Results 521-540 of 935 for speaker:Mary Moran

Seanad: Child Protection: Motion (5 Mar 2014)

Mary Moran: I welcome the Minister. I echo the many tributes paid to Senator van Turnhout in the context of her tabling of this motion. When she e-mailed Senators last week, I replied immediately because this is a matter about which I, as a parent, feel strongly. I have found it purely sickening to listen to some aspects of this debate, particularly in the context of children being exploited. We...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (5 Mar 2014)

Mary Moran: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, for taking this Adjournment matter. Previously, I have raised the issue of the lack of a child psychiatrist for children with an intellectual disability in the mental health services in Louth. I have been perturbed lately to find that there is no child psychiatrist. I was in touch with the HSE and I was informed that interviews have taken place...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (5 Mar 2014)

Mary Moran: I have the height of respect for the work that the Minister of State has been doing. However, I can only be honest and say that I am completely disappointed with this response. Saying that progression is in at an early stage is fine, but how long more will that take for the 16 year old child? The psychiatrist who was there retired a year ago. He was an adult psychiatrist who kindly took...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (5 Mar 2014)

Mary Moran: I cannot get an answer as to how many child psychiatrists there are. If the Minister of State could get that answer, I would appreciate it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Support: Special Olympics Ireland (6 Mar 2014)

Mary Moran: Like Deputy Smith, I welcome the witnesses and thank them for attending and divulging the excellent work that is done across the island. It is a great example to have representatives from both Ulster and the South present. Following the previous debate, it is brilliant to see that the common good is central and that both organisations are working for that. The reason we are here today is...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)

Mary Moran: I welcome students from St. Joseph's national school in Dundalk, 70 of whom came through the House this morning. I extend my sympathies to the former Senator and Deputy, Nicky McFadden. I did not know Nicky until I became a Senator but was immediately struck by the warmth and friendliness of her personality. She was a person who was always smiling, always in good form and always had a...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 Mar 2014)

Mary Moran: I would like to express my deepest sympathy to the Mulroy family on the loss of Jimmy. As a fellow Louth person, I welcome Deputy Seamus Kirk to the House for these tributes. I did not have the good fortune to know Jimmy Mulroy personally but anybody from County Louth will have grown up knowing his name and reputation. Senator Mooney's lovely tribute highlights the exacting world of...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 Mar 2014)

Mary Moran: Our day will come.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 Mar 2014)

Mary Moran: I did not say that. Jimmy played for Louth from 1959 until 1971. Getting to play for one's county team at the young age of 19 is some achievement. Jimmy was elected to Drogheda Corporation and Louth County Council in 1995. Senator Paschal Mooney pointed out Jimmy's general election battles and the very disappointing race in which he lost his seat in 1989. However, Jimmy was very fair and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA (26 Mar 2014)

Mary Moran: I thank the delegates for their contributions. I am particularly pleased to see the witnesses who have come from my own part of the country and who do valuable work in the Dundalk area. My colleagues, Deputy Butler and Senator Moloney, are very passionate about this issue and have done a great deal of work on it. My husband is self-employed and I absolutely appreciate the difficulties and...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: I raise the proposed closure of a vital service in my local area of Dundalk. Women's Aid proposes to close its Dundalk centre in June due to financial constraints. If the closure goes ahead, the Louth, Cavan and Monaghan region will be operating at 57% below the Council of Europe's recommended level of refuge provision, which is extremely serious. I met representatives from Women's Aid to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Care Services (8 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, to the House for this debate. I wish to raise the case of an individual with locked-in syndrome who would like to be moved from hospital so as to be cared for in the family home. This is a particularly sad case on which I have been working for the past year. The man in question has been an inpatient in...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Care Services (8 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. As I stated, I understand the complexity of the case. The extent of care required has been explained to me. I welcome the fact that the meeting will take place next week. I am glad the Minister of State has taken an interest in this, as I knew she would. It, too, hope a resolution can be found and I will continue to work in that vein.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Care Services (8 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: Brilliant.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Care Services (8 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: That is great and I appreciate it. I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Homeless Accommodation Provision (9 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, for taking this matter. I raise the case of a young family, and this case is relevant to the broader question of housing. The family has been struggling to find suitable rented accommodation in Dundalk where a landlord will accept rent allowance. They have been having this problem for a number of months. I have been in contact with the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Homeless Accommodation Provision (9 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: I thank the Minister of State. I was shocked by the solution offered to the family. I am glad that measures are being taken but, unfortunately, they will do nothing to alleviate the problem faced by this family. I would have hoped this would have been addressed before the problem arose, which is why I encouraged them to speak to the homelessness officer weeks before they knew they would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Leadership in Schools: Discussion (9 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: I welcome the witnesses and apologise for coming and going during the meeting but I had to attend other meetings also. I again thank them for their submissions, in particular Ms Nihill's which I found very interesting. As a former teacher, I agree with much of what she had to say. I was a secondary school teacher for many years and taught for half my career in the vocational sector and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: I join with the commendations for and congratulations to the President, Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina, on the excellent job they did in representing our country last week during the first official state visit to Britain. It made me very proud to be an Irish person. I am particularly proud that I campaigned and canvassed for and supported Michael D. in his bid for the presidency. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: He did excellently.