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Seanad: Report on Dying, Death and Bereavement: Statements (4 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: That fact never stopped the Senator before.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: I wish to refer to the INMO's release yesterday of figures on overcrowding in our hospitals. The figure for the period between January and June shows record levels of overcrowding, with 52,000 admitted patients on trollies, in overcrowded wards or on plastic chairs. My own hospital in Dublin South Central, St. James's, is the largest in the country. The figures for the hospital have almost...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Children's Mental Health Services: Discussion (6 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: I thank all the witnesses for attending. It is our second full day of hearings and our eyes have been opened. I have spent a lifetime as a psychiatric nurse and I know the ins and outs and intricacies of it all. As my colleague observed, recruitment and retention are important. I would say to Dr. Doody that the events relating to Linn Dara highlight the shambles - in its entirety -that is...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Children's Mental Health Services: Discussion (6 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: I will not give the Minister of State a bye-ball today. I am sorry but on most days in the Chamber I start by saying two words; "Linn Dara". We talk about it every day, day in and day out. It is indicative of the mental health services for our children in Ireland that, in the face of an emergency, we went and closed 11 beds, half of the unit. It just does not make any sense. Along with...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Children's Mental Health Services: Discussion (6 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: What about emergency legislation?

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Children's Mental Health Services: Discussion (6 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: I asked about Linn Dara.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Children's Mental Health Services: Discussion (6 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: That is a token.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: I express my condolences on yesterday's tragedy in the Kimmage area of Dublin South-Central. Councillor McHugh is on the ground there since yesterday assisting the shocked, bereaved community. The State's baby boom saw almost 64,000 live births recorded in 2016. That is 1.3 births per 1,000 members of the population, which means the highest natural rise in Europe. We have the lowest death...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: Ours? What about the Senator's partners?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: It is better than the Senator's.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: We are confident.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: On a point of order, Senator Buttimer has gone off subject.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: That did not arise as a subject. The Senator just likes to get a dig in every now and then.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: Senator Buttimer is a bit defensive about our budgetary submission, which is excellent, if I may say so.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: They are always costed.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: No.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: Oh my God.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: The Leader should not point his finger at me.

Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2017)

Máire Devine: I welcome Senator Reilly's Bill. Hopefully it will go through smoothly today. Senators may be aware that the Seanad has been holding public consultations on Thursdays with all stakeholders in the area of child mental health. We hear harrowing stories from parents and also stories that are not so harrowing - but maybe they are glossed over by the HSE. We know the state of the child and...