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Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I remind Senator Ó Clochartaigh that we are on section 16, which deals with the transfer of assets, etc., to the network company. We are not engaging in a wider Second Stage debate.

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Amendments Nos. 3 and 16 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Amendments Nos. 4 to 7, inclusive, 9 to 14, inclusive, and 23 to 32, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Amendment No. 8 is ruled out of order because it is conflict with the principles of the Bill.

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Amendment No. 15 in the names of Senators David Cullinane, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh and Kathryn Reilly is ruled out of order because it is in conflict with the principle of the Bill.

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Amendment No. 17 in the names of Senators David Cullinane, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh and Kathryn Reilly is ruled out of order because it is in conflict with the principle of the Bill.

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Amendment No. 19 in the name of Senator Mark Daly is ruled out of order as it involves a potential charge on the Exchequer.

Seanad: Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Amendment No. 33 has been ruled out of order as it is in conflict with the principle of the Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the witnesses for their comprehensive presentations to us. I will not touch on every presentation but a general thread running through them was the relationship between the staff, the patient and the relatives - the triangle, so to speak. Mr. Nolan spoke about staff being confident, competent and comfortable but my thoughts were about the patient and words such as "consent",...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: And the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: We are. The people have given us a mandate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: They are in process.

Seanad: Adjournment Debate: Direct Provision System (19 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I support Senator Conway. I believe there is a middle ground and a protocol could be put in place. While RIA has been very good at accommodating visits, it has taken several months to organise them. There should be a facilitated process whereby we could organise them without delay, at the very least.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: We all have a very strong opinion on the alcohol sponsorship. I fully agree with Dr. Shannon on the aftercare issue. Deputy Ó Caoláin has asked those questions. I will move to the child and family agency. The main issues that Dr. Shannon raised were alcohol, child and adolescent mental health, the role of the public health nurses and children with disabilities but none of those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I might add that there is no independent complaints mechanism and no inspection structure. I know Dr. Shannon has called for such a system in his reports.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: People who work with children, including those involved with non-governmental organisations and service providers, will have dealt with shattered lives. When I read the Roscommon report, for example, I learned that our service was using part of the budget we were spending on the family in question to buy alcohol, and did not see that as a risk factor. That is a big issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I very much support the decision on the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013. It is the appropriate decision but I am disappointed because this is the second time we were scheduled to have a debate on youth justice, which is a critical issue. I have prepared twice for this debate and look forward to it. Will the Leader reschedule that debate at the earliest opportunity? There...

Seanad: Report on Grocery Goods Sector: Motion (20 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister of State. This report is outside my work area, so it is great we can have this debate and that I can get an opportunity to hear my colleagues who have been able to provide such expertise in the drafting of the report. I thank my colleagues on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, namely, Senators Comiskey, Mooney, Mary Ann O'Brien, Ó...