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Seanad: A Strategy for Cancer Control in Ireland: Statements. (28 Jun 2006)

Frank Feighan: I wish to share time with Senator McHugh.

Seanad: A Strategy for Cancer Control in Ireland: Statements. (28 Jun 2006)

Frank Feighan: A woman called to my constituency office about five weeks ago. She was disturbed and agitated that there did not appear to be a co-ordinated effort with regard to cervical cancer. Her general practitioner volunteered to carry out a smear test but the general practitioner was not paid for it. She did it from the goodness of her heart. My constituent believed there should be a proper system in...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Frank Feighan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 7, subsection (1)(d), line 9, after "generally" to insert ", with special emphasis on female participation". This line should be included in this worthwhile Bill. In sport as in public life, my party is conscious of ensuring female participation.

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Frank Feighan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 9, lines 16 to 19, to delete subsection (3) and substitute the following new subsection: "(3) Of the members of the Council, no fewer than 6 of their number shall be men and no fewer than 6 of their number shall be women.". Fine Gael believes there should be gender balance on the council and that no fewer than six of its members shall be men and no fewer than...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Frank Feighan: On a point of clarification, while the briefing from the Seanad Office states amendment No. 2a is to section 15, is it to section 15 or section 18?

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Frank Feighan: I move amendment No. 2a: In page 16, subsection (1)(d), line 17, to delete "elected or co-opted as a member of a local authority,". Over the years, certainly under the dual mandate, it was felt that if people were worthy enough to be elected to a local authority or city council, they should be able to act as members of boards. Amendment No. 2b seeks to delete "or a member of a local...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Frank Feighan: If, to use the Minister's example, a member of Fingal County Council had a conflict of interest, he or she could be excused from any voting by the board. I am sure the chairperson would ensure the criteria was in place to allow that. I ask the Minister to look at this amendment with a view to including local authority members on the board. This is a serious issue. The Sports Campus...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Frank Feighan: Members of local authorities increasingly deal with ever-growing budgets. They seem to be capable and the Government and everyone else is aware of the multi-million euro development plans they deal with, between waste management plans etc. If the public accepts that elected local authority members are capable of taking control and dealing efficiently with a multi-million euro industry, they...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Frank Feighan: I also thank the Minister for his patience and understanding. I wish the development authority well. I will not dwell on the matter but a precedent has probably been set with regard to local authority members. I hope this will be examined more carefully and dealt with sooner rather than later.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2006)

Frank Feighan: I join Senator McHugh in calling for another debate on cannabis use in light of a new Government report which shows that 300,000 young people use the drug on a regular basis. Given that the use of cannabis is now seen as kind of cool, we need to ensure that its ever-increasing dangers are highlighted. New medical research has proven that cannabis joints contain four times more tar than...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2006)

Frank Feighan: I would like the Leader to invite the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to address this House and debate the increasing incidence of drug trafficking. Recently a private jet was used to transport heroin into a private aerodrome in Dublin. As well as this, the talented and brave young people of the Garda Síochána went to Scotland Yard for undercover training and, in one of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Frank Feighan: On the subject of regional development, I wish to pay tribute to Ryanair in its facilitation of people flying in and out of the country. However, Ireland West Airport, Knock, has seen corporate bullying go too far. Ryanair opened a successful route between Knock Airport and Stansted Airport and easyJet opened an equally successful route between Knock Airport and Gatwick Airport. Ryanair...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

Frank Feighan: I ask that the Minister for Health and Children comes before the House to explain recent severe cutbacks in patient transport services to hospital appointments, specifically in the Health Service Executive western region where residents have been brought to the nearest hospitals and health centres. In the past two months, I have encountered harrowing cases, including one of a 90 year old man...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Frank Feighan: I support Senator McHugh's words on examining an interconnector with the UK. Although planning permission has been granted for many green energy initiatives such as wind farms, they cannot get onto the ESB grid. Every politician has faced this issue. Only when we have an interconnector can we explore the possibility of exporting green energy to the UK or the Continent. I agree with the...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Frank Feighan: I am sick of raising it every day. Elderly people are getting sick and tired of the turf wars between the former health boards, which we are told have been amalgamated. I am sick of it.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Frank Feighan: The House does not sit on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Seanad: UN Committee Report on Children in Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to discuss the UN committee's report on child care in Ireland and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Minister of State is eminently qualified to do so and has performed extremely well in this regard. I thank him for all the work he has done on children's rights and affairs. I met him in various locations around the country and noted...

Seanad: UN Committee Report on Children in Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Frank Feighan: I never made it as far as Senator Leyden's area to get away with it. Where does the discipline process end? If we are not disciplined and do not fear stepping over the mark, we can run wild. Many years ago, if a child left his street or town, somebody always recognised him and informed his parents. One always knew one's parents had a good cane. Mine not only smacked me but smacked my...

Seanad: UN Committee Report on Children in Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Frank Feighan: He should have been a senior Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Frank Feighan: I wish to speak on the issue of rendition flights. A better way must exist because they are clearly illegal and I have spoken to American citizens who believe such practices to be counterproductive. Passenger lists should be published and a frank and honest debate on this serious issue is needed. This House cannot stay silent while international law is being breached. Senator O'Toole...