Results 601-620 of 1,467 for speaker:Geraldine Feeney

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: To me, it states they find nothing wrong with their finding the man not guilty of wrongdoing when all the rest of us found him guilty. I query their judgment and the type of minds they have. I will go so far as to state I hope when the Medical Practitioners Bill comes before the House each of us, regardless of what side of the fence we are on, will be mindful of this. I also hope we will...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: There is nothing new about that. They did the same when the Opposition was in power.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Senator Leyden was so satisfied he changed to a Mercedes.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I seek a debate on the new vaccine for cervical cancer, on which there are two schools of thought. One is that we should await the results of further tests and that a national screening programme should be pursued and the other is that the vaccine should be made available nationwide to every woman of a certain age. I support Senators Terry and Finucane in saying it is very unfair at present...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I agree with Senator Finucane that there may be ways around this. Perhaps the Minister has not even thought about it. Perhaps the women in the lower income bracket could be included in the drugs refund scheme and thus be given something back. An official from the HSE on "Morning Ireland" this morning stated that, after further investigations, the vaccine would be available nationally to all...

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Is that a promise?

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I will share time with Senator Daly. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Seán Power, and his hard-working officials. I know one of his officials personally because I served with him on An Bord Altranais and I assume he is one of the officials referred to by Senator Ryan as coming up through the system. I do not know any more committed or...

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: It increased from €3.6 billion then to €14.5 billion today. I wish I had more than seven minutes to tell Senator Ulick Burke how great it is and how much it has improved since his years in office.

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Extra investment has brought about major results, including record levels of activity in the acute hospital system and a range of extra services across all programmes. Total patient admissions to hospital are up from 300,000 to over 1 million. Waiting times for operations have been dramatically reduced from years to months. I know the Opposition does not like us to talk about that but...

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: The waiting lists rose under the Fine Gael-led Government by 27%, although the Senator does not like to hear it. Senator Ryan mentioned the pending nursing strike. The nurses were not just talking about strikes today or yesterday, this goes way back.

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Deputy Quinn confessed that he did not listen to those voices at the time as well as he might have and the problems the Minister for Health and Children is experiencing today are partly related to that. He said that about his time in the Department of Finance. The Opposition is great when it sits in a policy-free zone, as it does now. It shouts for more money to be spent on health but it...

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: The Opposition screams that we are investing too much money while shouting that we should put more money in.

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: All that is wrong with the Opposition is that it cannot wait to see what will happen in June but it will still be in Opposition then.

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: They have been reduced since the time the Senator's party was in power.

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Not all areas are bad.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Last week, I was proud and honoured to be in Croke Park for a wonderful occasion and our most terrific result in a game of rugby. I was proud to be Irish and even prouder to be a citizen on this little island. Congratulations must be offered to many people, but we should remember the GAA primarily, which did itself proud.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I would like to say "Well done" to the GAA for its foresight and application in developing such a stadium.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I also congratulate the Garda for its unobtrusive, but effective presence on the day. I would go so far as to congratulate every Irish man, woman and child present for the good humour and respect shown to the various protocols. It was a great display and result for Eddie O'Sullivan, Brian O'Driscoll and the entire team. The result was for sport, particularly Irish sport. We can hold our...

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: He is Senator Morrissey.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: He must not have put his glasses on.