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Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: That is agreed.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the opportunity to say a few words on this legislation. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Moloney, and wish him well with the Bill. However, it will be very hard to vote in favour of it. The Minister of State's speech was very complicated and the average person on the street could not comprehend from it what is to occur in regard to health insurance. Senator Twomey referred...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the opportunity to offer some brief words on the legislation. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy John Moloney, to the House and I compliment him on his knowledge of various aspects of Bills he has brought through the House. I refer to the national cancer strategy, Mayo General Hospital and the transfer of services from Castlebar to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy John Curran.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: Amendments Nos. 8, 10 and 11 are cognate. Amendment No. 12 is related. Amendments Nos. 8, 10, 11 and 12 may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: Does the Minister wish to respond?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: Is the amendment being pressed?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. 4 arises out of Committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, and 11 are cognate. Amendments Nos. 6 and 9 are cognate, and amendments Nos. 12, 13 and 14 are related. Amendments Nos. 4 to 14, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: We are on Second Stage.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: We are only taking Second Stage.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: Before I call the next speaker, I welcome Councillor Aidan Murray to the Public Gallery.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: For the benefit of Senators, we have four lists of amendments. There is a yellow list and three additional white lists.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: The House has agreed to take Committee Stage now.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: Amendment No. a1 comes before amendment No. 1. We are dealing with section 2 of the Bill and amendment No. a1 inserts a new section so it goes before section 2.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: There is nothing I can do.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: I will do my best to help every Senator here at every stage. We must proceed. There is nothing else I can do at this stage. The House has agreed to go ahead.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: I will arrange for the groupings of amendments to be circulated. The groupings are only a help for Senators.

Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Paddy Burke: There is always a list of amendment groupings but there is no one here at the moment to circulate it. The groupings are only for assistance anyway.