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Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Frank Feighan: I agree with the points made by Senator John Phelan and second the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Frank Feighan: On numerous occasions I highlighted the fact that 50,000 young Irishmen died in the Great War and it is only recently that we have begun to commemorate and remember them. They were volunteers and not conscripted. We should unite to ensure a blanket pardon for those men who were executed. An Irish soldier was ten times more likely to be executed than a New Zealand soldier in a contingent of...

Seanad: Swimming Pool Projects. (9 Nov 2005)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy O'Donoghue, to the House. I raise a pertinent matter regarding the provision of sports facilities. I represent the Roscommon constituency, which benefited from significant Government investment in a leisure centre three years ago. This was money well spent on a facility which has been a major source of enjoyment and health benefit to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

Frank Feighan: On a point of order, how many Members raised their hands late?

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

Frank Feighan: It is relevant. The Cathaoirleach said several Members were too late in indicating their wish to speak.

Seanad: Ferns Report: Statements. (10 Nov 2005)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for these difficult statements on the Ferns Report. We should thank Mr. Justice Murphy and his team for a thorough report. That report caused deep anger. The graphic accounts, which I did not particularly want to read, and the actions of perpetrators, particularly Fr. Fortune, leave me speechless. These people enjoyed a lot of trust and were in...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (22 Nov 2005)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This Bill is rather technical and was mainly drafted to bring our legislation on medicines and their control into line with that of the European Union. I welcome the Bill as it entails numerous proposals that will result in greater protection of the consumer. Over the years, the consumer has not always been to the forefront of legislation and it...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (22 Nov 2005)

Frank Feighan: Has the Minister any plans to carry out inspections in the alternative medicine sector? Section 9 updates Irish legislation to conform to European Union legislation, thus making the Irish Medicines Board the competent authority for the purposes of EU directives relating to medical devices. I welcome this. The Irish Medicines Board is being appointed to exercise powers under section 14 of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)

Frank Feighan: I am shocked to discover that obesity and related illnesses killed up to 2,500 Irish people last year. This society is not doing enough to ensure this illness is cured and the Government allocated a paltry €3 million to tackling it. The House should debate the issue because it needs to be addressed. Many young people are dying needlessly because not enough attention is paid to this area.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Frank Feighan: I also join in the call for a debate on drugs. I congratulate the newly formed crime squad on the joint operations which have found more than €25 million worth of drugs in three shipments. It is only the tip of the iceberg and it is coming down the tracks extremely quickly. We must wake up. In the north of this city an extremely violent and well-organised non-national crime organisation...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Frank Feighan: Nobody in this House should claim credit for the provision of child care. The people who should claim credit are the hardworking parents who have had to endure the lack of child care provision for the past ten years——

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Frank Feighan: ——and who made their sentiments known in the local elections and the two recent by-elections in Meath and Kildare. Can the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform be invited to the House to discuss Operation Freeflow? We have seen in the newspapers the picture of a Minister of State superimposed on a photograph of what is clearly not the city of Dublin.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Frank Feighan: With Operation Freeflow one sees gardaí on every street and corner, which is welcome. However, there is no reserve police force or barracks full of extra gardaí so where are these gardaí coming from? Does relieving the traffic in Dublin mean that the heat will be taken off the drug and criminal gangs? These gardaí must have come from somewhere.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Frank Feighan: They have obviously been taken from serious duties. Unless this Government introduces 2,000 extra gardaí the drug gangs and serious criminal gangs——

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Frank Feighan: ——will get away with everything.

Seanad: Arts Funding. (7 Dec 2005)

Frank Feighan: In nearly every town and village, marching bands have flourished in recent years. They range from accordion bands to orchestra bands, from flute bands to brass bands. They play at nearly every local festival, pageant or football match. Many bands, such as the Castlerea and Boyle marching bands, are great ambassadors for the country when they attend St. Patrick's Day parades as far afield as...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Frank Feighan: I call for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to come to the House to discuss the leaking of material from Garda files to a newspaper. I do not normally agree with the Minister but he is the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and is responsible for the security of the State. We cannot fight with our hands behind our backs. The director of the Centre for Public...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Frank Feighan: What are we doing about that? Will no one sit down and ask airline companies to explain the way they are ripping off workers in this country, the EU and the United States? If the same thing happened with train fares, with a threefold increase at Christmas, there would be uproar.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Frank Feighan: Just because I agree, it does not mean it is sane.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)

Frank Feighan: I am amazed at the double standards of the Department of Foreign Affairs. It provided resources to support three people in difficulties abroad but did not provide one cent for an operation for a young man from my constituency who was involved in a serious accident six months ago in Thailand. Only for local contributions that young man would not now be recovering back in Ireland. I am now...