Results 1,801-1,820 of 1,954 for speaker:John Gilroy
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Point No. 7: "Audiology services from private practitioners where services are not available within the public health service."
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Point No. 8: "Dedicated liaison officers, such as those available to HAA cardholders, to help obtain optimum home nursing and home support services."
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Point No. 9: "The enhanced ophthalmic services provided to HAA cardholders (rather than being restricted to medical card services)."
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Finally, point No. 10: "Private physiotherapy services."
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Everything that is sought by the Justice for Magdalenes organisation is provided for, if not in the specific legislation in a commitment by the Minister to provide it in other legislation or under other schemes.
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: I hope this interchange, which is perhaps unorthodox in the House, assures Members of the House that what is in the Bill or committed to by the Minister, or provided for under another scheme, is provided in full in the Quirke recommendations.
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: I cannot understand why people are saying there is no clarity about this. The Minister of State could not have been clearer. The people who lived in Magdalen laundries suffered an enormous abuse, not just of civil rights but of every single right they had and that was perpetrated by the State. The Taoiseach acknowledged this in his speech some years ago. What possible incentive could...
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: The comments in the exchange could not have been clearer. Justice for the Magdalenes have the experts in this area and its ten concerns are clearly outlined on this piece of paper. I put them to the Minister of State on the record of the House and, as far as I can see, he has addressed them in sequential order. It seems there is no gap between what is recommended by Mr. Justice Quirke and...
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: The entire debate on this matter almost broke down as a result of matters revolving around a lack of communication, miscommunication and, perhaps, the issue of trust. While I agree with the general tenor of the amendment tabled by Senator Ó Clochartaigh, there is nothing to require the Minister of State to attend in the House and provide progress reports on how the implementation of the...
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: While I agree with the tenor of what Senator Ó Clochartaigh said, the wording of the amendment does not give expression to what he wishes to achieve. The view he expressed is something that is shared by all Members of the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: In light of recent calls for a Minister of State to be appointed with responsibility for the implementation of the drugs task force recommendations, I ask the Leader if we could have a debate on the use of illegal drugs. A recent report in The Lancetindicated that the increasing prevalence of high potency cannabis use among young people in particular is putting people at a much greater risk...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: It was unconstitutional.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: The Senator-----
- Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. I am very glad to be able to stand here today to support the legislation. I am also glad to see the Department has pre-empted what might have come from yesterday's judgment and shown prescience in constructing the Bill at such short notice. While a debate on national drug policy and how we might confront the illicit drug trade is a very important one...
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: It should not be allowed to stand.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Why would the Government be in the pocket of the clinics? That is nonsense.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Not yet
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: He is doing a disservice to the Senator's argument.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (30 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Hear, hear
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: No one is proposing to rewrite it.