Results 161-180 of 1,894 for speaker:Maire Devine

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Staff Recruitment (22 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: I thank the Minister of State for her presence and I ask her to refer all that is relayed and discussed in this Commencement matter to the Minister, Deputy Harris, for response. Sarcoma Ireland first met the Minister, Deputy Harris, in the first week of July. A commitment was given at that meeting to the group that a specialist sarcoma consultant would be recruited to St. Vincent's...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Staff Recruitment (22 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: Many of the questions I asked have not been answered, which is disappointing. For the past year or so, or perhaps a bit longer, the patients were very competently served by a previous oncologist with a specialism in sarcoma. All they are looking for is somebody with expertise, interest, knowledge and research relating to sarcoma. There was something rotten, perhaps, in the state of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: Hear, hear. Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: I attended a briefing yesterday in the audio-visual room on the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015, which is due back before the House shortly. The briefing was organised by Senator Black. I applaud her tenacity and work in pushing this measure in the interest of public health, and in being determined and steadfast in the face of intense pressure. We have debated the implication of this...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: She could have easily buckled, as so many of her colleagues in this House and the Dáil seem to be doing. I appeal today to members of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Independent Alliance to stand firm, see this lobby for what it is and improve the health of the people across our entire nation.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: "Zig and Zag"?

Seanad: Mental Health Services Funding: Statements (24 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House. She spoke about a review and she knows how I feel about reviews. The review was done adequately and very professionally by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and my union, the Psychiatric Nurses Association, and released in July. Knowledge is no good unless it is followed by action. I implore the Minister of State to forget reviews,...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: I thank the Minister for presenting the Social Welfare Bill. First, I echo the sentiments of Senator Boyhan on pensions for councillors, and the paucity of the reform of their terms and conditions. I also echo his call for the Minister to respond to him and say how he will speed up the changes and make them a bit more meaningful. I remind the Seanad and the Minister of the call in the...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: Are we to plan on the basis of the position in the North? Was emigration not a factor in the decrease in the youth unemployment rate?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: Leaving is the other option.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Presidential Voting Rights: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: We have not been invited.

Seanad: Presidential Voting Rights: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: It was more than that. More than 220,000 people were aged under 24.

Seanad: Presidential Voting Rights: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: I wish to put to bed the contradiction in what Senator Coffey said. He mentioned Senator Billy Lawless, who is the Taoiseach’s nominee, but Senator Lawless has pleaded with this House for cross-party support of the motion without the dilution of an amendment. That is all that needs to be said about Senator Coffey’s contribution and others. Many of us have lived as emigrants....

Seanad: Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: Well done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Undocumented Children: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: I thank the witnesses for the report. They have given us an understanding of the fear, alienation, loneliness and the experience of being in a place where one cannot settle and call home. I have a number of observations. The diagram presented by the witnesses shows that the position of undocumented migrants in Ireland is the very same as in the US. We are great at lobbying and trying to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Support Services for Family Law Courts: One Family (30 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: I have read this over. It is a very well presented and easily read document where One Family has laid out the salient points. Cherish, 44 years ago, was fairly brave. Was it under the auspices of the church at the time? I am not sure if it was an independent set-up-----