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Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

Mary Henry: Senator Mansergh points out that certain people are associated with companies, but some companies do not like individuals giving what they would perhaps see as the company's funds to what they would describe as a pet project, and would feel it is a private matter.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

Mary Henry: Yes, but not all corporate entities are private, and shareholders sometimes have funny views.

Seanad: Agrifood Sector: Motion. (29 Mar 2006)

Mary Henry: We always like to hear what Senator Bannon has to say on agriculture, so I would like to share my time with him. I welcome the Minister to the House and I congratulate her on the work she has been doing in the Department. I hope she looks at the remarks on this side of the House as further encouragement. We must instil in our children the importance of agriculture and horticulture in Ireland....

Seanad: Agrifood Sector: Motion. (29 Mar 2006)

Mary Henry: That is a wonderful organisation and I applaud it for having made the effort to come to St. Stephen's Green with chickens, hens, a cow and a few sheep. Some city children have little notion of where food comes from. Leaflets are being sent out to the various schools about this and it is a worthwhile effort. There is a plague of obesity in this country which did not exist ten or 15 years ago....

Seanad: Diabetes Policy: Statements. (5 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: I thank Senator Browne for allowing me to speak ahead of him. I also thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive statement but I was struck by the absence of certain things in it. Haemochromatosis, as the Minister of State knows, is a genetic condition which is very common in this country. Approximately one in 300 people have it and one in 20 is a carrier. The gene must be present in...

Seanad: Diabetes Policy: Statements. (5 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: The Minister of State should put his best foot forward to settle it. I was recently told by a diabetologist that virtually the only reason apart from serious accident or malignancy that a person in this country has a leg amputated is diabetes, and that is really dreadful. We have managed to cut down on smoking and other causes, and we must now get at this problem and make people realise how...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: Earlier this week the Union of Students in Ireland and some other student bodies held an information event in Buswells Hotel for Members of the Oireachtas, which I am sure many Members attended. The students told us that the Minister for Education and Science has brought forward her proposals regarding funding for students in third level education. Will the Leader ask the Minister to come to...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: I am sorry, but it is a little difficult to hear the Minister of State.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: The difficulty lies with me rather than with the Minister of State.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: Thank you.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: I am not enthusiastic about the amendments made regarding "care or treatment" instead of "care and treatment". One of my main criticisms of this Bill is how it will be implemented by those who must use it. It should be aligned as closely as possible with the Mental Health Act 2001 because the same people will have to use this legislation and, to avoid mistakes, the closer things are, the...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: The clarification of "intoxication" was a good idea and is important. I understand the reasons for the definition of "mental disorder". It is good that throughout the rest of the Bill "mental disorder" is described as being within the meaning of the Act of 2001 because these people will have the protection of Part 4 of that Act when detained in a designated centre under this legislation. I...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: These amendments are mainly technical. I would have thought it would be wiser to have the same definition of "patient" in this Bill and the Mental Health Act. Given that this is the only opportunity I have to comment on the review boards, I must say they are totally different to those included in the Mental Health Act, not just in terms of their function but also in terms of how their members...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: I am sure everyone would agree this is a very good amendment. It is essential that such important orders are laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. I am quite sure it was very wise to make the amendment.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: Naturally I am delighted that the Minister accepted Deputy Ó Snodaigh's amendment and decided a prison was not a suitable place for someone being treated for psychiatric illness. I presume other changes will have to be made to the Bill because, under certain sections, it appears that persons could be treated in prison. The governor, as the clinical director, would make clinical decisions —...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: The Minister said that JudgeHenchy was the greatest legal brain of the last century. I do not know whether he believes there is another claimant this century.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: Amendments Nos. 12, 15, 16 and 18 are extraordinarily important to the working of the Bill. When the people to whom we are referring run into trouble, quite often it does not relate to minor crimes or anything like that and they do not need inpatient treatment. If the original proposal had been pursued, it would really have clogged up the system. I am delighted that these amendments were made...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: The decision to introduce amendments Nos. 21, 47 and 49 was an inspired one. The provisions of the 1949 Act which are being amended, such as the reference to "punishment", were totally outdated from the point of view of the physiology of childbirth. I commend the Minister, Deputy McDowell, on introducing the amendments in question, which have made this aspect of the Bill much more reasonable.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, and the Minister, Deputy McDowell, for their efforts in the compilation of this Bill, which has taken four years to process. I particularly thank their officials, who tolerated many queries from me during the progress of this important legislation. They showed extraordinary patience in their willingness to give explanations all the time. As...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2006)

Mary Henry: A report has been produced by the Departments of Social and Family Affairs, the Taoiseach and Finance on proposals for assisting lone parents. When the Minister for Social and Family Affairs was in the House dealing with the Social Welfare Bill I asked if we could debate that report as soon as possible because it contains many useful suggestions. The Minister is meeting lone parents and...