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Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Maire Devine: That is not an asset.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Maire Devine: Experts at it.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Maire Devine: Reacting.

Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Jun 2016)

Maire Devine: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, to the House and thank the Minister for Health for his statement. I am not sure whether Senator Kieran O'Donnell carries out research on his claim because it conflicts with his assertions about cannabis. I have dealt with induced psychosis from cannabis but that has more to do with somebody's pre-morbid personality. The matter has nothing to...

Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Jun 2016)

Maire Devine: Yes. Perhaps the matter needs a further conversation. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended in 1984 and 2015, and the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010, are Oireachtas Acts that regulate drugs in this State. These Acts define the penalties for the unlawful production, possession and supply of drugs. Sinn Féin has voted to support both sets of legislation in both...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2016)

Maire Devine: To remain.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2016)

Maire Devine: I want to bring to the attention of the House a group that will hold a protest outside the Dáil. It is Sarcoma Action Group Ireland. Sarcoma is a rare cancer of the soft tissue or bone, diagnosed in about 250 new patients each year. They require ongoing care from multidisciplinary team specialists, surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Unfortunately, on Thursday 30 June, Ireland's...

Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2016)

Maire Devine: I thank the Minister of State for another visit to the House. A previous Senator used the word "alienation". I think I have used that word previously in discussing the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill. Swathes of communities and swathes of young people have been alienated because of drug misuse, drug abuse and drug addiction. The global war on drugs, which has continued for more than 50...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2016)

Maire Devine: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2016)

Maire Devine: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2016)

Maire Devine: I have been asked by my colleague, Senator Colette Kelleher, to raise an issue on the Order of Business because she is attending the launch of a pre-budget submission by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland and cannot make it today. She wants to raise the important issue of home care services for people with dementia. She was delighted by the attendance of Senators and Deputies at the launch of...

Seanad: Delivering Sustainable Full Employment: Statements (Resumed) (30 Jun 2016)

Maire Devine: I welcome our MEP, Ms Lynn Boylan, who has joined us today. I reiterate what Senator Gavan said. His comments are important because sustainability is not a word we will be using if we allow the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement to come in to this country. I know our MEPs in Europe, certainly those in the group Ms Boylan is in, have bought fiercely against it. They...

Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2016)

Maire Devine: I have enjoyed the debate. The Minister knows the Sinn Féin stance on the amendments. We acknowledge the intent of both amendments and agree that most drug users are victims of addiction who are exploited by drug gangs and have been alienated for generations by our institutions, including Government. Sinn Féin policy clearly states that addiction is a public health issue and...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2016)

Maire Devine: The Senator should get his facts right.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2016)

Maire Devine: What does the Senator know about it?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2016)

Maire Devine: The Senator is very interested in the North.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2016)

Maire Devine: We are not heckling.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2016)

Maire Devine: I ask the Fianna Fáil Senators to put the record straight on what they did this morning.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2016)

Maire Devine: We should invite Martin McGuinness, MLA, to attend the House to explain to these Senators and fill in the gaps on what has happened.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2016)

Maire Devine: Yes. Sinn Féin would like to welcome the commencement order signed by the Tánaiste yesterday which gives the Charities Regulator stronger investigative and enforcement powers. There have been far too many controversies recently involving financial irregularities in the charities sector, namely, Rehab, CRC and, most recently, Console and St. John of God. These scandals have done...