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Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: It would seem to make sense - subject to agreement from the Minister of State - to take amendments Nos. 28 and 30 together. Essentially, they both relate to the same issue. I do not wish to take the Minister of State short in respect of this matter so I will give him a moment to consider it. I am of the view that it would make sense to discuss these amendments together. They are not...

Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: That makes sense, otherwise we would be covering the same territory unnecessarily. Amendment No. 28 relates to an issue we discussed yesterday, namely, family adoptions where, in some 99% of instances, a biological mother marries someone who is not the father of her child and where the latter wants to acquire parental rights and responsibilities in law in respect of that child. We discussed...

Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: Before the debate is adjourned I wish to put on record that the fathers of whom I was speaking are not fathers who are part of a couple who are cohabiting with each other. I was speaking about circumstances where children are born outside of marriage and where the couple are not cohabiting.

Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: I do not wish to be misunderstood on that issue.

Implementation of the Ryan Report: Statements (9 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: I welcome the opportunity again in this House to discuss child care and protection issues and, in particular, to look at the progress made since publication by the Minister of State of the implementation plan in respect of the Ryan commission report. One can only conclude that since publication of the report there has been minimal real progress or improvement with regard to our child care...

Implementation of the Ryan Report: Statements (9 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: That is not a point of order. The position is that HIQA took the unprecedented step on 15 October 2009 of writing to the Minister of State in advance of the report it was publishing, due to its enormous concern for the well-being of the children in foster care, whom it had discovered had not been properly provided for nor dealt with. That is information I believe the Minister should have...

Implementation of the Ryan Report: Statements (9 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: I did not interrupt the Minister of State and I ask him to please not interrupt me. I have limited time. It continues to this day, and not just in the area of foster care. In the past few days I have received representations from a school that provides special education to children identified as severely emotionally and behaviourally disturbed. The children who attend this school have...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (9 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps, if any, taken by her with regard to concerns expressed to her about the alleged substandard consultant and management within the Brothers of Charity southern service, child and adolescent mental health services; if her attention has been drawn to the reason for the Health Service Executive engaging a recruitment agency to...

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (9 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that individuals acting as children's officers in local sports clubs are concerned that should they make any report of possible abuse of a child to the Health Service Executive in accordance with the child protection guidelines, there is no certainty that any such report made by them will be...

Business of Dáil (10 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: The Government has no confidence and no authority.

Business of Dáil (10 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: There is not a single Green Party Deputy in the House.

Business of Dáil (10 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: The Taoiseach is frightened to step into the Dáil.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: I am greatly obliged to the Ceann Comhairle for this opportunity to contribute and I thank my colleague, Deputy Creed, for sharing his time with me. I was anxious to briefly speak on this legislation because of the many people in my constituency of Dublin South, across south Dublin and from outside Dublin who have used the facilities in St. Luke's, who admire the medical care available...

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: The Taoiseach is back to the Lehman Brothers defence, which has been completely discredited in both reports.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: The reports clearly indicate that the crisis was home-grown.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: The Government left the public finances entirely dependant on taxes from the sale of property.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: The Government destroyed the economy of this State and is now trying to-----

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: The Government ratcheted up public expenditure.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: The Government ratcheted up public expenditure.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Alan Shatter: He might.