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Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (17 Oct 2007)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank Senator Ormonde for sharing time with me. I mean no disrespect to the predecessors of the Minister of State, Deputy Pat Carey, when I say that since he took office, he has been one of the most successful Ministers of State for finding drugs. There has been a series of announcements of drug finds all over the place.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: ...as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. I wish him well at the WTO talks, which will be difficult, but I know that he is very capable. I also congratulate Deputies Barry Andrews and Pat Carey, but as a female from Donegal, I must commend the Taoiseach on his choice of Tánaiste and I wish Deputy Mary Coughlan well. There is nobody more capable or competent for the post. Given...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: ...co-ordinate and it is difficult for Members to know who is in charge of particular aspects. I welcome those Ministers who were appointed and I offer my commiseration to my county colleague, Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher, and also to Deputies John Brown and Michael Ahern, who have been stepped down in this instance. I wish well to all, to those who have taken up their new positions and to...

Seanad: Olympic Games Report (20 Apr 2011)

Cecilia Keaveney: ...problems within the sports sector at that stage. When London was awarded the 2012 Olympics we were excited that Ireland would be a major beneficiary of those games, not just regarding our participation and getting more people interested in sport due to the proximity of the London games, but also regarding a spin-off through having our own sports facilities used for pre-Olympic training....

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Motion (18 Jun 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I congratulate the former Minister of State, Deputy Pat Carey, on the hands-on role he took to the drugs industry. We complimented him in the House a number of times on being one of the most successful Ministers of State in terms of drug seizures. He was responsible when a series of big Garda raids took place and I commend the Garda, Customs and Excise and everybody involved. I also wish...

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Cecilia Keaveney: ...served as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, he met a number of community activists in Buncrana. He implored them to make an application to draw down money under the then scheme to Pat Murray, the relevant official at the time. He also moved on to greener pastures. While applications were slow in arriving initially, its success is visible nowadays in many locations....

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (17 Oct 2007)

Cecilia Keaveney: ...is seen as relevant to drugs strategies in such countries because it is the drug of choice there. There is no doubt that it is the drug of choice in Ireland. I ask the Minister of State, Deputy Pat Carey, to investigate the possibility of including alcohol in any future national substance misuse strategy. I refer to the title used by the joint committee in July 2006 when it was dealing...

Seanad: National Treatment Purchase Fund (18 Dec 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: ...Street Hospital, Limerick Regional Hospital and Cork University Hospital. Regardless of how one looks at the statistics, Letterkenny is on the hit list for the longest possible waiting times for patients. When I raised this issue previously, I thought people might not be aware of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, and strongly advocated its use. I must declare my interest...

Seanad: Rail Network (20 Feb 2008)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this matter on the adjournment of the House. While I welcome the Minister for State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher, I am disappointed the Minister for Transport is not here. That is no reflection on the Minister of State, who knows exactly the situation in Donegal. He knows that one should be able...

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy Report: Statements (14 Oct 2010)

Cecilia Keaveney: ...to challenge the Dublin Senators. The debate has highlighted the difference between the situation as it was and as it is now. I do not believe there is a difference. The goal of the national spatial strategy was to spread the development and increase the economic potential of the country in a fairer way in order that all the island would benefit from development rather than having...