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Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: He has also been asked to deal with the issue of waste. It is time for the Taoiseach to restore our reputation with this US company, to intervene to implement Government policy and to remove the Minister, Deputy Gormley so that he does not have a conflict in this matter. Another issue which really saddened me today is the new data from a leading financial journal stating that losses at Anglo...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: I have a lot to say because Members on this side of the House must represent the voiceless and the sick. Fianna Fáil and the Green Party should not be as exercised about animal rights and welfare but about the rights and welfare of people.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: What about the developers?

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: What is the Government doing about it?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: I ask the Leader to accommodate a debate on how we treat asylum seekers. I understand we are in very challenging times and we need to be conscious of how we spend every single euro. However, some asylum seekers are not being processed for five years and some may have been here for as long as ten years. They are in concentration-like camps. We need to review how we are treating people....

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: I wish the Minister well in his new portfolio. This is the first occasion on which I have dealt with him face to face since he moved to his new Department. I thank him for the revisions he made in respect of farm women. In making these revisions he displayed both compassion and insight. The Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 introduces reduced rates of jobseeker's benefit,...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: No, I do not accept that.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: I said the targets are not being met.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: Targets are not being met.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: It is valuable.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: I commend Professor Hollywood and the staff at St. Luke's, and I also commend Fine Gael and Labour for putting down worthwhile amendments. However, as politicians, we are afraid that people who have cancer will not be cared for properly and, as a result, we are also afraid to suggest that there should not be such firm adherence to the policy relating to centres of excellence. What...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: The horse has bolted.

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: No.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: Yesterday at my clinic in Mullingar I met an elderly lady with osteoporosis who told me she had to attend a hospital appointment. However, because no transport is provided by the HSE for patients from Longford, Mullingar and Athlone who must attend hospital appointments in Tullamore, she had to cancel the appointment, for which she had waited a long time. She subsequently rearranged it and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

Nicky McFadden: What about Leonard Cohen?