Results 1,301-1,320 of 1,966 for speaker:Mary Henry

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Mary Henry: The physical presence of a legal adviser at the prison where the video-link evidence is to be given is very important. I am not happy with the scenario of the solicitor sitting in his or her office consulting via video-link with the prisoner in prison. Will it entail a considerable amount of travelling by the legal profession? Will lawyers, as opposed to prisoners, be forced to spend a...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Mary Henry: I am sure the Minister will explain when he replies.

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Mary Henry: It is very important that prisoners are able to talk to their legal advisers in person before they give evidence by video link because face-to-face communication is not the same as talking to someone via video link. It is certainly not the same when one is having a medical consultation with someone. I am sure the Minister will give us further information. I have no problem, in principle, with...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Mary Henry: The level of drug abuse in prisons is outrageous. On several occasions, prisoners or their relations have spoken to me about prisoners who did not have any involvement in drug abuse until they went to jail, which is really terrible. I have visited drug-free prisons in other countries, including Maiano Prison in Spoleto, the highest security prison in Italy. Some of the prisoners in that jail...

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Mary Henry: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Prisons Bill 2005: Second Stage. (27 Oct 2005)

Mary Henry: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister for attending the House and I welcome his address, which was extremely clear. It would be churlish of me not to say that I have enjoyed the tax regime of the past few years. I was one of those who warmly welcomed Mr. McCreevy's individualisation plan, having for decades been assessed — as someone in the Revenue once said — as though I were a wholly-owned subsidiary of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Nov 2005)

Mary Henry: Will the Leader ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs to come into the House so he can update us on the deteriorating situation in Ethiopia? This is one of our priority countries in Africa. Members of the Oireachtas and former Members were very important in monitoring the election in May yet a satisfactory conclusion has not been reached even in respect of the results of that election....

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)

Mary Henry: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Second Stage. (3 Nov 2005)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I also welcome the Bill. All the points I wished to make have already been made. I support the point made that the commission must be answerable to public representatives. Bodies have been created that are independent of the Oireachtas and, as in the case of the National Roads Authority, eventually become answerable to no-one. Senator McDowell...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Mary Henry: I add my voice to calls for a debate on the situation pertaining to immigrant workers. Senator Bradford is correct that the Joint Committee on European Affairs is about to engage in research into the subject. Along with others I am concerned that the Latvian workers who were abandoned while picking periwinkles were not apparently willing to go to the Garda. There are probably more people...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Mary Henry: On a point of information, Senator Browne said there were no Dublin hospitals well up the list, I remind him of St. James's Hospital, the biggest hospital in the country——

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits: Motion. (9 Nov 2005)

Mary Henry: I thank Senator O'Toole for sharing his time. The Minister knows in his own heart that those who are so disabled that they need personal assistance have the greatest difficulty in getting care. To date, we have relied on community employment schemes to provide personal assistants for this group. They have been doing a very good job. However, as soon as they are trained to be useful to the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

Mary Henry: I observed last week that there has been no satisfactory resolution to the election in Ethiopia, where there are many Irish observers. Some of them contacted me to impart the perception in that country that there is not much international interest in what is happening there. Many members of the opposition have been imprisoned without trial and lives have been lost as the armed forces use...

Seanad: Ferns Report: Statements. (10 Nov 2005)

Mary Henry: I wish to share my time with Senator Norris.

Seanad: Ferns Report: Statements. (10 Nov 2005)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I cannot say I welcome this report because it is utterly appalling. Senator Glynn is correct to say that the effects of child sexual abuse on a person last forever. I do not think repayment can do them lasting good but the recognition that wrong was done to them does seem to be the one thing we can do. While I welcome the Minister of State's...

Seanad: Ferns Report: Statements. (10 Nov 2005)

Mary Henry: I do not believe Bishops Herlihy and Comiskey should be the only individuals singled out for criticism. The issue must have been discussed with all the bishops when it first arose because they took out insurance at the time to deal with it. On the Health Service Executive and legislative changes required to ensure third parties can take a more active stance, it is unfortunate that legislation...

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Nov 2005)

Mary Henry: I support Senator Norris's proposal that we ask the Government to protest at once about the use of white phosphorous in Iraq. All of us remember the pictures of children in Vietnam fleeing with dreadful burns on their bodies. If someone had been able to be in Falluja the day these dreadful weapons were used, I am sure we would have seen pictures such as those taken in Vietnam. I also support...

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (16 Nov 2005)

Mary Henry: Amendment No. 42 has already been discussed with amendment No. 13.

Seanad: Railway Safety Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (16 Nov 2005)

Mary Henry: Amendment No. 44 in the name of Senator Burke is ruled out of order because it involves a potential charge on the Revenue.