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Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: That is not true. The Garda will administer fines.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: The Senator should be truthful.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: It was all relevant.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: The Senator knows this is not what Fine Gael proposes.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: Fine Gael never made that proposal. This is outrageous.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: This is outrageous. The Senator is aware this has not been proposed by Fine Gael.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: The Senator is being nonsensical.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: This is outrageous.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: Those aged over 70 receive medical cards. Does the Senator suggest that 69 year olds do not become ill?

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: The Diabetes Federation of Ireland disagreed completely.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: The Diabetes Federation of Ireland disagreed. This is crazy.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: The Tánaiste only appears three times a year.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: The health boards have been abolished.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: We did not say that. In fairness, that was never said. The Senator is worse than Senator Minihan.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: I agree with the sentiments expressed on the Garda Representative Association. The reality faced by gardaí was brought home to me recently when, following a robbery from an art gallery in a neighbouring county, gardaí were sent out in a Ford Fiesta car with a one litre engine to chase criminals driving jeeps with three litre engines.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: The Minister gave a firm commitment that he would not set up the Garda reserve force during this Dáil term and by doing so he has caused a major problem.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: How do we avoid the situation depicted in "Coronation Street" where certain characters joined a reserve force to gain access to confidential information? I agree with Senator Ó Murchú on Palestine. Civil servants have not been paid for approximately three months.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: That is not a satisfactory state of affairs and I urge a resolution to the issue. Can the Leader confirm if the Tánaiste was in the House yesterday for the debate on accident and emergency services? I understand she had given a commitment but was unable to attend.

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage. (10 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: I thank Senator Henry for sharing her time with me. I was my party's spokesman on transport until October of 2004. Unfortunately, matters seem to have gotten worse in the intervening period, instead of getting better, despite the many excellent debates conducted in this House. The former Minister for Transport, Deputy Brennan, gave a commitment to examine the issue of the high fatality rate...

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 May 2006)

Fergal Browne: I ask the Leader to investigate the delay in urgently needed home care and home help workers to take up their positions. Many people have been successful in their application for home help and have been recruited but are held up because of the backlog created by new vetting procedures that come into effect on 1 January. There is a crazy scenario where many elderly people who are urgently in...