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Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Political Funding Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: It was a momentous decision and one that is more pressing for female Members who must try to juggle things, especially when one has a family without support. We need the men and their support as much as they need us.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Political Funding Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: That is what I am saying. I agree with Senator Leyden that it should be a 50:50 arrangement. We need the support. I agree with the speakers who raised the matter of anti-social hours and long debates. They do not take into consideration that one might have small children or a family at home. Today, I received a telephone call from a school about one of my children who is sick. I am 52...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Political Funding Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: It should be.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Political Funding Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: I am lucky that I have the support and that I can go on. I hope this can be considered as part of the reforms and, as previous Senators have said, I hope that the whole system can be reformed and made more desirable for women to put forward their names. The main problem is taking the initial step. However, if we give women the opportunity then more and more will take it. I compliment the...

Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: I thank the Minister and his officials for bringing the Bill before the House. I welcome the time afforded to the legislation and the many discussions we have had on it. I also thank my fellow Senators for their excellent contributions. As with Senator D'Arcy, I am pleased the Bill provides for greater powers of oversight for the Teaching Council and introduces compulsory professional...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: I welcome the formation of a recent all-party Oireachtas committee to support the survivors of symphysiotomy, a barbaric act carried out on women during childbirth.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: In a 50-year period from 1944, more than 1,500 of these operations took place. There are currently approximately 150 survivors. Some 15 survivors have died since these women commenced looking for justice. Many of the survivors have been left permanently disabled, incontinent and in constant pain. I was shocked to learn that many of the women were not even told these operations would be...

Seanad: HSE National Service Plan: Statements, Questions and Answers (14 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: I welcome the extension of the long-term illness scheme. Will the Minister consider including patients that suffer stress or mental issues in the scheme? As I have mentioned to him before, the cost of prescriptions to such people can be astronomical. I also welcome the increase in funding of €35 million for mental health services for children, adolescents and adults. I ask the Minister...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: I echo the sentiments of Senator Darragh O'Brien on the urgent need for something to be done on the care of children in hospitals. Yesterday I had to attend the hospital in Crumlin with one of my children and saw at first hand an overcrowded waiting room, which seems to be the norm. One of the nurses informed me that the hospital now deals with 50 patients in a clinic that five years ago...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: On national non-smoking day I welcome the initiative introduced by the Louth and Meath group for no-smoking areas in the hospitals.

Seanad: Wind Turbines Bill 2012: Second Stage (22 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: For us all.

Seanad: Wind Turbines Bill 2012: Second Stage (22 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan to the Seanad. I add my full support for this Bill. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this topic. I urge the Minister of State to listen to the valid points that have been raised by Members from all parties. It is imperative that we introduce...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: On a point of order, I raised my hand to indicate my wish to speak when Senator Crown came in.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: I second that.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: I, too, join my colleagues in welcoming the Taoiseach's and Tánaiste's announcement on the referendum. It is a great day for democracy and a great opportunity for our young people. I want to mention an issue I have raised previously, namely, the Dignity 4 Patients group. It is approaching the 17th anniversary of the making of the first complaint. This group was set up following abuse that...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: Recent courses organised by SafeTALK highlight the need for more help to encourage men to speak about depression and to seek help for their condition. It is widely recognised that men are more reluctant to speak about being depressed. This was highlighted at a course I recently attended through the use of video. A recent newspaper article revealed that a study undertaken by the National...

Seanad: Child Abuse: Motion (29 Feb 2012)

Mary Moran: I welcome the Minister. I congratulate the Independent Senators, led by Senator Jillian van Turnout, for tabling what is an excellent motion. I also thank them for organising the wonderful briefing session in the AV room last week. Like some of my colleagues, I, too, was unaware of the scale of the problem. As a mother of young children and one who has been involved in the education of...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Mary Moran: I welcome this morning's Cabinet agreement to roll out broadband to all secondary schools. All 650 secondary schools will have high-speed by 2014 - 200 this year, 200 next year and the final 250 in 2014. Having high-speed broadband will have a major impact on how teachers use ICT in their teaching and I must commend the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, and the Government on this very welcome...

Seanad: Early Intervention and Family Support Services: Statements (7 Mar 2012)

Mary Moran: I welcome the Minister to the House and I welcome the national early years strategy which, she announced, went to Cabinet yesterday. I commend the ongoing work the Minister is doing in the area. I wish to ask the Minister specifically about early intervention in services for children with disability. The multidisciplinary teams are vital in this area. Physiotherapy, occupational therapy,...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Mary Moran: I hope I can fire on all four cylinders today.