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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Update from Health Service Executive (30 Nov 2017)

Gabrielle McFadden: Yes, but Ms O'Connor does not know how it is being spent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Update from Health Service Executive (30 Nov 2017)

Gabrielle McFadden: That is the point we are getting at and what we need to get to the bottom of because we do not know where the money is being spent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Update from Health Service Executive (30 Nov 2017)

Gabrielle McFadden: I forgot to ask about something. In the mental health division operational plan for 2016 a sum of €2 million was allocated for the development of specific services to enhance the supports available to those who were homeless. In my area Midlands Simon Community does amazing work with persons who are homeless who have underlying mental health conditions. The HSE provides it with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Update from Health Service Executive (30 Nov 2017)

Gabrielle McFadden: Will the HSE look at it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Update from Health Service Executive (30 Nov 2017)

Gabrielle McFadden: I thank Ms O'Connor.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2017)

Gabrielle McFadden: Like everybody else, I was horrified by RTÉ's "Prime Time" last night. Jack Brennan looks after his lovely wife, Bernie. Jack is in his 80s and Bernie has spent 17 years in her current condition. He looks after her 24-7. One would have to be made of stone not to feel upset, or even to shed a tear, for him last night or to feel the same for the other carers featured on the programme....

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2017)

Gabrielle McFadden: The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney, will open the debate in the Dáil after Taoiseach's Questions, following which he has to attend Brexit negotiations and other Ministers will take over the debate. He is not available.

Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)

Gabrielle McFadden: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. On Monday, the European Council agreed a pact called PESCO that will allow member states to co-operate in developing military capabilities, invest in shared projects and enhance their respective armed forces. I believe this is an important development, as defence is the ultimate guarantee of our freedom. I value that freedom and I believe it is...

Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)

Gabrielle McFadden: For as long as I can remember, I have been a proud supporter of the Defence Forces. My grandfather was a sergeant major in Custume Barracks in Athlone. When I was growing up, our kitchen overlooked the parade ground in Custume Barracks. I was proud of Óglaigh na hÉireann when it defended our freedom down the years against those who sought to undermine this State. I was proud of...

Seanad: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Statements (13 Dec 2017)

Gabrielle McFadden: Ar 10.30 maidin amárach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Dec 2017)

Gabrielle McFadden: I bid the witnesses a good morning. The Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, mentioned that number a couple of weeks ago when he was here. I had not heard it myself. It is a great facility. It has been said by everyone that mental health services are best delivered in a primary care setting. I accept that. I have the height of respect for GPs. Some of my best friends are GPs. In...

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: Like other speakers, I wish to say "Well done" to all the members of the committee, particularly to Senator Noone. We are immensely proud of her and how she conducted the whole process. When we listen to debates on the issue of abortion we so often hear the voices of the zealots at either end of the spectrum, people who hold entrenched views and who believe that anyone who does not support...

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I only used half my time.

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Care of the Elderly (23 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I welcome the Minister of State to the House again and thank him for coming here so often. We are all too aware of the problems with overcrowding that affect many hospitals around the country, particularly at this time of the year. We are all deeply concerned about this. None of us wants to see our relatives, or anybody’s, lying on a trolley, especially if they are elderly. This...

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Care of the Elderly (23 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I acknowledge and welcome his support and encouragement as it is refreshing. The elderly have worked all their lives, paid their taxes and never got anything for nothing nor looked for anything for nothing. They deserve the best. I urge the Minister of State to look at a system whereby geriatrician and nursing teams go specifically to nursing...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I rise today to raise my reservations ahead of the opening of the new family hub in Dublin next week. Lynam's Hotel is due to open as a family hub next week and 38 families will be accommodated there. They will have kitchen and laundry facilities, as well as play facilities for children and places for them to do homework. While all of this is welcome, it is not ideal. My concern is that...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I have always disagreed with it. I believe very firmly that if a family hub centre is going to be run it should be run by a charitable organisation because they know how to do it. The midlands Simon Community in my area has been deemed as the most cost-effective organisation in the country in the provision of homes for homeless people. That is the sort of organisation which should run...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I wholeheartedly support the Bill and its intention. I agree with the Minister of State that it needs to be examined, as nothing should crop up down the line, for example, benefit-in-kind or other tax implications. We need to do this properly as people deserve their tips. When I eat out, I am always conscious to bring cash for a tip. I never leave it on a card because I am concerned to...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: Ar 10.30 maidin amárach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I thank the witnesses for being here and giving of their valuable time. I acknowledge their offer of information, help and support. Not wishing to be parochial, although I will be, it is very good to get that offer because the people in the first group we had in here from the national office were not very forthcoming or nearly as helpful.