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Seanad: Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages. (15 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: In the light of what the Minister said on Committee Stage I withdraw these amendments.

Seanad: Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages. (15 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I thank the Minister and his officials for their very open-minded, co-operative and constructive approach to the views expressed by Members on all sides of this House. It is an example of how we can work together to produce better legislation. I would like to see other Ministers taking the view of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. He clearly has full ownership of the...

Seanad: Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages. (15 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: As have I.

Seanad: Housing (Stage Payments) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: It will take years, if it is ever done.

Seanad: Housing (Stage Payments) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: That is because it is secure.

Seanad: Housing (Stage Payments) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I am taken aback by the attitudes of the Minister of State and Senator Brady to this simple but effective legislation. It attempts to address and overcome a difficult problem for a number of people, albeit probably a small number, which needs to be sorted. Instead, the Minister of Sate is telling us there is no problem, that everything is rosy in the garden of the building industry and we...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: This is a Seanad Bill which has been amended by the Dáil. In accordance with Standing Order 103, it is deemed to have passed its First, Second and Third Stages in the Seanad and is placed on the Order Paper for Report Stage. On the question "That the Bill be received for final consideration", the Minister may explain the purpose of the amendment made by the Dáil. This is looked upon as a...

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (23 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, except the proposer of an amendment who may reply to discussion on the amendment. On Report Stage, each amendment must be seconded. Amendment No. 1a is related to amendment No. a1 while amendment No. 32a is consequential. Amendment No. 32b is consequential on amendment No. 1a and all may be discussed together.

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (23 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: Amendment No. 5 is consequential on amendment No. 1 and both amendments may be taken together by agreement.

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (23 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: Amendment No. 1a has already been discussed with amendment No. a1.

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (23 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: Amendment No. 3 is out of order.

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (23 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: Amendment No. 27a is related to amendment No. 4a and is an alternative to amendment No. 28. Amendments Nos. 26 and 27 are consequential on amendments Nos. 27a and 28. Amendments Nos. 4a, 26, 27, 27a and 28 may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: As one of the very few Members of this House on the other side of the barriers last Saturday at Dromoland, I must say the protests were dignified and enjoyable. It is important we exercise our freedom of expression and I thought the Garda presence there was unnecessarily high. With regard to freedom of expression, I was very proud of my former RTE colleague, Ms Carole Coleman, in her...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I was disappointed to note the Government seemed to think the interview was other than it should have been.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: Thank you. With regard to the weekend's events, as others have stated we should be proud of how the Government and the Taoiseach have conducted themselves. However, it was a pity the Government was unable to see that Ms Coleman was simply doing her job.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I was one of the few.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: Like other Senators on this side of the House, we in the Labour Party are appalled at this legislation and the extraordinary U-turn by the Government on commitments it gave to the Oireachtas and the people when the original Dormant Accounts Act 2001 was passed. That had the support of Oireachtas Members, not surprisingly, considering that it set up a system whereby dormant accounts were to be...

Seanad: Maritime Safety Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I welcome the Minister of State and this necessary legislation which was a long time coming. Several years ago, residents and users of the marina in Terryglass, a small and scenic village, a regular winner of the Tidy Towns Competition and an attractive destination in the summer months, complained to me about groups of jet skiers on the lake. It would not have been an issue if the jet skiers...

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I second the motion. Once again we return to the thorny subject of Irish health services. It will not be the last time, considering the state of the health services and the widespread disquiet and dissatisfaction with how the Government is mismanaging them. In that regard, the scandal of unopened facilities, hospitals built yet lying idle, unopened, is one of the greatest examples of the...

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: Give us a break. The Senator is aware of the money that was available to the Government.