Results 361-380 of 1,094 for speaker:Camillus Glynn

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (21 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: Precisely. This is a problem and a debate for another day. Special training must be given to GPs, who have done a great job in the past in providing such services, and the appropriate insurance cover supplied. The MidDoc facility is an excellent service because it saves many visits to accident and emergency departments and ensures the patient receives prompt and adequate treatment and that...

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (21 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: It is never too late to do the right thing.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (21 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: Senator Browne talks about it; we just do it. That is the difference.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (21 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the Tánaiste here today. I have no doubt she is on the right track. It takes time to resolve the current problems, as they have been around for a hell of a long time. Her party was in power previously, too. I remember, because I worked in the services and was a regular visitor on a professional basis to the accident and emergency department in Mullingar. The same problems obtained...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: The issue of suicide does not give me pleasure, nor will it any Member of this House or society. At the coroner's court in Tullamore yesterday, out of the seven deaths considered by the county coroner, five were suicide. It brings into focus the adverse impact this has on society. Few families have not been touched in some way by the cold fingers of suicide. Are people aware that help is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: It is a major problem.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (27 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I strongly support the Bill. It is long overdue. Coming from a profession, I am aware as are most Members, that it is imperative to protect members of different professions. That is why this Bill is so important. It is also important that other groups may be taken on board since this is enabling legislation. That is very significant. I had discussions with the physical therapists. They want...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I ask the Leader to resume statements on regional transport policy, particularly as it refers to the rail network. We are all aware that much can be done to complement the vast improvements in the road network by improving the rail network. The Mullingar-Athlone rail line, the reopened Killucan station and several other examples nationally will greatly complement an improved rail and...

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I commend the Minister's guidelines on rural housing. It was an innovative move on his part and reflects the importance he attaches to rural housing and the conservation of rural communities. For the past 25 years I have grappled with this issue as a member of a local authority. I live in a town in a rural area and it has been frustrating to witness how people interpret the contribution made...

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: That is important. The Minister has a great interest in local authority members, as have Members of this House, for obvious reasons. The councillors of this country are the people who are driving development. They are helping developers and helping people trying to get their own houses. That is what rural development, sustainable development and growth are all about. I urge the Minister to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the publication of the report by the task force on obesity. It is relevant to the issue of type 2 diabetes, which I have raised in this House on a number of occasions. A consultant in a medical clinic in the midlands has 3,000 patients who suffer from diabetes. This figure represents cases of which we are aware. What about the many thousands about whom we do not know? This condition...

Seanad: Suicide Incidence: Statements. (19 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I will not say I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this subject because I wish there was no need to talk about it. However it is a reality and we must deal with it as it is. Suicide is a very serious social problem in this country and everywhere else. It is a tragedy for any family. Unlike when somebody dies suddenly from an unsuspected illness or in a traffic accident, it has a...

Seanad: Suicide Incidence: Statements. (19 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: The total would be 6,570. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of those statistics. The third annual report of the National Parasuicide Registry launched by the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, in December 2004 indicates approximately 11,200 presentations to hospital due to deliberate self-harm were recorded for 2003. I have worked in the psychiatric services and I know there are many...

Seanad: Report of National Task Force on Obesity: Statements. (24 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome this timely debate. We have felt the need for it for quite some time as this is not a recent issue. Everybody, especially an adult, has a responsibility for his or her own health, and for children it starts in the home with parental responsibility. I assure the House that neither I nor my wife ever gave our children the price of a takeaway meal at lunchtime. They always got a packed...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I support my colleagues who condemned the practices in that particular nursing home. As someone who worked in that profession for some years, it was flabbergasting that the problem of pressure sores was so extensive. It is one of the most basic nursing procedures and there are many mechanical apparatuses that contribute to the prevention of pressure sores, such as ripple beds, roto-rest beds...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: Even where there were public beds, no right was extended to health board members to visit those institutions. Following the incident in Lusk last week, I would like to affirm my total support for the gardaí. Anybody who goes into a post office with a loaded gun goes in to murder. That has been proven time and again as the concept of self-preservation kicks in. He that loveth the danger shall...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Camillus Glynn: Senator Bannon's utterances are comparable to the nonsense expressed——

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I have no difficulty with the wording of Nos. 18 or 19. When the Opposition wins a vote it is called democracy but when it loses it is called fascism. It just cannot take the beating.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Camillus Glynn: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I support Senator Finucane in his calls for a debate on men's health and I have asked for such a debate on several occasions in the past. We have debated women's health in this Chamber, and rightly so. The incidence of prostate cancer is increasing. I am guided by Senator Henry's knowledge in stating that the PAS test, while providing some guidance, is not a conclusive test. We also had a...