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Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: They have repeated what Mr. Jarlath McNulty said across the Border about the mental health and well-being of the residents-----

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: Sinn Féin should be honest with the people and tell them why it is doing it. It is doing it because it is in government in Northern Ireland and must do it. However it comes down here and tells us to do something different.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: Sinn Féin has no powers whatsoever.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: It has no powers.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: Obviously it has no powers.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I will say one thing.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: Sinn Féin may not have powers but it has the power to protest and make statements. A statement was issued from Stormont this evening, but no statement has been made about Greenfield House or the care of the patients there. Why not?

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I am not here to defend the Minister, Deputy Reilly, or any person. I am here to defend the Government and the actions it is taking on primary care. I am well aware of the future of primary care for my children and their children, and it is important we put it in place and not end up back where we were in 2010.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: Cash the Fianna Fáil cheques.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Ambulance Service (10 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch. Last week in Letterkenny, an injured jogger had to wait 48 minutes for an ambulance to come from the hospital, which is about 1.5 km from where his injury occurred. It turned out that the ambulance came from Carndonagh, 35 miles away. Luckily, the jogger was not seriously injured but he could have been. He had to lie on the road with...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Ambulance Service (10 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I thank the Minister of State. The call was received at 7.31 p.m., and I assume that it took three minutes from the call being logged to the ambulance being told to mobilise, as well as two or three minutes in travel time. However, the ambulance arrived at 7.55 p.m. Assuming the ambulance left at 7.35 p.m., it took approximately 20 minutes to get there. Perhaps I am incorrect, but the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Ambulance Service (10 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I hope so.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I welcome the debate on local government reform. Senator Terry Leyden has left the Chamber but I thank him for sending eight councillors from County Roscommon to County Donegal. The number of councillors in County Donegal has increased by eight while Roscommon has lost eight. That reflects the distribution of population, with County Donegal experiencing growth and County Roscommon...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2012)

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Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: Like Senator MacSharry, I congratulate Sligo Rovers on their magnificent achievement in winning the premier league after 35 years and I agree with his call for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to come to the House to talk specifically about soccer in this country. A club like Sligo Rovers, which qualifies for Europe, can market Sligo as a town and area. I hope it draws a top...

Seanad: National Dementia Strategy: Motion (24 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I welcome the Minister of State. I am also delighted to welcome the members of the public who are in the Gallery. They have an interest in this subject and I thank them for giving up their time. I am glad the Minister of State has grasped the concept so well and I know he will be on top of his brief. It is very important the national dementia strategy is put in place as soon as possible...

Seanad: National Dementia Strategy: Motion (24 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I welcome the Minister of State. I am also delighted to welcome the members of the public who are in the Gallery. They have an interest in this subject and I thank them for giving up their time. I am glad the Minister of State has grasped the concept so well and I know he will be on top of his brief. It is very important the national dementia strategy is put in place as soon as possible...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: On the MRCC building in Dublin, according to the information I was given, no risk assessment of this building was done. Mr. Mullen can correct me on this but I understand that in the past 16 to 18 months since personnel have been there, there have been outages and issues with the power and the fire alarm. Anyone who works in the Coast Guard service will know that utmost priority is given to...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I share the Senator's concerns about Electric Ireland. I hope the Minister can come to the House. We heard a report on RTE stating the mobility allowance scheme has been withdrawn in respect of many people in serious medical circumstances. Ms Emily O'Reilly has said the Department of Health is acting illegally regarding the scheme. I do not want to blame the previous Government although...

Seanad: Youth Unemployment and Public Policy: Address by Professor Christopher Pissarides (Resumed) (8 Nov 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I welcome Professor Pissarides. The phrase, "That is no country for old men", comes from the poem, Sailing to Byzantium, by William Butler Yeats. He was a Member of this House and it is appropriate his lines were spoken. I agree with the Senator that this is not a country for young people at the minute and neither is Europe a continent for young people. The rates of youth unemployment in...