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Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Frances Black: I thank the witnesses. What role do they think ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture, OPCAT, could play in the oversight of the CMH?

Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Frances Black: Can the Ms Joyce give us an outline on the additional research she would like to see conducted in this area?

Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Frances Black: I have a final question. Resources have been mentioned a few times or the possible redistribution of the existing resources. If the witnesses had a magic wand, and in the context of resources, what would they like to be the final outcome where they would be absolutely 100% happy?

Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Frances Black: It is.

Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Frances Black: There is no doubt that the opening of the new site for the Central Mental Hospital is good news. I am hopeful that the more modern and spacious facilities there will improve the lives of residents and staff. However, I note the section of the report where one of the research participants stated they felt the planned move served as an excuse for not acting to rectify issues. I hope the move...

Seanad: Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Bill 2022: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2022)

Frances Black: I congratulate the Minister of State on the Bill. It is definitely long overdue and it is very welcome. Credit to the Minister of State and his Department for all their work on the Bill. The swiftness of this Bill’s journey through the Oireachtas signifies both the importance of the legislation and the broad support for it that exists in the Houses.It is rare for us all to be in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2022)

Frances Black: On behalf of the Civil Engagement Group, I offer condolences to the friends and family of Private Seán Rooney, the Irish soldier who was killed in Lebanon. The soldier who was injured, Private Shane Kearney, is also very much in my thoughts. I hope he makes a full and speedy recovery. It is an horrific and awful tragedy. My thoughts are with all of the soldiers serving in Lebanon and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2022)

Frances Black: I look forward to reading the Joint Committee on Gender Equality's report. I commend all who were involved in that report. I congratulate Senator Mary Fitzpatrick and the 1916 Relatives Association on their briefing yesterday about the campaign to name the new children's hospital after Dr. Kathleen Lynn. It is a fantastic idea. I want to add my name to the long list of Members who are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Frances Black: I thank the witnesses for coming in. Many of my questions have been covered and I do not want to go over them again. There is, however, one point I want to come back to, which Senator Kyne has touched on. I am aware that it is not referred to in the document but it is about students and the points system. For example, I know of a young woman who all her life wanted to become a doctor....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Frances Black: The witnesses' ask today is for a task force going forward and for that task force to have a strategic review in a timely fashion. How can we as a committee support the witnesses in that? What would they like us to do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Frances Black: Is there a model or any other countries that have a really powerful model when it comes to GP care and general practice? Is there a model in some country the witnesses would like to copy? If so, what country would that be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Recruitment, Retention and Manpower Planning Issues: Irish College of General Practitioners (14 Dec 2022)

Frances Black: I thank the witnesses.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2023)

Frances Black: It is great to see the Cathaoirleach in the Chair. I congratulate the Leader on her new role. I hope everybody had a very peaceful and restorative break over the Christmas period. I am sure that many in the Chamber will be familiar with the disturbing findings in the most recent report on child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, from the Mental Health Commission. It paints an...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2023)

Frances Black: Hear, hear.

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (24 Jan 2023)

Frances Black: The Minister is very welcome to the House. I hope she and her team had a nice break over the Christmas period. I would say it was a well deserved break. I want to be associated with the congratulations to the Oscar nominees, especially "An Cailín Ciúin". It is one of the finest films I have ever seen. Even thinking about it makes me emotional. It is powerful and I recommend...

Seanad: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (1 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is very welcome to the Chamber. I thank her for coming to the Seanad to update us on the issues in this important debate. I agree with colleagues who have said that when CAMHS works, it works really well.I thank her also for her commitment. Nevertheless, the recent report of the Mental Health Commission regarding the state of CAMHS is truly alarming...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: I want to start by congratulating those involved with the launch of Dublin Communities Against Racism over the weekend, including my good friend and colleague, Senator Eileen Flynn. I found the recent eruption of racist anti-refugee protests to be deeply disturbing, and many of the leaders of these protests are spreading misinformation that plays on the fears and prejudices of ordinary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: I thank all of the witnesses for coming in today. I also thank all of the front-line workers in this area, as well as those working in NGOs. Everybody knows somebody who has cancer. We will have a family member who has had cancer. Two of my family members have passed away from cancer. It is a very important topic. I am aware that there has been a lot of talk about cigarette smoking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Treatment Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Frances Black: I agree. I also think it is vital we get the warnings on alcohol. I tabled an amendment, which was accepted in 2018, on the fact it should be stated on the label that there is a direct link between alcohol and fatal cancers and liver disease as well as the danger of alcohol consumption when pregnant. The impact of alcohol does not roll off our tongue as much as smoking does. Everybody in...