Results 1,201-1,220 of 1,966 for speaker:Mary Henry
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I support the comments made by Senator Dardis. I have also been contacted by representatives of People with Disabilities in Ireland. It would be dreadful if this Bill, which has been introduced to assist people with disabilities, were in any way to remove some of their rights under existing legislation. I am sure that is not the Minister of State's intention, but he can ensure it will not...
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: What I am being blamed for now?
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: No one denies there has been a significant increase in the amount of resources spent on people with disabilities, so that is not a problem. I cannot remember any other Act where "resources allowing" was written into the Long Title. On the matter of the Bill pertaining to several Departments, what about the Children Act 2001, which spanned several Departments and required considerable...
- Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: Senator Bannon's time is up.
- Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I am sure it will be.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: Over a year ago a group of clinical microbiologists sent a short paper on MRSA, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, infection to the then Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin. It contained a number of suggestions on how the infection could be tackled. Regrettably, Ireland has once again appeared at the top of the list in Europe for rates of MRSA infection, according to a...
- Seanad: Hospital Services. (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister for State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Brian Lenihan, to the House. I know he realises that the issue I am addressing is very serious. Unfortunately, breast cancer is a very common problem in Ireland, with approximately one in ten women being affected by the disease at some stage in their lives. A small number of these cancers are found in families...
- Seanad: Hospital Services. (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for his reply but this is a chicken and egg situation. We will not get a good consultant clinical geneticist until the service is properly established.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: Senator O'Toole speaks of the amazement of those in the education sector at the return of millions of euro to the Department of Finance. Can one imagine, knowing the trouble in the health service, how people felt when they saw that â¬70 million was returned to the Department of Finance? While no one wants to see money spent unwisely, surely some of the funds could have been redeployed given...
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 2: In page 6, line 17, after "impairment" to insert ", a person who has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities". As the Minister of State is aware, concern has been expressed in some quarters that a condition such as multiple sclerosis or, as the Minister of State...
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: That is what I needed to hear to reassure people that episodic conditions are covered. I hope the provisions of this Bill are applied as flexibly as possible. It is important that people with a disability can get back to work when their condition improves. I am pleased to say the Department of Social and Family Affairs has improved in this regard in recent years. If people are allowed to...
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I second the amendment. Statements were made to the effect that the requirement for facilities to be provided would depend on how often disabled people would try to get into a given building. If people know they cannot get into a building they are not going to try, so Senator Terry's amendments would encourage private bodies engaged in public business or providing services funded by the...
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I second the amendment. This amendment would be to the Minister of State's advantage as he would be able to inform those groups which maintain there are inadequacies in the Bill that a review has been planned and that they need not worry. He could tell them the Bill will be reviewed and essential issues will be addressed. If people have been inadvertently excluded from the legislation â I...
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: Will it be possible to rectify this at any stage? Some people considered the personal advocate to be a very important provision of the Bill.
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: Senator Kett makes an interesting point. He and I have often taken part in case conferences about patients. The thrust of Senator Terry's amendment is very important because those running the case conferences may not always be the best people to decide the applicant's greatest needs. We also have a worry about resources and these amendments show a great deal of respect for the person who is...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I do not believe Senator Brian Hayes or any other Member should apologise for bringing up individual cases regarding visa problems. Several times I have brought to the House the repeated problems I have with non-EU doctors, desperately needed by the health service, experiencing terrible trouble with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform regarding their visas. Another area where...
- Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister to the House. I would like to add to what was said by Senator Ulick Burke and Senator Minihan. We are quite sure of the Minister's bona fides in trying to bring forward the best possible legislation to deal with this very difficult situation. Like other Members, I have been in contact over the years with many people who were abused in the various institutions in this...
- Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: On a point of information, when do we need to submit Committee Stage amendments? Do they have to be submitted by 3 p.m.? Some Members will be working on the Disability Bill this afternoon.