Results 421-440 of 561 for speaker:John Dolan

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)

John Dolan: I begin by mentioning the Oireachtas work and learn, OWL, programme. Ten people here are supported by two disability organisations along with the Houses of the Oireachtas Service and the City of Dublin Education and Training Board. They are here on work placement for nine months. When the Ceann Comhairle launched the programme a number of weeks ago, he mentioned this is the first...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2018)

John Dolan: What do the recent Fine Gael Árd Fheis and "The Late Late Show" broadcast last Friday nigh have in common? One thing is that on both occasions the Taoiseach correctly referenced the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as one of the achievements of this Government. I was delighted to hear that. However, it is important that everyone from the top down -...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2018)

John Dolan: Senator Buttimer is well named.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2018)

John Dolan: He was a good Tipperary man.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care Services: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

John Dolan: I cannot fully acknowledge the value of the contributions made this morning. I have known nearly everybody who has come in as a witness for many years. We use the term "service providers" for these organisations. That is true but I think we should underline the service they are providing to us today, which is about their reflection, intelligence, insight, problem-solving and analysis. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care Services: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

John Dolan: Mr. McLoughlin mentioned, when advocating on behalf of people with dementia, the involvement of people with dementia in structures and fora. That reminds me of the UN convention's reference to the will and preference of people. There is a question of how people are brought into it. Mr. McLoughlin said that fundraising was increased by €1 million. Am I correct in saying that is 50%,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care Services: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

John Dolan: I was delighted to hear Mr. Dunne clarify what he said about the differential standard because that chimes with what I heard him say. There is a point which goes beyond this discussion. When we hear that the HSE is making more money available, very often a certain amount that money does not add an extra iota of service. It would serve every interest to say that if an extra €2...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

John Dolan: I made a statement here on 17 January to which I am now going to slightly return. There was, in the main, sincerity on both sides of the debate. I offer thanks to all for that because it is important. All get the benefit of the doubt for good intentions. However, having listened to the debate this week and earlier, there was a distinct element of sophistry being deployed in this House....

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

John Dolan: That is fair enough. I debated whether I would or would not, but it is just for clarity and, in that sense, respect.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

John Dolan: That is not my intention. I do not wish to have offended either of the Senators. It was just to be clear. This issue involves two entities, one absolutely a human being, the mother, and another behind her that is journeying to be life. That entity in the womb that is stretching towards humanity can be described as a person or a baby, but the mother cannot disappear and nor can her...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

John Dolan: With the expansion of the city and the necessary infrastructure the Leader and other people have spoken about, while I know this will not be contested by the Minister of State, I emphasise for officials and the rest of the House that it is important to ensure that when putting in the infrastructure, whether residential housing, roads or for business, the needs of people with mobility...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

John Dolan: There is no quango, considering that we are talking about 94% or 95% of the membership of two local authorities. However, I respect the views of the three councillors who took a different view. Regardless of whether one has examined the ins and outs of this, if almost 100% are going one way and from different party backgrounds, it is absolutely prudent to step back and deal with the matter...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

John Dolan: Senator Mullen is first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

John Dolan: I have been moved to say a few words. I will make a statement and an observation and I invite a response. In my 63rd year, it is my view that the yearning women have to have a child is very significant, to put it mildly. When that does not happen it is a cause of deep distress. That is my view of it and I did not get it from a book. I want to make an observation on Professor Hayes's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

John Dolan: I deeply appreciate the evidence and insight given by all of the witnesses. It was not my intention to speak so much today, I was trying to listen. I thank all the witnesses very much.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

John Dolan: I offer heartfelt thanks to all involved in the commemorations of the First Dáil yesterday. It was a magnificent and fitting event. I was privileged to be part of it as a Member of the Seanad. I never thought that would happen. The Seanad was recently saved by a referendum but if it was not for the determination and steel of those people 100 years ago, there might have been neither a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2019)

John Dolan: I am pretty sour and annoyed this morning. I took a call at about 9.30 p.m. last night from a young man, a wheelchair user. He had been looking for me since 8.30 p.m. He has a job, one of the minority in a minority in that respect. He uses a powered wheelchair which he requires because he is significantly physically disabled. His wheelchair broke down. The Health Service Executive, HSE,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Dolan: That is a hint to me. I welcome and thank the witnesses and my colleagues for the detailed scrutiny and questioning. At a public level, and especially at the level of families who have children with serious chronic conditions and the many organisations and other interests that support them, this is a frightening scenario. I do not say this to be difficult but it is. They feel this is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Dolan: Mr. Desmond mentioned decongregation. I do not know what the target is for this year, perhaps it is between 150 and 200, but at the same time more than 100 young people with disabilities will go into nursing homes. He mentioned also that he can speak about the health side. Last year, Mr. Jim Breslin, Secretary General in the Department of Health, when attending a meeting here, named issues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

John Dolan: My question concerned people learning from this.