Results 541-560 of 935 for speaker:Mary Moran

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: He was the No. 1 candidate.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: On numerous occasions, I have raised the serious matter of the provision of mental health services and psychiatric beds for children and adolescents. It is unacceptable for a child or a teenager to be placed in an adult psychiatric unit. I was horrified to read a report from the annual general meeting of the Psychiatric Nurses Association of Ireland that 76 children and adolescents were...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: I join others in welcoming the Lord Mayor, Councillor Oisín Quinn, to the House. It is great to see him here. I would like to raise some concerns that have become increasingly more prevalent and have received increasingly more representations concerning people with an intellectual disability being refused medical cards or having their medical cards taken from them. I firmly believe...

Seanad: End-of-Life Care and Bereavement: Motion (16 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: I too welcome the Minister of State to the House this evening. I pay tribute to Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell in particular for bringing this extremely important motion to the House. I am also delighted that the amendment has been withdrawn. This is an extremely important motion and something with which we are all in agreement. The motion is too important for dissent. The issue is one...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: Senator Terry Leyden is out of order and I am very disappointed with him.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: The Senator should not cast the first stone.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Mary Moran: I refer to the welcome announcement made this morning by the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, that €15 million would be made available for the school book rental scheme capital fund available to all primary schools. I have been a strong supporter of cutting school costs for parents. In my role as a member of the Joint Committee on Education and Social...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (7 May 2014)

Mary Moran: I am pleased and honoured to second this motion. I welcome Mr. John Dolan and other members of the Centre for Independent Living who are here for this debate. I agree with Senator Bacik on the need to put the personal assistance service on a statutory framework. Speaking to those involved, it was reiterated to me that we need certainty and greater clarity in this area. A personal...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (7 May 2014)

Mary Moran: The allocation of €1.4 billion for 2014 will provide numerous supports for people with disabilities across the country. It is not always about how much we allocate but how to use the money most effectively and efficiently. Through my role in this sector, I hear that the quality of the personal assistance service could be improved. In the mental health sector, we now have a person to...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (7 May 2014)

Mary Moran: Many people across the country are no longer willing to accept a top down approach to health care. We must now facilitate this new way of thinking. I thank the Chair for leniency.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Support for Young People with Disabilities: WALK and Carers Association (7 May 2014)

Mary Moran: I welcome the representatives of WALK and the Carers Association. I found both of their presentations very interesting, true and up to date. I have a personal connection with WALK peer programme in that I shadowed one of the girls, Emer, who is here today. It was an excellent day and an excellent eye opener to the work that is done to give young people with disabilities an equal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Mary Moran: May I speak?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Mary Moran: I apologise, as I thought the Chairman was wrapping up the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Discussion (8 May 2014)

Mary Moran: We must speak up for ourselves. I welcome the delegation, although I have met some of them and had discussions before. I thank the delegation for the presentations and apologise for my late arrival, as I had a previous engagement. I welcome the comments made by my colleagues on women and the role they can play not only in conflict resolution but also in public life and politics. We have...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)

Mary Moran: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)

Mary Moran: Surely the Senator should be allowed to divulge what he knows. This is not a crèche, and some of us worked very hard to ensure the Seanad was retained.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)

Mary Moran: On a point of order, I do not think that is fair. Several of us requested time and were told we could speak. The despicable behaviour of some Members should not interfere with this. I do not agree with it.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2014)

Mary Moran: On a point of order, the Cathaoirleach called two Government Senators, but he should have called on a Labour Party Senator next. We were next in line.

Seanad: Abduction of Nigerian Children: Motion (13 May 2014)

Mary Moran: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Joe Costello, to the House. I support fully the cross-party motion before the House and seek to impress on the Minister of State the importance of assisting in the matter as much as possible. It is heartening to see the widespread condemnation of this terrorist act and the involvement of the international community in pressuring and assisting the...