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Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: It may not be the intention but why does section 2 state "or failing to act"? Second, I wonder whether the introduction of differential levels of liability for different health professionals is a good idea and how it would work in practice. With regard to group practices, is somebody providing a service for payment or reward if he or she is called out to treat an accident victim using the...

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: Unfortunately, a necessary precondition for this Bill to come into effect is that the person render emergency first aid assistance to a person.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: First aid is not involved in or does not apply to pulling a child down from a tree, pulling a person off a cliff ledge or throwing a lifebelt to a person in a river.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: Some people have a neck. This is a hole dug by the draftsman. I am asking the Deputies not to dig the hole any deeper, but to agree with me that there are broader questions that should be studied by the Law Reform Commission. It would be foolish to proceed with or accept this Bill which is fraught with difficulty and riven with internal contradictions.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: It has its draftsmen.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I agree with that.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: Who says it is?

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: Speak for yourself.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: That is true.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: The innate moral superiority of this is great.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am not.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am certainly not.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: Does a GP who goes to the scene of an accident involving a GMS patient appear in expectation of reward?

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: What if he or she does know?

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: That is the point.

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Procedures: Garda Vetting Procedures (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am advised by the Garda authorities that there is no record of a Garda vetting application in the name of this person at the central vetting unit. Applications for Garda vetting are submitted from the human resources departments of the agencies currently listed for vetting purposes, which is currently being reviewed by the working group to review Garda vetting. In the absence of such a...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: The directive referred to by the Deputy is, I understand, at present in the form of a draft that the European Disability Forum proposes to present formally to the EU institutions. Given the status of the document at present, the question of official consideration by member states has not yet arisen.

Written Answers — Secret Service: Secret Service (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: There is no secret service structure in this jurisdiction. The secret service Vote, which allocates moneys to a number of Departments, is administered by the Department of Finance.

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: As Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform I have no responsibility with regard to the movement and staffing of Brothers of Charity. These are matters for that organisation. With regard to the other matters raised, I am informed by the Garda authorities that there were seven complaints in total alleging abuse against members of the Brothers of Charity at Kilcornan, Clarenbridge, County...

Written Answers — Earnings Inequality: Earnings Inequality (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I presume the Deputy's question is prompted by the recent publication of research commissioned by my Department and completed by the Economic and Social Research Institute on earnings inequality and the wage gap between young male and female graduates. This research builds upon work undertaken in the context of the social partnership agreements by a consultative group on male-female wage...