Results 901-920 of 16,537 for speaker:Brian Lenihan Jnr

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Minister wished me to thank Senator Henry for raising this matter in the first instance.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: This is a technical drafting amendment. Is it grouped with amendments Nos. 141 to 143?

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Yes because the amendment addresses a matter raised by Senator Henry and other Senators on Committee Stage. Having considered the matter since Committee Stage, the Minister has decided to give effect to amendment No. 141 relating to an officer or servant of the designated centre. What is proposed by way of amendment No. 140 is that the insertion of the word "shall" after "Síochána" will...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In substance.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Minister is strengthening the role of gardaí but he is not entirely absolving the members of the centre. That is still there.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Under the Mental Health Act 2001 the clinical director may arrange for members of staff——

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am referring to section 27 of the Mental Health Act. That is different legislation. The Garda Síochána is also given the power of arrest. The situation envisaged is that the officers or servants of a designated centre decide for themselves, having regard to any risks to their own safety, whether or not to carry out an arrest. Gardaí will have a positive obligation imposed upon them to...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Gardaí have that power under common law in any event.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: This amendment was originally proposed by Senator Terry on Committee Stage. The Minister indicated he would table an amendment on Report Stage to incorporate its proposals. The substance of the amendment is similar to amendment No. 148. However, it should be noted that amendment No. 147 does not contain any reference to the provision in subsection (3) of amendment No. 148, which deals with...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: No.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I thank Senators for their kind remarks regarding the Minister and his officials and also their industry in considering the legislation. I also single out Senator Henry for her extraordinary interest in the measure. The Trial of Lunatics Act was enacted in 1883. While some time has elapsed since the Minister of State has given effect to the bulk of recommendations in Mr. Justice Henchy's...

Irish Blood Transfusion Service. (20 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I thank Deputy Lynch for raising this matter. I make this reply on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is a national organisation that plays an essential role in the health services of this State. Despite the challenges of recent years, not least the particular difficulty presented by vCJD, the service has risen to...

Written Answers — Children Act 2001: Children Act 2001 (20 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There are three parts in the Children Act 2001 which specifically relate to the health area. Part 2 establishes for the first time on a statutory basis the family welfare conference. Part 3 amends the Child Care Act 1991 by inserting two new parts, Part 4A, which imposes duties on the Health Service Executive in relation to a child who may be in need of special care or protection, and Part...

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (26 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for children taken into care. I understand that the Health Service Executive, northern area has contacted the...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Garda vetting services are available in respect of public health sector employees with substantial unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults. This has been the case over many years. The Garda Commissioner established a working group on Garda vetting to examine the enhancement of the vetting service. This working group made a series of broad ongoing recommendations to expand and...

State Pathologist. (28 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am replying on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell. I thank Deputy Costello for raising the matter and for giving the Minister the opportunity to clarify the position on this issue. The Minister is fully aware of the demanding and complex work carried out by the State pathologists and pays a special tribute to their professionalism and...

School Staffing. (28 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: On behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, I thank both Deputies for raising this matter as it affords me the opportunity to outline to the House the staffing position of the schools to which they refer. In accordance with the staffing schedule, the staffing for St. Mark's junior school for the school year 2004-05 is a principal and 16 mainstream class teachers based...

School Accommodation. (28 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Deputy Deenihan is indefatigable. I make this reply on behalf of the Minister who will undoubtedly be made aware of the problems of the school in the course of her visitation to Tralee tomorrow. I thank the Deputy for raising the matter as it affords me the opportunity to outline to the House the strategy of the Department of Education and Science for capital investment in education projects....

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (4 May 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Arrangements with the central authorities in relation to inter-country adoption are primarily a matter for the Adoption Board. The board has remained in regular contact with the Belorussian authorities since inter-country adoptions were suspended in October 2004 and has had a number of very positive meetings with the Belorussian ambassador to Ireland since then. At the most recent meeting on...

Suicide Levels: Motion (Resumed). (5 May 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the important issues of suicide and suicide prevention. I congratulate the Independents and the Technical Group for tabling this motion. Naturally, as a Minister of State, I might not agree with every sentence in the motion but it has formed the basis for a valuable discussion. While the quality of the debate has been high, it has also demonstrated that...