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Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Health Promotion Issues (13 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I support the Minister on the preventive measures on tobacco, alcohol and obesity. Strokes are Ireland's third biggest killer and I ask the Minister to give consideration to the financial assistance I have suggested and perhaps consider other measures such as using public buildings for billboard spaces or reimbursing the 23% VAT. This is a public health awareness campaign and one could...

Seanad: Public Health (Availability of Defibrillators) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I would also like to heap praise on Senator Quinn regarding the Bill he has introduced. I am supportive of this initiative. I understand the Minister for Health wants to conduct a technical assessment but he did not outline a timeframe. I am always concerned when Ministers do not outline a timeframe. Perhaps it could be completed before we return in September and we could then complete...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: We disagree with the ruling that the amendment is out of order because we reworded our amendment and submitted it. Perhaps we will be allowed to comment more generally on section 12 in respect of that issue?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I just wanted it noted for the record. It makes it very difficult to debate social welfare issues if even when we are talking about overpayments, we are being told that it is a charge on the State. It is very difficult for us as a Senate to do it.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: We reserve the right to bring it back on Report Stage.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I appreciate that but I ask the Minister to consider the amendment between now and Report Stage. Given that the Minister is explicit in all the other circumstances, why not be explicit about the debts owed by the overpaid person?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Amendments Nos. 18 and 22 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: As leader of the independent group of Taoiseach nominees, with Senators Fiach Mac Conghail, Mary Ann O'Brien, Marie Louise O'Donnell and Katherine Zappone, I begin by stating clearly that each of us has our own individual perspective on the Bill before us today. We are, as everyone knows, a group of Independent Senators in the truest sense, independent of Government and of each other in the...

Seanad: Register of Lobbyists Legislation: Motion (26 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move: ''That Seanad Éireann:recognises that corporate and market forces can have a significant impact on people's lives and public health outcomes and this provides strong justification for legislative and regulatory responses by government to reduce the influence of commercial and vested interests associated with tobacco, alcohol, gaming and other industries on public health and...

Seanad: Register of Lobbyists Legislation: Motion (26 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank colleagues for their participation in the debate. I particularly thank my Government colleagues for not seconding their amendment, which I assume has been withdrawn and that we will not have to be pushed to a vote on the issue. Noone, Catherine. I was disappointed at the selective citing of the OECD principles in the amendment. Several of the principles...

Seanad: Register of Lobbyists Legislation: Motion (26 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I respectfully ask the Government to not press the amendment because our motion is very openly worded. I respectfully ask that the debate is left in a healthy way.

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Amendments Nos. 20 to 22, inclusive, are related and will be taken together.

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: The Senator should speak to the amendment.

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Amendments Nos. 27 to 38, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Amendments Nos. 39 to 42, inclusive, 51, 53, 56 to 58, inclusive, 66 and 71 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move amendment No. 73: In page 15, after line 13, to insert the following: “PART 4 INADMISSIBILITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT COMMUNICATIONS19. The Criminal Evidence Act 1992 is amended by the insertion of the following sections after section 30:“31. (1) Where a person under the age of 18 gives evidence as a witness in any criminal proceedings, evidence disclosing the content of...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I took it from Irish law.

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the Minister. I will not press this amendment. The Minister robustly engages in exchanges on the amendments tabled by Members. I know that, like me, the Minister understands the importance of this amendment. Having listened to his response, I know he appreciates the timeliness if we can find an appropriate and balanced wording. As I said, many practitioners wanted me to look for...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: No.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Senator O'Donnell, on a point of order.