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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank all the witnesses for their responses. Every time one does any research into literacy, parental involvement is mentioned. All too often, however, I hear from parents' groups that when they bring their child to school they are told by the teacher not to teach children reading because the school has methods for doing that. Parents may be told to ensure that their children can tie...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: It should be one system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I do and I will send them to Ms O'Mara. One of the issues is that it applies differently around the country, which I know is not Ms O'Mara's intention.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: On behalf of the Independent group of Senators, I pay tribute to and thank Jimmy Walsh. As I will have only been a Member for two years in May next, my memories of Jimmy do not go back as far as those of other speakers. However, I used to read Jimmy's accounts of Seanad proceedings before I entered the Oireachtas and had the opportunity to meet the legend. I thank him most sincerely for...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Philantrophy and Fund-raising: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister. I endorse everything my colleague, Senator Fiach Mac Conghail has said, and thank him for all his work in the lead-up to the debate. I am honoured to second the motion on behalf of the Independent Group because, given the experience of each one of us, we all have tales and testimonies we could share with the House. The Senator started by showing us the figures from...

Seanad: Philantrophy and Fund-raising: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Today is the start of a debate. We all realise that many organisations feel they are on a cliff. We need to ensure that the Government is working in a co-ordinated and planned way and by doing that, helping organisations to work together. All too often we are encouraged to compete rather than collaborate. This is where we must work together. The Minister needs to use the experiences that...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister to the House and I thank him for continuing his practice of introducing Bills in this House. The Bill has a twofold purpose. The first is to amend the rules relating to certain proceedings heard otherwise than in public and the second is to increase the monetary amounts the District Court and Circuit Court can award. I will limit my intervention to the first...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Job Creation Issues (27 Mar 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I understand that, by agreement, Senator Cullinane's matter is to be taken first.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I am disappointed the matter I wished to raise on the Adjournment was not taken as it was lodged before some of the others that were accepted. I welcome the Government's acceptance of the cross-party Private Members' Bill, along with Senator Ivana Bacik, to set aside the Statute of Limitations for the survivors of symphysiotomy. I am aware from the debate in the House last May that many...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Asylum Support Services (18 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Although I am disappointed that none of the Adjournment matters I have raised in regard to direct provision has been taken by the Minister for Justice and Equality, who has direct responsibility for the matter, I welcome the presence of the Minister for Health. The system of direct provision has been in operation since April 2000. However, concerns have been expressed about the lack of a...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Asylum Support Services (18 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Perhaps my question was not clear enough. I will take it up again with the Minister for Social Protection. The correspondence between the then Secretary General of the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Justice and Equality in 2006 states payments made to asylum seekers were ultra vires the Department of Social Protection. The Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2009 clearly...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Asylum Support Services (18 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: My question is about the legal status of the payments being made. It is not about the legal status of the policy in place. I appreciate the Minister's response, but it does not address my question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (18 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I echo what the previous speaker said and I thank the witnesses very much. I am quite new to this issue of organ donation. I lived in Belgium for approximately three years at the beginning of the 1990s, shortly after its system was introduced, and it was quite a hot topic there. I agreed with it at the time and I still instinctively agree. However, I wish to tease out some issues. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (18 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I think it is wrong.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (18 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: The Chairman is a gentleman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: As I did not have the opportunity that Deputy Ó Caoláin had earlier this week, I will try to ask all of my questions. I welcome this opportunity to engage with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. I agree with many of her comments. We saw the heads of the adoption legislation prior to the referendum, but it would be good if we could start teasing out some of the issues....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Apr 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: It would be helpful if the Minister would deal with that.