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- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: That leads to two follow on questions. The first relates to recruitment. At present, there is a recruitment freeze in the HSE, but disability services are exempt from this. Are CAMHS services exempt? The CDNTs are hugely under-resourced. I have talked to some of the members of those teams over the years and found that many are of the opinion that parents amplify, exaggerate and...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: Is there a complaints mechanism?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: Is it effective?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: I thank Mr. Gloster for the directness of his response.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: I rise with extremely good news. In the past three and a half years, while I have been here, I have regularly spoken about the families who have been created through surrogacy, children born by surrogacy and the future children to be born by surrogacy. I am pleased that the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, has brought the legislative amendments to the Health (Assisted Human...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Examination of Potential Consequences - Protecting and Enhancing the Provision of Palliative Care: Discussion (12 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the witnesses for their considered opening statements. Following Professor Watson's comment on the Spice Girls I interpret that next paragraph as questioning whether we should create a right for Irish people to autonomously be able to seek help to end their lives at a time of their choosing, to improve the number of people who are unable to live until they die, knowing that there...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Examination of Potential Consequences - Protecting and Enhancing the Provision of Palliative Care: Discussion (12 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: When we talk about the alleviation of suffering, that would be the motivation of members of this committee and of those who are very firmly in the "Yes" camp. That is what I hear every time Deputy Gino Kenny asks questions. Is it that the definition of suffering can then be abused or challenged from a human rights perspective to open access to far more than was ever intended?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Examination of Potential Consequences - Protecting and Enhancing the Provision of Palliative Care: Discussion (12 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: Suffering is such a subjective experience.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: The term "time to time" is the term of art in contract law that means on more than one occasion. It provides a discretionary provision within the Bill. It is entirely appropriate in its use in the Bill and I support its use.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: The fact is that the running of the House is not happening. That is the point. The point is that the running of the House is being deliberately obstructed. Let us call it for what it is.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: Who is our Acting Leader? We all want to know who the Acting Leader is.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: Who is the Acting Leader?
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: The House needs to be suspended due to unruly behaviour.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: It is not progressing. This is deliberate obstruction.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: This is very serious. This is legislation on policing and security in our State-----
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: -----that is being obstructed by Government Members.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: They are obstructing it. This is very serious.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: We have a right to know. If the Leader and the Chief Whip and Members-----
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: -----are obstructing the business of the House-----
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Mary Seery Kearney: -----they deserve to be held to account for it.