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Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 4: In page 4, line 30, after "television" to insert "and digital radio mondiale". The Government amendments are welcome but I would prefer if the Minister accepted our amendments because they are more specific. It is not enough to insert "a sound broadcasting service", we must specify what we want. This service will not just be for people in Britain, where there are many...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: The Minister has given a very clear explanation why his amendment is better than that of Senator Norris and me. I am especially taken by what Senator Mooney has said because he has decades of experience in broadcasting and was one of the presenters of "Both Sides Now".

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I listened to his programme for many years even though, thank goodness, I did not have much to do with emigration. We should not be too modest or parochial about who will listen to and look at these programmes. RTE should lift its sights rather than remembering the people in Dagenham, many of whom are dead. RTE is now broadcasting to a totally different generation of Irish people. When I...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: RTE needs to look up. This radio station will broadcast not just to the Irish communities in the United Kingdom, or to elderly people. It should be regarded as showing the Irish face. English is a second language for many people. Why not aim at them? I accept the Minister's arguments and will withdraw the amendment but I hope this station will not be regarded as addressing only a few...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Will the Minister explain why it was not necessary to mention 2FM and Lyric FM in the Bill?

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I also support the amendment. I had not identified the necessity in this regard because I had taken it for granted Irish channels would appear near the top of the guide.

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: On the free-to-air British channels that are easily received in most areas of the country, will one of these multiplexes take care of them? I do not suppose the Minister is in a position to force them to do so but I would have thought that was important. Will there be any competition among the various groups that will set up these multiplexes so that we will know what each is offering? I...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: We should listen carefully to Senator Quinn who has decades of experience collecting money very successfully. It is important we take note of what he says despite the fact I very much enjoy the advertisements on the television where a man is watching a golfer just about to take a putt when the television licence inspector knocks on the door, or where there is some romantic interlude on...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I support Senator O'Meara. This is an important issue. We discussed it earlier and we do not need to go through it again. However, we did not discuss the financial cost. I presume an additional cost will arise if these channels are on one of the multiplexes which will charge. Senator O'Meara makes a good point in that the entire project will not be a success if those who now receive...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I wish to share time with Senator Quinn.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Haughey. I have little to say about the national development plan. I looked through it and I reckon it involves a great deal of amalgamation of previous plans. I took home with me the other night the Hanly report, the national spatial strategy and the decentralisation directives and read them to see if I could try to marry them up from a geographical...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Perhaps Members will recall that when they were children, they were frequently given puzzles to try to encourage them to figure out how one would travel from A to B, etc. The position was similar when I read the reports. It was unbelievable. I feel very bitter about this matter because I was one of the few people in this entire nation who supported the Hanly plan. Under the...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Under Standing Orders, the recommended time for the Minister's contribution is 15 minutes.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I wish to share time with Senator Norris. I welcome the Minister of State to the House this evening and I am delighted that his officials who were involved in going through the legislation in the Attorney General's office are here. They must have had a great time.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I would love to have been with them.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Going through all these ancient Acts and deciding what to do about them must have been fascinating because simply reading the Schedules to the Bill was fascinating. These include Acts such as that of 1154 stating that sons of "villeins" ought not to be ordained.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Under an Act of 1166 vagabonds, strangers, were not to stay more than one night in a house unless they became sick or their horse died. That was reasonable but not having seen the legislation I do not know why they had to be kicked out so rapidly. Many Acts dealt with marriage, not just between the King and Queen Jane or such matters but more general matters. It is interesting how...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Exactly. We should be capable of replacing it, particularly in light of the expert guidance provided in the report to which I refer. I am glad Senator Lydon is present. The LRC's report discusses the sort of approach that should be adopted regarding people's capacity to do things. It states that the status approach to capacity involves making an across-the-board assessment of a person's...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: The Act in question remains on the Statute Book and relates to people who were wards of court. We included in the Civil Registration Act 2004 that people who are wards of court must have a certificate from a doctor in order to get married but I do not know what is the intention behind this. There is so much legislation similar to that to which I refer which remains on the Statute Book. It...

Seanad: Genetically Modified Organisms. (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for attending the House this evening. I am trying to consider the issue regarding genetically modified food, crops and so forth from an economic point of view. While I am sure the Department also considers it, I wonder whether it does so sufficiently seriously. There is an increasing demand for food that is either organic or what members of the public would...