issues related to County Roscommon. I understand that the witnesses do a very difficult job. It is an emotive and complex situation for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (18 Jan 2018)

Frank Feighan: Do I have a few more minutes?