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Seanad: Children's Health Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: I move amendment No. 47:In page 17, lines 4 and 5, to delete “the Minister and the approval of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.” and substitute “the Oireachtas.”

Seanad: Children's Health Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: I move amendment No. 48:In page 17, line 13, after “disposal” to insert “and shall be publicly published annually”.

Seanad: Children's Health Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: I move amendment No. 49:In page 17, line 32, after “Board” to insert “and the Oireachtas”.

Seanad: Children's Health Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: I move amendment No. 50:In page 18, line 9, after “Children's Health Ireland” to insert “and its subsidiaries”.

Seanad: Children's Health Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: I move amendment No. 51:In page 18, line 11, after “Children's Health Ireland” to insert “and its subsidiaries”.

Seanad: Children's Health Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: I welcome the passing of this Bill and I welcome the speed with which the National Children's Hospital is being delivered, given the difficulties in the area. I tabled 51 amendments because I have examined this Bill from head to toe and there are areas in it that needed tweaking and strengthening. I did this so as to improve this Bill, to try to explain it to people and to try to make it...

Seanad: Mental Health (Renewal Orders) Bill 2018: Second and Subsequent Stages (19 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: I have been here for over two years and in learning how the Oireachtas works, it is great to see that impetus can be given to something that is so urgent. We are often depleted by the slowness of legislation. This Bill is of utmost importance in that the courts have asked that this be done. It is a human and civil rights issue. In treating mental health we went from the Lunacy Asylums Act...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Engagement with Ms Marie Donnelly (20 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: I thank Ms Donnelly. I am a bit gobsmacked at it all. It is fascinating and complicated at the same time. I hope the guy in the German utility was fired for making such a dreadful error. I am very aware sometimes of a rural-urban divide and I am the first Dubliner to speak today. Ms Donnelly said that 20% of dwellings in the city have an A-B energy rating, whereas only 10% of houses in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Engagement with Ms Marie Donnelly (20 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: They would say they are being robbed.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael do not appear to have heard about legislation introduced by Sinn Féin on rent certainty, protection from eviction and security of tenure. The party introduced Bills in the Oireachtas at least six times. The Government asked for solutions and it was given solutions but they were knocked back and opposed or Members sat on the fence getting blistered bums....

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: A Chathaoirligh-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: Really; come on. Kick him out.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: From where did the Senator get those figures?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: I think this is out of order. The Senator has gone on too long.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: Rebuild Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: You are not going to get them again.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: Well done.

Seanad: Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Statements (25 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: Fáilte arís a Aire Stáit. I thank Dr. Scally and his team and, in particular, the women who contributed to the report. Their evidence and testimony were invaluable to this process, as well as to the final conclusions contained in the report. The women were beyond brave and have done a great public service by sharing their experiences. The past and present scandals of our...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2018)

Máire Devine: I raise the issue of the Public Service Pay Commission. The Psychiatric Nurses Association of Ireland and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, are meeting today to discuss the findings of Public Service Pay Commission and figure out how we can correct the problem of more than 2,000 vacancies throughout the nursing profession. The Public Service Pay Commission has stated that...