Results 481-500 of 2,078 for speaker:Mary Seery Kearney

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second and Subsequent Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I am glad he says he supports bodily integrity.

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: In spirit, I agree with the amendment. Nevertheless, while the review will be some time away and we will see who is in charge at that point, the Minister of State will have built sufficient protections into the Bill through the work she is doing on capacity and in other areas. Financial abuse of the elderly is certainly something for which we need to be watchful, but with the HSE's...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I agree with Senator Malcolm Byrne regarding the commencement of decision-making capacity provisions. I appreciate that and all the Minister of State is doing. I was going to speak extensively on this aspect yesterday, but I was unable to be here for the debate. The overturning of the assumption of who is at the centre of circumstances such as these and who has the ability to make...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: There are not too many farms in my home constituency, but I do have family from Mayo and it has been an issue with neighbours and people known to us. I congratulate the Minister of State on this. It has been a lot of hard work in the past year and by the previous Minister of State, former Deputy Jim Daly before that. It is part of addressing sensitively a whole suite of measures for older...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Younger People in Nursing Homes: Discussion (24 Jun 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank Mr. Tyndall for a fantastic report and for reflecting those voices so passionately and articulately. One thing that we missed from his opening statement not being read out which needs to be raised is the conclusion. He reflects the words of Charles, who felt like he is on a "scrapheap"; Francis, who feels forgotten about; Oliver, who contemplates suicide; and Liam, who describes his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Mortality in Single Homeless Population 2020: Engagement with HSE (24 Jun 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank Dr. O’Carroll for the report and for all of the work he has been doing throughout this, especially most recently. At the end of his presentation, he talked about a learning system. I would be keen to have him elaborate on that, looking at reflective analysis and decision-making. In particular, if we are putting in place a learning system, I would ask how quickly decisions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Mortality in Single Homeless Population 2020: Engagement with HSE (24 Jun 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: If I can cut in, what are the impediments to learning being put in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Mortality in Single Homeless Population 2020: Engagement with HSE (24 Jun 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank Dr. O'Carroll for his response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021 (29 Jun 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I am in Leinster House. I thank the Chairman and apologise; she came to me quicker than I was expecting. I wish to address the issue of the birth mothers and the balancing of rights here. Very rightly and appropriately, this Bill is creating a hierarchy and establishing that a person's right to his or her identity, and all the information surrounding that from his or her early life,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021 (29 Jun 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I am happy to go with whoever's hand is up but I would also like Barnardos to reply as to its experience and the fears that are genuinely held by birth mothers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021 (29 Jun 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I am sorry; I have to cut across Ms McGettrick. There are a cohort of mothers who do not want contact and they are not going to appear before a joint Oireachtas committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021 (29 Jun 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I am also a counselling psychologist and I have dealt with people in a counselling forum.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021 (29 Jun 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: With respect, the impediments to this legislation thus far have always been around privacy, albeit that is the wrong handle. This legislation is about ensuring people have the right to know who they are and that there should not be anonymity. That is the whole point in having access to the information, and it is absolutely right that that should happen. I see that I am being...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: Yes. I have got Deputy Dillon to send me his questions and I will read them out but I am happy to take this as my slot as well if you wish, Chairman.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: The question from Deputy Dillon is to ask Tusla how the cyberattack has affected its system while remediation is progressing and when Mr. Gloster expects to resume normal services. There is a second question which I will read out in a moment. My question is about the regulation and how it will be implemented. I have been an adviser in corporate governance and management to the childcare...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I have a further question from Deputy Dillon, so I will come back in on the next round, if that is okay.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I have a question to ask on behalf of Deputy Dillon. I believe it has been answered but I will ask it for the sake of clarity. Deputy Dillon would like to know from the departmental officials what are the plans to increase the funding available to national organisations under the Department's remit? Have the Minister and the Department committed to additional funding pathways? The coming...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank Mr Gloster.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank Dr. Brooks. The plan is comprehensive and a fine piece of work.