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Seanad: Adoption (Identity and Information) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move amendment No. 22: In page 16, line 35, to delete "adopted person" and substitute "natural parent".

Seanad: Adoption (Identity and Information) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move amendment No. 23: In page 16, line 36, to delete "adopted person" and substitute "natural parent".

Seanad: Adoption (Identity and Information) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move amendment No. 24: In page 17, line 4, to delete "or a" and substitute "and a".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: The Minister is very welcome. I also welcome his officials. I particularly welcome Dr. Fergal Lynch in his new position as Secretary General. I wholeheartedly endorse what Deputy McLellan said on the issue of direct provision. There is a need for independent oversight and a complaints mechanism. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs should have a role in ensuring the Ombudsman...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I wish to clarify one thing and ensure there is no misunderstanding on what I said with regard to the special rapporteur on child protection. I do not expect the Department to accept a report and take on board all the recommendations. I have a specific question. When the Minister came to his decision not to act, had he or his officials consulted with the special rapporteur on child...

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Second Stage (24 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister of State. I am very encouraged by what all of my colleagues have said so far and hope the Committee Stage debate will prove fruitful. I stand in solidarity with Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell who so eloquently expressed her views on this matter. This is an issue about which I feel strongly and become quite emotional. Of course, it is an emotional subject and...

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Second Stage (24 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Second Stage (24 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: No. Senators will have plenty of time to debate the legislation on Committee Stage.

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Second Stage (24 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Is Senator Cullinane pressing his amendment?

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Amendment No. 2 is in the names of Senators Cullinane, Ó Clochartaigh and Reilly. I propose that amendments Nos. 2 to 5, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Is Senator Cullinane pressing the amendment?

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Amendment No. 6 is in the names of Senators Cullinane, Ó Clochartaigh and Reilly. Amendments Nos. 6 and 7 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Does Senator Cullinane intend to press the amendment?

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Is Senator Cullinane pressing the amendment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of National Rare Disease Plan 2014-18: Discussion (26 Feb 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome all the witnesses. The fact that we have a day each year to focus gives this committee an opportunity to focus on the issue, although we have other encounters during the year. In preparing for today, I looked back at the meeting of 15 January when the Huntington's Disease Association of Ireland appeared before us and raised some very important issues, as the witnesses today have...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (3 Mar 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I reiterate my full support for the Bill. One of the figures that stood with me as we went through the debate was the reference to the tobacco industry in Ireland needing 50 new smokers a day, almost 80% of whom are going to be under 18 years. It is great to see the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs bringing this Bill into law.

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I would like to speak on amendments No. 1 and 5, but I also wish to speak on the section. I listened to what the Minister of State and advocacy groups said. For me, this is about trust and confidence. I can see from the perspective of those involved in advocacy groups that trust has been shattered and confidence is low.The difficulty is I feel we are parsing words but what will it actually...

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: It would be useful. Perhaps we are all saying the same thing but we are not all hearing the same thing. To echo the Senator's comments and Senator Ó Clochartaigh's proposal, perhaps we could have a brief gap of a few minutes between Committee and Report Stage to allow a comprehensive statement to be put on the record of the House. This is in preference to just having a statement that...

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I want to hear it from the Minister of State in one clear statement.