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Health (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I intend to press amendment No. 2.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 4, line 16, after "subsection (1)" to insert the following: "including as to the timing, manner and content of the furnishing of such information".

Health (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 4: In page 4, line 17, to delete "guidelines" and substitute "directions". Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I support Deputy Shatter's amendment, which I hope the Minister of State will accept for the sake of clarity. Even if he does not, perhaps we can still use this legislation as a mechanism for getting answers from the Minister. One of her functions is to be accountable to this Chamber, which represents the people. It would tighten the legislation if Deputy Shatter's amendment were accepted....

Health (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: We only have 15 minutes left and I do not want to spend too much time on this either. In some ways, it is a discussion which we should be having in a broader context because there is considerable frustration. As health spokesperson I find it frustrating in terms of getting information on a wide variety of issues. For example, the reports on reconfiguration of hospital services were secret...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 4, line 21, after "otherwise)," to insert the following: "or the performance of the functions of any other Minister of the Government,". In the legislation, the power to compel the production of information relates purely to the functions of the Department of Health and Children. For example, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform functions might be...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will tease this issue out. Some of these files would presumably contain information that relates to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in particular and possibly to the Departments of Social Protection and, in so far as housing issues might be involved, the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. If the file contains information that relates to the functions of other...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will accept the assurance of the Minister of State. I presume he has received legal advice on these matters, so I will not press the amendment.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 4, line 24, after "Executive's" to insert "procurement,".

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Flynn agreed with most of it.

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Yes, with Deputies Seán Sherlock, Kathleen Lynch, Brian O'Shea and Joe Costello.

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I compliment my colleague, Deputy Upton, on tabling this important motion. The various Fianna Fáil Deputies who spoke were in agreement with many of her proposals, but we want Government action on these issues. By and large, a number of measures have received much cross-party support, but we need them to be implemented. I will concentrate on the travel tax. In the Minister's contribution...

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister, Deputy Hanafin, is not the Minister for Finance, but I will cite her colleague, Deputy Dooley, who stated that she had stature and skill. I suggest she use these to get this insidious tax abolished forthwith, since it is doing so much damage. Other Deputies referred to the example set by the Dutch and other European governments. Statistical evidence suggests the tax does more...

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister does not need to.

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has completed its investigation into the collapse of the Broadmeadow Bridge, County Dublin; if he will immediately publish this report; the actions he plans to take in view of the bridge collapse and if he is satisfied with the performance of the Railway Safety Commission; if he has received a report from the Railway Safety...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (23 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Transport the information he has received from the Government appointed directors to the board of Aer Lingus on any proposed reactivation of routes to the UK and proposed cancellation of key Shannon US routes; the action he will take to address concerns about aviation connectivity at Shannon and our other national and regional airports; and if he will...

Order of Business. (24 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Cheer up - the budget is coming.

Order of Business. (24 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to see that the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Pat Carey, is in the House this morning because I wish to raise the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Bill which the Minister took in the Seanad yesterday. It is vital that this Bill comes to this House as quickly as possible. In my own constituency, 30 young people have been brought to...

Order of Business. (24 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: There needs to be a public health warning issued about this drug and it needs to be taken off the shelves immediately. The senior clinician in emergency medicine in the Mid-Western Regional Hospital has expressed serious concern about-----

Order of Business. (24 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Lives will be put in danger if this drug is not taken off the shelves immediately. Some kind of warning needs to be issued by Government in advance even of this Bill being brought to the House.