Results 121-140 of 935 for speaker:Mary Moran

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)

Mary Moran: I send my good wishes to the 116,774 students who began the State examinations this morning. From my teaching experience I understand how stressful examination time can be for students but we need to send them out the message to keep calm and remind them that they always know more than they think they know. As a mother of two children who are sitting State examinations this year, one is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)

Mary Moran: Senator Bacik said it was a fantastic moment to witness. I was fortunate this morning to be able to go to Merrion Street where I saw the torch being carried.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)

Mary Moran: -----and not only to see it but to touch it and to hold it with Katie Taylor's mother who was carrying it on behalf of all the mothers of Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

Mary Moran: I also welcome the doctors who join us from Bahrain and echo the sentiments on the issue expressed by Senator Darragh O'Brien and other speakers. I welcome the introduction of the new central online system for student grant applications announced by the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, this morning, which went live today. In the past, students and their parents had to submit...

Seanad: Seanad Report on the Rights of Older People: Statements (13 Jun 2012)

Mary Moran: I wish to share time with Senator Kelly. I warmly welcome the Minister of State to the House again and I commend all those who have put tremendous work into producing the report. I am fortunate in that I happen to live in County Louth, the first county in Ireland and one of 33 areas worldwide to meet the criteria of the WHO Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities. I have been...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mary Moran: Will the Leader organise an urgently needed debate on disability services? I have raised it time and time again. I apologise if I make this a personal issue but I do so as the parent of a child with a disability and representing many people with disabilities in my area. Recently, respite services for children with disabilities were reduced to ten days out of every 30 with no prospect of...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mary Moran: I did not receive an answer to my query.

Seanad: Euroscience Open Forum 2012: Statements (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Mary Moran: The Minister of State is always welcome in the House and I congratulate him on his work to date. I add my voice of welcome to the Euroscience Open Forum, ESOF, 2012 coming to Dublin. It is an exciting time. As the Minister of State mentioned, it is a boost and an opportunity for Ireland, as hosting it gives us substantial prestige. That nine out of the world's top ten pharmaceutical...

Seanad: Euroscience Open Forum 2012: Statements (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Mary Moran: We are friendly people.

Seanad: Euroscience Open Forum 2012: Statements (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Mary Moran: There could be a review.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2012)

Mary Moran: I echo the sentiments expressed by my colleague, Senator Moloney, in calling for a debate on youth mental health. Perhaps we could have it before the summer recess. Recent reports have highlighted that 1,311 retired teachers were employed as supervisors at the State examinations. This alarming number is up from 1,147 retired teachers who were employed last year, an increase of 13%. It is...

Seanad: National Cultural Institutions: Motion (27 Jun 2012)

Mary Moran: I welcome the Minister to the House this evening and congratulate the Independent Senators and Senator Labhrás Ó Murchú on their contributions. We should all feel honoured by the contributions to the arts and our country, and I know Senator Ó Murchú in particular has been involved with traditional Irish music. As a former teacher of music, his work is widely known and appreciated in...

Seanad: Patient Redress Scheme (3 Jul 2012)

Mary Moran: I thank the Minister of State for attending to allow me to raise the issue of compensation for the patients of the obstetrician, Dr. Michael Neary, who were excluded from the Lourdes hospital, Drogheda, redress scheme in 2007. It was rolled-out to women who suffered unnecessary hysterectomies or removal of ovaries by him. However, 35 women were excluded from the redress scheme. Some 29 were...

Seanad: Patient Redress Scheme (3 Jul 2012)

Mary Moran: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I reiterate my plea for an urgent redress and for a date to be set for a review, preferably before the end of the summer. If we go into September without it the matter will drag on.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2012)

Mary Moran: I wish to raise again the issue of symphysiotomy, in respect of which the Walsh report has been published. I remind those women subjected to this procedure that meetings on this issue are ongoing throughout the country, including in Cork today, Drogheda tomorrow and Dublin on 19 July. Professor Walsh is eager to speak with the surviving women of this procedure. It is important all victims...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2012)

Mary Moran: I would like to raise the issue of the severe cutbacks in the service provided by St. John of God services in Drumcar, County Louth, and the effects they are having on the users of the service. St. John of God north-east services provides for the care of people with an intellectual disability. This year the cutbacks in the service have amounted to €1.5 million. Since 2005 it has had...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2012)

Mary Moran: I call on the Leader to have a debate on services provided for people with an intellectual disability.

Seanad: School Transport (5 Jul 2012)

Mary Moran: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber to comment on the ongoing school transport problems experienced by a young lady from my constituency whose details I have submitted. She is 14 years old and has a history of monosomy 21, developmental delay and seizures and she is underweight. She attends a special school where she has settled in very well. Due to her medical...

Seanad: School Transport (5 Jul 2012)

Mary Moran: I am disappointed with this response. I had raised the issue before with the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, and submitted it to the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, Deputy Cannon, as it was a school transport issue. It is important issues involving special educational needs are examined sensitively. I will pursue the matter further.

Seanad: School Transport (5 Jul 2012)

Mary Moran: I have spoken with the inspector involved who is more than happy to take the child on the alternative bus.