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Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: I feel honoured and privileged to have an opportunity to contribute to a Bill the like of which we will not see again in our lifetime. I was in the House to hear the opening presentation by the Minister for Finance which was a very good speech. I have been listening to the speeches throughout the day in my office. Each has been very good in its own right. I was struck, however, by two...

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: That is also being provided.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: I join other Senators in congratulating Máire Geoghegan-Quinn on her appointment as EU Commissioner. Members of the Opposition have been very kind this morning in recognising that Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn is a woman of great vision, integrity and high intelligence. Most importantly, she is a very hard worker. Over the years, she has proved that she has such good characteristics. I wish her...

Seanad: Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (18 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister, Deputy O'Dea. As was pointed out by my colleague, Senator Kieran Phelan, last week, the Minister was here to deal with NAMA. I will probably make the Minister blush but his involvement in such a complex issue as the NAMA Bill brings to mind his roles as an accountant and a lawyer. I am delighted with the speedy way in which the Bill is being brought before the...

Seanad: Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (18 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Senator O'Toole will understand this, coming as he does from a trade union background.

Seanad: Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (18 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Senator O'Toole will not find members of the Defence Forces out striking. However, the members of RACO and PDFORRA are still experiencing difficult times. I appreciate the conversation that the Minister had with me last week, particularly in regard to maintaining numbers in the Defence Forces. I wish to briefly describe how I feel when I come into the Seanad to pass legislation such as the...

Seanad: Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (18 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Tell that to Enda.

Seanad: Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: I will be interested in the Minister's reply. I echo Senator Burke's sentiments, in particular as somebody who receives a nomination from the Defence Forces. As I said earlier, I would not be here if I did not. The Minister will be heartened by today's debate and the number of Senators showing interest in it. That has always been the way in regard to his Ministry. It is heartening for...

Seanad: Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: That is unparliamentary language.

Seanad: Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Why does the Senator not use the Irish word "liathróidí"?

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: I support the call by Senator McDonald for a debate on the recently launched report on the participation of women in politics. It was said to me recently that if Lehman Bros had been Lehman Sisters we would not be in the mess we are in today.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: It is obvious this is a male dominated Chamber. I call on the Deputy Leader to set aside some time next week for a debate on the long awaited report on child abuse in the Dublin diocese which is being launched this afternoon. It is welcome and long overdue. It will bring closure for some people but for others it will be a re-opening of the raw pain they had to live through. Could a couple...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: I read in the health supplement of The Irish Times this morning an article on bullying in schools. I was shocked to see that boys as young as six to nine years of age are being bullied in the most horrific manner. In many cases parents are not even be aware of what is going on. I raise this is because I again want to ask the Leader not to forget about having a debate on mental health when...

Seanad: Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (Resumed) (9 Dec 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews. He is doing good work, and I note how quickly he read himself into his brief. Senator Fitzgerald and I sit on the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children and of all Ministers, he certainly plays his part. That has to be acknowledged and is very much appreciated. Where does one start when it comes to debating...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: I support other Senators who have concerns about head shops. In the last six to nine months these shops have mushroomed throughout the country. Wherever I go, whether I am out shopping or going for a walk, I am constantly meeting parents of children as young as nine or ten and up to 16, who are worried about their sons and daughters. They may not even be going into the shops but are...

Seanad: Tourism Promotion (27 Jan 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: Does the Minister of State have that information?

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Feb 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, and thank him for doing an excellent job. As Senator Healy Eames pointed out, he is here for the duration of the Second Stage debate on the Bill. That does not surprise me because he takes ownership of and a great interest in his brief, on which I commend him. I was listening to the debate in my office before I came to the Chamber. It...