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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Equipment (17 Nov 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I wish to raise the issue of the MRI scanner for children in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and the associated waiting list for children. The scanner has broken down, and I believe this is not an irregular occurrence. It broke down at least one week ago but no contingency plan is in place to manage the care and assessment of children. My understanding is that there are only two...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Equipment (17 Nov 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the Minister of State. Obviously, somebody is telling somebody untruths because why would those at Crumlin hospital have telephoned the mother I mentioned on Tuesday and said the machine would be down for two weeks? For me, there are serious questions to answer. I am not questioning the veracity of what the Minister of State said but I am concerned that the truth is not being told....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Equipment (17 Nov 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I join in the very warm welcome to Senator Máiría Cahill. I had no hesitation in supporting Senator Cahill, given her role on violence against children and women. To that end, I also welcome Maeve Lewis of One in Four and Ellen O'Malley-Dunlop of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, who have joined us here today in the Gallery. I extend a very special welcome to Senator Cahill's...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. While the amendments fall far short of the measures of rent certainty I would like to have seen introduced, for example, rent increases that are in line with an external measurement such as the consumer price index, which has been suggested by Threshold, I welcome them as a much needed and long overdue first step.The latest quarterly...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Nov 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 29 of Principal Act 5. Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following new subsection after subsection (4):“(4A) In subsection (5), ‘relevant court documents’, in relation to any proceedings referred to in that subsection—(a)...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Nov 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I am disappointed but I will not press the amendment. I draw the Minister's attention again, though, to the judgments I have cited, and I ask his officials to examine them because we are in violation. We are not acting in the spirit of the legislation. I take the bona fides of everything the Minister said but I have not had evidence of intrusion by the child care law reporting project. We...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Nov 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I would have loved this Bill to go further. We had the discussion about changing "may" to "shall". That does not take away from the importance of the Bill, which will now go to the Lower House. I am a big believer that change is incremental. I therefore welcome the passage of the Bill through the House. I received correspondence from the Care Leavers' Network, which highlighted the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Advocacy Services for Health Service Users: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the Chairman and that issue probably motivates me in this regard because the issues of end-of-life care and independent advocacy are my entry point into this issue and are why I wished to be present today. During the end-of-life hearings, members discussed these issues and I came up with three Cs about consent, choice and control. One issue I do not believe has arisen today is that...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Yesterday, I attended the launch of the report of the Child Care Law Reporting Project. Its research showed that nearly one in three children in care cases have psychological, educational or physical special needs. The report highlights the need for a dedicated family court. The authors, Dr. Carol Coulter with Lisa Colfer, Kevin Healy and Meg McMahon, also raised the reality for vulnerable...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (2 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: The Minister of State is aware that I have been tracking the issue of neuro-rehabilitation services for several years now. Such services are essential to support recovery and prevent disability for people with acquired brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis and a range of other neurological conditions. Thousands of Irish people still cannot get the rehabilitation they need when they need...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (2 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I agree with the Minister of State. As she knows I have been tracking this issue since I entered the Seanad. With regard to the people living with acquired brain injuries, strokes, multiple sclerosis and a range of other neurological conditions, if we got in during the window of recovery, we would not be speaking about disabilities but recovery. I said no element has been delivered, but...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (2 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: That is the window of recovery.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (2 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: On that we agree. The plan must be published.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I concur with Senator Bacik with regard to the timing of legislation and giving considered process. I thank the Leader for moving Report Stage of the International Protection Bill 2015 in the revised agenda. I see that it will be taken next week or later. It is sad to see a series of reports about the Bessborough mother and baby homes by the journalist Conall Ó Fátharta in the...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Amendments Nos. 11, 13 and 14 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Is the Senator pressing the amendment?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

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

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: The amendment has already been discussed.