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Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2008)

Geraldine Feeney: As a point of information, widows and widowers, irrespective of age and income, do not pay the health levy. I know this from personal experience. It would be very difficult to try to ascertain who does not pay the levy. I am not trying to be awkward in saying this.

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2008)

Geraldine Feeney: I do not pay the levy because I am a widow, but if I were not I would feel it were an invasion of my privacy if someone were giving out information I did not want given out.

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2008)

Geraldine Feeney: What is the purpose of obtaining the information the Senator seeks?

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2008)

Geraldine Feeney: What would we do with and what is to be ascertained from the information on the amount of people who do not pay the levy?

Seanad: Foster Care: Motion (17 Dec 2008)

Geraldine Feeney: I move: That Seanad Éireann commends the Government, the Health Service Executive and the Irish Foster Care Association and acknowledges the measures taken for the continued successful provision, development and support of foster case services which give children the opportunity to experience life in a supportive family setting during particularly vulnerable times in their lives; Seanad...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: It is difficult to follow that remark, but I will try. There is too much water down around Clonmel. It has gone to your head, Senator Prendergast.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: I support the calls for a debate on the terrible issues the country is facing. I understand that senior Ministers are not available when they are in the Dáil. I agree with Senators O'Malley and Hanafin — perhaps we should go to the other House to listen to what is said. Like everybody else, I heard at 6.30 a.m. this morning that the talks had failed. I almost had a seizure. We were...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: It Members of the Opposition are offering alternatives, those alternatives have no substance.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: There are no prepared scripts. We are consulting notes.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: It was won by the present Taoiseach.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: What about the way the Senator is speaking to us?

Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Keep saying the prayers.

Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Mansergh. He is much busier now than he was when he was a Member of this House. It is good to see him.

Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: He was, indeed. However, he is much busier now. I listened with interest to the debate and was delighted with the contributions from all sides of the House. Some very constructive points were made in some of the presentations. I commend the Taoiseach, Deputy Brian Cowen, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, and the Cabinet on what they have done. It was a courageous step but...

Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: ——I consider the reference to the social partners and to the process both simplistic and insulting.

Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Trade unions, business leaders and representatives of civic society——

Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: ——have a role to play and the importance of that role must be recognised.

Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Those who criticise the——

Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: I did not interrupt anybody.

Seanad: Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Statements (5 Feb 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Those who criticise the process of consultation would do well to spell out in clear terms——