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Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I second the amendment.

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I second the amendment. It addresses one of the most serious issues in the Bill which has not been rectified, even though the Minister said he would re-examine it when Deputy Costello raised it in the Dáil. There are real problems of incompatibility between the convention and the legislation in the case of persons who have been convicted. Deputy Costello pointed out that convictions can...

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: Would a presidential pardon suffice in this regard? This is a serious practical issue. People have been refused visas for various reasons and it would be dreadful if a person were wrongly convicted and that, due to incompatibility, there was no possibility for them to have a re-trial. Something must be done to allow such cases to be properly treated. The problem with the Bill is that there...

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 10: In page 6, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: "(6) In relation to any declaration of incompatibility, the Court may grant such other non-monetary relief or remedy, or make such order, within its powers as it considers just and appropriate.".

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I had thought this legislation was with a view to having European convention cases taken here in order that people would not have to go to Strasbourg to have their rights under the convention vindicated. That is quite clear. However, what I am seeking for a person concerned in this regard is not damages but a remedy. The DG case took about three years to get to Strasbourg. The person...

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 11: In page 6, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: "(7) Where as a result of an incompatibility between a statutory provision or rule of law and a Convention provision, a person has been convicted of a criminal offence in circumstances where but for the incompatibility or failure the person, would not have been so convicted, or would have been sentenced to a...

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 12: In page 6, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following: "7.–(1) A Minister in charge of a Bill in either House of the Oireachtas must before the Second Reading of the Bill: (a) make a statement to the effect that in her or his view the provisions of the Bill are compatible with the Convention provisions (referred to in this section as a 'statement of...

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I thank the Leader. I recognise I am beaten once again by the Constitution and the Attorney General. Amendment put and declared lost.

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I second the amendment.

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for the clarity with which he explained all the mistakes in my amendments. It was extremely useful. He did not reply to my question about free legal aid. Given his good memory and great brain, I am sure he did not forget it. He just left me in the wilderness to thrash the issue out on the Adjournment. I thank him for his courtesy and kindness during the debate.

Seanad: Council Regulation on Procedures for amending the Sirene Manual: Referral to Joint Committee. - Health Service Reform: Statements (Resumed). (25 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State. I found these two reports extremely interesting reading. I have been reading reports on the health service for quite a while now – I remember when the Fitzgerald report was issued because it resulted in my having to do a great deal of extra work. Professor George Fegan, for whom I worked at the time, was involved with the report and I remember the grave...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: A framework convention on tobacco control was adopted by the World Health Organisation at the end of last month. This is the first global health treaty. The Minister for Health and Children has a very good record on tobacco control. This treaty needs to be signed and ratified by 40 member states of the United Nations in order to come into force. The Leader should encourage the Minister to...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Roche. I also welcome the Bill. I was one of those who was not very critical of the way in which the then Minister of State, Mr. Molloy, introduced taxi deregulation. As I live within a mile and a half of the city centre, I tend to walk or take public transport. If the need arises, I take a taxi when I go in or out of the city. Before deregulation it...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: —and that he was subsequently convicted of a further offence. It needs to be made clear that the assessment of those who intend to drive taxis will be thorough and that reference will be made to the sex offenders register. When I was working, I often put my young children into a taxi to send them somewhere. In such circumstances one must be totally assured as to the moral quality of a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: I support what Senator Brian Hayes said about the Immigration Bill. It has been very good that the Leader has managed to have so much legislation initiated in the House and most would agree that it has been well debated. However, it is treating the House shabbily if a Bill is changed completely at short notice. As I could not obtain a copy of the amendments tabled on Report Stage in the...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (1 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: Amendments Nos. 23 and 24 are related and may be taken together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Foreign Conflicts. (1 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and praise the initiative by the Department of Foreign Affairs, who, with Ireland Aid, Trócaire and Burma Action Ireland, organised a 12-day visit to Ireland for ten exiled leaders of ethnic nationalities from Burma. The courses and workshops they attended, both North and South of the Border, and which the Department was involved in organising,...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Foreign Conflicts. (1 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I am quite sure he is right to say it is best that nearby Asian countries bring pressure to bear but it is truly dreadful to think that when EU Ministers travel to Bali, Suu Kyi might still be imprisoned in Burma.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: May I make one comment on the Crumlin Hospital case? During the debate on health I said how bad morale was among the staff of the health service at present. This tragic case will have a devastating effect on the nurses in particular who are in close contact with patients and we will lose even more of them. I support the call for a debate on the Department of Transport. When the former Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: We are looking for black holes in the health service where money is being wasted, but what sort of waste of money is this exercise? I said I thought the whole exercise was pointless. She asked how many people I employ: two half people. I asked where she got my name and she replied from the Department of Transport. What is the Department of Transport doing carrying out surveys like this? What...