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Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: This is an important test in young women. I knew someone in her 40s who recently died from cervical cancer. The Irish Cancer Society claims there are an unnecessary 60 to 70 deaths a year from cervical cancer, even when it has a high cure rate. I applaud Senator White for raising this issue in the parliamentary body.

Seanad: Oncology Services: Statements. (8 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: A cervical cancer screening programme must be introduced at once. Nine years ago we were told it was to be rolled out but no progress has been made. BreastCheck is another important programme which must be rolled out nationwide. I am extremely glad it is not advertised too often. I wonder how I would feel if I lived in part of the country where BreastCheck is not available, only to be told by...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: It is good news.

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: I second this practical amendment, which I hope the Minister of State will accept.

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: I second the amendment. Amendment No. 2 must be considered under the canopy of the Good Friday Agreement which states that, where possible, legislation must be introduced which is consistent between both parts of the island. As Senator Browne pointed out, it will soon be possible for pharmacists to prescribe certain drugs in Northern Ireland. We do not want this provision to be introduced...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: I second the amendment. As Senator Browne stated, this is a difficult area. The Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, will share the concerns expressed by his colleague, Deputy Tim O'Malley, who is a pharmacist by profession, about the quality and type of drugs increasingly being purchased by mail order over the Internet. It is worrying that people may procure drugs without cognisance...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: The importance of dental health came late to us in the health service. We should try to promote anything that protects the health of schoolchildren and dental health is an important part of that. That is why I support the amendment. Children may require orthodontic treatment after they leave primary school, which makes it important to accept this amendment. I am sure the Minister of State's...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005: Report and Final Stages. (8 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: I congratulate the Minister of State and his officials. I am particularly glad to see Mr. Tom McGinn here today because he and I go back a long way in the health sector. It might be a good idea to reconsider our views of visits to GPs, so that such visits that do not result in a prescription for antibiotics would not be classified as failures. We are talking all the time about MRSA, but we...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: We have one of the highest rates of births with neural tube defects in the world. Approximately 100 children are born with the defect every year, from which they either die shortly after birth or are left with spina bifida. This incidence would be greatly lowered if women took folic acid when pregnant. The House might ask why I do not raise this issue as an Adjournment matter but I did so in...

Seanad: University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: Go han-mhaith, Senator.

Seanad: University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Dec 2005)

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

Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: It is his last point.

Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: I thank Senator Bannon for cutting short his stirring speech to let me speak.

Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: It is all very well to say that the services are there for people but the question arises of whether they are available. While I applaud, for example, the Government's efforts with regard to improving home help, I have asked at the top of the HSE what happens when a home help is on holidays and have been told that the elderly person is entitled to a locum if one is available. It is no good to...

Seanad: Student Enrolment. (14 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: I thank Senator Norris for sharing time with me. A motion I put down earlier this year, supported by all the Independent Senators, stated that we should double the number of places in the medical schools for EU students. Irish students cannot be given preference in this regard. I am glad 70 extra places were provided this year but there is a problem regarding the clinical years, as we have...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: I share Senator O'Toole and Senator Finucane's concerns about businesses which pay very low wages to their workers. It is worth remembering Henry Ford's statement that while he did not want to pay his workers high wages he wanted them to be able to buy his cars. I join with Senator Ryan and Senator Maurice Hayes in asking for a debate on third level education. I am concerned by the fact that...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2005: Second Stage. (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: I thank Senator O'Toole for sharing time with me. I very much welcome the changes the Minister has managed to achieve for those in his charge. The increases are very welcome. Having been obliged to deal with the Department of Social and Family Affairs and its predecessors for many years, I welcome the attitude of those officials who have worked there in recent years. There is a total change...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Child Sexual Abuse) Order 2005: Motion. (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister and, while it is unfortunate to be obliged to do so, I welcome the commission, which he has set up briskly. I am glad he appointed Judge Yvonne Murphy chairman of the commission. Unfortunately, she probably feels that she has too much experience in child sexual abuse having often been obliged to deal with it in the courts. I am also glad Archbishop Diarmuid Martin is so...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Child Sexual Abuse) Order 2005: Motion. (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Henry: I did not realise that. It was certainly discussed.