Results 721-740 of 1,467 for speaker:Geraldine Feeney

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I support Senator Norris in his call for a debate on hygiene standards in hospitals. We did not need to wait until this morning to know that some hospitals are in a deplorable state because this has been known for a long time and they seem to be getting worse rather than better. This is an independent audit and it has given another result alongside the national audit. Another Member...

Seanad: Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: We cannot start breaking up VHI. I appreciate that we are not operating from a greenfield site but that is a good thing. Every Member who contributed on Second Stage was proud of the VHI and felt a sense of ownership. Some of us have been members of VHI since we were born. I was trying to book a winter holiday and VHI travel insurance is the best value in the market. Not even a credit...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Why is the Senator raising it now if he is going to make a speech?

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I hope you will be as generous to me, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, when I go over my time. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Harney, back to the House and thank her for giving three hours of her time today. Whenever she is asked to come to the House, she never sends a Minister of State but instead comes herself. That is an indication of the way she is perceived in her Ministry and how she takes...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I was delighted to hear the Minister begin her contribution by remembering the women who received the misdiagnosis from Portlaoise hospital. I heard her speak on "Prime Time" that week and was touched by the way she handled the matter and the concern she expressed. She said it was every woman's nightmare to be faced with what those six or seven women were facing. That is the case. It must...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: We did not interrupt once when Senator Fitzgerald was speaking. I would like some respect. We get this all the time in the House. It is a different matter on the Order of Business when people shout back and forth but when Members make statements, and this is for the benefit of newcomers, they are allowed to contribute. The Senator can contribute after me. We must not lose sight of the...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: We must follow the experts' advice and proceed with eight centres of excellence. In our previous debate, we discussed——

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I will deal with Sligo in my own time. The Senator should look after Galway and I will look after Sligo.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: She is another Senator on the other side with a little too much to say. While we are creating centres of excellence and putting infrastructure in place — I will address Sligo now — we must consider existing services. Sligo town has an excellent service, but it will be audited in the near future by Professor Keane. Sligo has a multidisciplinary team and good outcomes. I know the answer,...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: No one on the Senator's side of the House said "Put up or shut up" when the legislation was before it. The Opposition's main concern was having a lay majority and taking expertise away from doctors. I was a spokesperson for my side. When the Opposition talks about putting up or shutting up, why does it not develop better cancer treatment plans than the Minister's? That is what should come...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I wish to share my time with my Fianna Fáil colleagues.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I read with alarm at the weekend about the women in Portlaoise. One newspaper reported that they were to be given their results last week, but this has now been put back by two weeks. What is the position on this? I ask this because the Minister started off her presentation by speaking about the women in Portlaoise. The Minister has answered my main question on BreastCheck. However,...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Perhaps the leader of Senator Twomey's party should come out with that.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: He does not say it.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: The leader of Senator Twomey's party should come out and deliver it.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: It has been laid out for Fine Gael. It must support it.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I support the call by Senator Ellis for a debate on the carving up of counties by the boundary commission and ask the Leader to arrange a debate on the issue. I am bewildered by Senator Twomey's call for another debate on cancer services. This would be the third debate on cancer services in two months and the Minister's fifth time in the House in less than two months. Last week she was in...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: ——listed cancer services.