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- Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: I am very concerned about the lack of specific details regarding funding for education and training. The only reference in the section states that the HSE should give advice to the Minister on medical and dental education and on all other matters, including financial matters with regard to the development and co-ordination of specialist medical and dental education and training. I refer to...
- Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: The start date in July, which predicated the changeover on 1 January, relates to the fact that medical examinations traditionally take place in late May and early June.
- Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: From what the Minister stated earlier â Senator Feeney also raised the matter â I am of the view that she understands the position regarding the heads of the various training bodies and how important it is that they should be involved with whatever committees the council establishes.
- Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: I am glad the Minister informed the HSE that funds will have to be put in place in respect of competence assurance. The latter is terribly important. Even if one is working within a hospital, one can become very isolated in one's field. Making provision in this area will involve giving people time off to attend courses. This, in turn, will lead to questions as to whether locum cover will...
- Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: The Postgraduate Medical and Dental Board has done incredible work and has been a most useful and hardworking body. As a former member of the board, it is great to be able to praise it. I hope it will be left in situ until the new procedures to be put in place by the council are up and running. The Postgraduate Medical and Dental Board is the one body about which one never hears...
- Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: I congratulate the Minister on her tour de force and thank her officials for the work they put into this much needed legislation. I realise my profession has not been always welcoming of the Bill but I think it will work well in practice. Senator Feeney wisely raised the issue of non-EU graduates, who we sometimes ask to obtain letters of good standing from countries which they had to flee....
- Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (4 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (4 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: As another republican Protestant, I did not get the impression that Senator Brian Hayes was singling us out as being British. This is a different republic than when the Troubles began. While Northern Ireland has changed, this part of the island has also changed. I support the motion tabled by the Government parties because this is a splendid day. Everyone in this Government and its...
- Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (25 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: Kate Walsh was a woman who bore serious disease with great courage. I have frequently been grateful to her for the support she has given me as President of the Diabetes Federation of Ireland in promoting awareness of the condition and of the various problems arising from it. Senator Dardis quoted one of her Seanad speeches on the issue. Any time one ever wanted a problem addressed in this...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: I too was very glad to see the unit to combat domestic violence established but I also share the concerns expressed by Senator Brian Hayes and Senator Terry about the lack of involvement of so many NGOs. I was at the launch of the organisation and the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Deputy Fahey, stated that the remit was not set in stone. I am sure that if representations...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: It concerns the British department of health.
- Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Leas Cross Nursing Home: Motion. (26 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: I wish to share my time with Senator Quinn.
- Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Leas Cross Nursing Home: Motion. (26 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: The Minister's commitment to older people is well recognised. From that point of view, I can do nothing but applaud what she is trying to achieve. I am sure the establishment of the commission is worthwhile but I am concerned about what will happen to the recommendations of the commission. We get report after report but very little action. The major scandal with regard to Leas Cross was...
- Seanad: Hereditary Disorders. (26 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Haemochromatosis is an hereditary and potentially life-threatening disorder which affects a considerable number of Irish people. While it can be asymptomatic for years, it has the potential in the absence of detection and treatment to cause death at a relatively early age. The condition is the most commonly inherited autosomal recessive...
- Seanad: Hereditary Disorders. (26 Apr 2007)
Mary Henry: Once again, most of the action has been taken by bodies outside the House and the Department. I suggest it would be a good idea to work on getting the pilot scheme to the point where 10,000 people are screened.
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Henry: I second Senator Norris's amendment. As this is the Cathaoirleach's last day in the Chair, I will say how much I have appreciated the fair way he has treated all of us. It has been a great privilege to be one of the Acting Chairpersons in this House. I do not think the House knows of all the traditions established by the Cathaoirleach here, and I sincerely hope the Clerk and Clerk Assistant...
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Henry: ââso his rendition of "Delilah" can be heard by more people because I assure the Cathaoirleach it is well worth hearing. I look forward to attending many parties involving former Members in the company of the Cathaoirleach. After these events, he and I will look quite frisky, while others will seem exhausted or cross. We will then realise how wise we were to retire.
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Henry: Is that agreed? Agreed. How is the Senator's time to be shared?
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Henry: It will be no problem for me as I passed honours mathematics.
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage. (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Henry: There are only two minutes remaining.