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Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap) Information Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: Not looking at anyone in particular.

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap) Information Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: That is mean.

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap) Information Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (3 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: Given that the Government is not opposing the amendment, I ask the Labour Party and Senator Bacik to support it.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (4 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister of State. As the Minister of State knows, Jigsaw began a national review of its national youth mental health services. The review aimed to report on finance, clinical and governance matters. It is welcome and there is certainly merit in stopping to take stock and examining if things can be done better but there has been a serious problem in the delay of the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (4 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: I thank the Minister of State. She will forgive my cynicism. This review was supposed to be commenced in February but only started in March. It has now been pushed out to the end of the year and that is causing concern. Obviously budget 2019 would seem to be an appropriate time to carry out an expansion of the service, particularly for the Bray area, where the community has been...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: I support Senator Byrne's comments on the administration and uptake of the flu vaccine. It is important not just for the general population and I urge all staff of the Health Service Executive involved in health care - there are more than 120,000 of them - to get the flu jab. We spread it ourselves and it causes much more sickness for staff, leading to contamination of patients through...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: Senator Mac Lochlainn would be surprised; it is former Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I echo the comment made about the need for visibility for the charging network for electric vehicles. I concur with other speakers, in particular Deputy Lahart, that charging points need to become normalised and as frequent as bus stops. They need to be part of every street in every town and village to give motorists a feeling of security....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: They are massive.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: I got to know Emma a bit over the last few months. I add my heartfelt condolences. This is a woman, a warrior, who offered a portion of the €7.5 million of a settlement to see that tests will be done over the summer. She pleaded for university laboratories and people to work on those tests. Unfortunately, she became too ill to follow it through but such was her generosity. She...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister. Last year, the Government decided to reintroduce a board to oversee the operations of the HSE. I commend Senator Boyhan on quoting the Scally report, which makes clear and common sense. Its recommendations are not couched in political speak to confound us all, leaving us guessing the words and what they mean. The Government's decision followed a number of...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: Was the champagne and caviar for them?

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: It is farcical.

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: Is the chair-designate a him or a her? Has a definitive decision been made on who will assume that role?

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (10 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: We have spent 1,000 days and 1,000 nights waiting for this legislation. I will speak to the amendment. I am delighted the Minister sees fit to accept the amendment. It is prudent and makes sense. There is an impact on hospitals given that is where alcohol problems and the resulting ill health end up. The data are available so let us use them. Let us inform the Houses and citizens. Let...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (10 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: They will all be labelled.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (10 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: I am conscious of the time and I accept the amendments which are prudent. The tax free shop amendment might help some exports but the overall impetus of this Bill is to reduce consumption, and to make people aware of what they are drinking and what it can do to their physical and mental health.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (10 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: No, the Senator does not understand.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (10 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: No.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (10 Oct 2018)

Máire Devine: I am delighted that we have got to this stage. It is great when we come to something final and it is agreeable. It is also great that we are all being pleasant to each other. This legislation is a no-brainer. If something hurts or does damage we need to tell people what it is. That is our job as legislators. Chemical harm can result from alcohol and abuse of alcohol. The harm can be...