Results 981-1,000 of 7,652 for speaker:Joanna Tuffy

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I support Senator Feighan's comments about the west being left out of Transport 21. It makes me think that Fianna Fáil assumes its seats in the west are safe. By contrast, the party must be very worried about its vote in Lucan because we are getting the Luas, metro and a train service all at once.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: However, that does not wash with me and will not wash with the voters.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: A project announced for completion in Lucan this year was relabelled and re-announced for five years hence in yesterday's plans.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I draw the Leader's attention to a nationwide poll on child care featured in today's Irish Examiner. As the mother of a young child, whose partner minds our child in the home, I identify strongly with this issue. The poll finds that in a high percentage of families, one parent cares for children in the home. Another significant finding is that four out of ten couples with two children believe...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: What is needed is the election of a new Government.

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2005: Second Stage. (9 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome this initiative. I thought it was a good idea when Senator Leyden first raised it in the House. However, he went further and took the trouble to draft a Bill, which is very welcome. The Minister appeared to put this matter on the long finger when he said much work must be done to modernise the entire process and that consultation would be required on the Bill. However, relatively...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2005: Second Stage. (9 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I thought it was the late Brian Lenihan.

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2005: Second Stage. (9 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: While it is good legislation, it needs to be reviewed and updated. Safeguards are in place if an individual dies without leaving a will. I am concerned that when an individual registers a will, he or she may be more reluctant to change it later. One role of a solicitor is to advise clients on the importance of frequently reviewing their wills. Two years after drawing up a will, family...

Seanad: Refugee Status. (9 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I seek an update from the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on the application by a person, whose details I have supplied, for leave to remain in Ireland on humanitarian grounds, including the person's medical condition. While I do not propose to dwell on the woman in question's medical condition, the Department will have access to the relevant information, including that she...

Seanad: Juvenile Offenders: Motion. (16 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I move: That Seanad Éireann calls on the Government to urgently implement the measures needed to effectively tackle juvenile crime and to prevent offending and re-offending by children and young people at risk of offending by ensuring appropriate measures including the following: —the bringing into force of the remaining provisions of the Children Act 2001; —a detailed plan with the...

Seanad: Juvenile Offenders: Motion. (16 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: This issue, which has existed for the past 30 years, concerns children's rights and their unique position within the justice system. Current policy is at odds with the opinion of the previous Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy O'Donoghue, who felt it contradictory to pass legislation which emphasised rehabilitation and deterrence over retribution if children aged between...

Seanad: Juvenile Offenders: Motion. (16 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: It would be a disgrace if the Government backtracks on raising the age of criminal responsibility from seven to 12.

Seanad: Juvenile Offenders: Motion. (16 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: That provision is in keeping with the rest of the Government's legislation. As the former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy O'Donoghue, said when he held that portfolio, it would totally contradict the principle behind the Act not to bring that provision into force. The Minister of State said he hoped he could persuade the Cabinet to introduce this provision, which...

Seanad: Earthquake Relief. (16 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: Now is a critical time in terms of supplying aid to the victims of the recent earthquake in Kashmir. The next couple of weeks will be decisive because the weather is becoming very cold. Lives may be saved over the coming winter if people receive medical aid now. I was struck by last night's report on RTE of a child whose broken foot went untreated for a number of weeks with the result that it...

Seanad: Earthquake Relief. (16 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister of State for the details of the general scheme in place. There is a need for a particular response, whether through the scheme mentioned or otherwise, that ensures that as many of the doctors as possible who are from the region of Kashmir would return and participate in the relief efforts there.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I support Senator O'Toole's comments on the school league tables published in various newspapers, some of which have indicated different results although published on the same week. Although the purpose of these tables is allegedly to provide transparency, they contain many inconsistencies. For example, a school may be included on the basis that it caters for repeat leaving certificate...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Dec 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I support Senator Brian Hayes on the need for action by the Government on information about price fixing by car dealers. It is important that the Government would take action and that there be feedback to this House about what has been done in this regard. I support Senator O'Toole on the need for us to question the United States on its foreign policy. By us not doing that sufficiently, we...

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Dec 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: It is welcome that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform adopted a Labour Party amendment on this matter.

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Dec 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I support the Bill and agree with the comments by other Senators that the operation of the legislation should be monitored. I welcome the fact that the Minister has adopted a Labour Party amendment. I also wish to raise an issue that is indirectly related to the Bill. Other speakers have referred to the rehabilitation of offenders, along the lines of measures already introduced in the United...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Committee Stage (Resumed). (6 Dec 2005)

Joanna Tuffy: I missed the previous discussion on this provision. Obviously, it was introduced for inclusion in this Bill in response to the recommendations in a report. However, it should have been dealt with in a separate Bill which could also have dealt with other issues relating to nurses or this provision. I agree with the points made by the other Senators. When something comes up the Government has a...