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

Geraldine Feeney: The Fine Gael Party is a Johnny-come-lately to all of this.

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

Geraldine Feeney: It is no wonder——

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

Geraldine Feeney: It is no wonder Fine Gael Members come in here without any initiatives or bright ideas. They are bereft of ideas.

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

Geraldine Feeney: I will be. I am not surprised by the daft ideas the Fine Gael Members come up with. Not one of them would hold a candle to the Minister for Health and Children.

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

Geraldine Feeney: I support Senator O'Toole's call for a debate on the HSE.

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

Geraldine Feeney: Let us look at where this has gone wrong and stop going for the man instead of the ball.

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

Geraldine Feeney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Go back.

Seanad: Overseas Missions: Statements (29 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: They are women soldiers.

Seanad: Overseas Missions: Statements (29 Nov 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt, to the House. I am delighted to have an opportunity to contribute to the debate. I am unique in that I have a special relationship with the Defence Forces as I get their nomination to contest the Seanad election. I meet the men and women of RACO and PDFORRA several times a year and I know at first hand what brave men and women they are....

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (4 Dec 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I did not know the former Deputy, Senator and Councillor Seán Keegan, but as a Tullamore woman, I live only seven miles from Kilbeggan. There were no boundaries as far as Seán Keegan was concerned and he was well known in Tullamore and throughout Offaly. I wish to be associated with the sympathy expressed on his passing. I first learned of his illness when I canvassed Tom Cowley in...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Wait for it.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (19 Dec 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister to the House once again and I am pleased to contribute to the Bill. As the Minister pointed out, various bodies associated with the health service are governed by the 1961 Act. Legal advice now suggests that this legislation is faulty and could be unconstitutional. The Bill is sensible and seeks to put right and prevent problems in the future. As the Minister...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (19 Dec 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: That was one of the reasons.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (19 Dec 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: It is Christmas time, so we will be generous.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (19 Dec 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Not at all. Approximately half of Irish people have private health insurance.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (19 Dec 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: The public did not reject co-location. That was my point.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (19 Dec 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: The public spoke.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (19 Dec 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: We are. That is why we are on the Government side of the House and Senator Alex White is on the Opposition side.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Dec 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Unlike my two colleagues, the cap does fit very comfortably on my head regarding co-location and most of my Fianna Fáil colleagues would be quite happy about co-location. Most of those who have used the public health service refer to the excellence of the service. They will always say it was top-class and that they could not have asked for anything better. However, there is always a "but"...