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Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: I oppose the taking of this Bill. I seek that the Government withdraws the Bill and comes back having excised the offending sections. This is a betrayal of a small, blighted minority who suffer sickness and stigma as a result of being poisoned by the State through contaminated blood products. That is what we are talking about here. It is a dishonest Bill because consultation took place with...

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: It is also discriminatory against young people who have suffered from the conditions that were caused by negligence on the part of the State. What the Tánaiste is doing is adding to that betrayal and bringing shame to this House by introducing legislation that will take away rights and entitlements from a tiny group of approximately 100 people who are vulnerable. The Finlay report indicated...

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: I urge the Tánaiste, if the Government has not totally lost connection with the people——

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: ——and with the idea that there is such a thing as humanity when it comes to treating——

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: I urge the Tánaiste to withdraw the Bill and make clear where she stands as many people still trust her and understand that she has some conception of what is happening here.

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: I will end on this point, a Cheann Comhairle. What is happening here is that people have been fooled and deceived, but more importantly, they will be denied rights that were hard fought for——

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: ——and were granted to them by this House.

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: I urge the Tánaiste not to bring shame on this House when dealing with such a tiny minority of people who have suffered so much.

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: It would be appreciated if we could have copies of the speech. This is a complex issue on which the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children made statements this morning which I believe are misleading. It is important that a written script is given to Members. I would be grateful if that could be attended to immediately.

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following: "Having regard to the fact that the Bill contains matters unrelated to the issues that were the subject of extensive discussions with interest groups representing affected persons and the additional matter adversely affects the interests of those persons and having regard also to the failure of the Minister...

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: The Tánaiste did not mention there would be amendments that would affect people in ways that are now clear.

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: If the Bill is passed, young people will be excluded in terms of the loss of consortium, which I will address shortly. The Bill was about an insurance scheme, but it is also about more than just insurance. It is telling that so far removed from the original intent is it, the Title does not mention the word "insurance". The Bill is the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006. I...

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: That is not clear in the Bill. The ELISA test is set as a yardstick.

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: I ask the Tánaiste to listen to what I am saying because I have received legal advice on this. This advice states: You have no doubt noticed that not only does the amendment in the Bill narrow the definition of a positive diagnosis to the presence of markers but the only alternative provided is a record of jaundice, and you will recall that it is possible to have subacute hepatitis without...

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: There are requirements in the Bill. The Tánaiste read them out.

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: The section is quite specific about people having to fulfil certain requirements.

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: Not if they do not fulfil the requirements the Tánaiste has set out in the Bill.

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: The Tánaiste has set out limiting requirements.

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: I am not arguing about the people who are within the remit of the Bill but about the people who are outside it. It is interesting the Minister does not appear to be able to take on board the fact that it is the people outside the provisions of this Bill who concern us. We are delighted for the ones included in it. Good luck to them. However, our concern is for the people who have been...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (29 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the latest timetable for the full re-establishment of the Assembly and the Executive in Northern Ireland; the latest meetings he has had with political parties in the North and with the British Government; when he expects to travel to Northern Ireland for his next round of engagements; the plans the two Governments have for the period...