Results 1,981-2,000 of 2,007 for speaker:Máire Devine
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: I want to bring to the attention of the House a group that will hold a protest outside the Dáil. It is Sarcoma Action Group Ireland. Sarcoma is a rare cancer of the soft tissue or bone, diagnosed in about 250 new patients each year. They require ongoing care from multidisciplinary team specialists, surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Unfortunately, on Thursday 30 June, Ireland's...
- Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: I thank the Minister of State for another visit to the House. A previous Senator used the word "alienation". I think I have used that word previously in discussing the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill. Swathes of communities and swathes of young people have been alienated because of drug misuse, drug abuse and drug addiction. The global war on drugs, which has continued for more than 50...
- Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, to the House and thank the Minister for Health for his statement. I am not sure whether Senator Kieran O'Donnell carries out research on his claim because it conflicts with his assertions about cannabis. I have dealt with induced psychosis from cannabis but that has more to do with somebody's pre-morbid personality. The matter has nothing to...
- Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: Yes. Perhaps the matter needs a further conversation. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, as amended in 1984 and 2015, and the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010, are Oireachtas Acts that regulate drugs in this State. These Acts define the penalties for the unlawful production, possession and supply of drugs. Sinn Féin has voted to support both sets of legislation in both...
- Seanad: Mental Health: Statements (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: I thank the Minister of State and thank all Senators for their passionate speeches and statements on mental health. Mental health, according to the World Health Organization, is the most important public health issue. Even every poor society must afford to promote, protect and invest in it. Mental illness is the world's most neglected disease and the leading cause of disability worldwide....
- Seanad: Mental Health: Statements (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: It was privatisation.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: It is insulting to call people hysterical.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: There are no unions either.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: Surely we are entitled to a copy of the Minister’s speech.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: Why did the Minister call them hysterical?
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: Fianna Fáil enabled Fine Gael to get into Government.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: Holier than thou.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: Neither of you respect ordinary people.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: You made a faux pas. That is what you did.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: You think you are the only party-----
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: That is not an asset.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: Experts at it.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: Reacting.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 2016)
Máire Devine: Can I have seven minutes too?