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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Or Dáil reform.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Will the officials still pursue——

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Will the officials still pursue the contractor? The Senator is saying the Minister is doing one thing and his officials something else.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Will he be pursued legally?

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is not about the information?

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: News on the economy continues to be very distressing, particularly for families whose homes are being repossessed. Yesterday we heard that the number is increasing weekly, as are the unemployment figures. Today the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance will unveil cutbacks apparently amounting to €450 million, although we await the figures. The Taoiseach bears a heavy responsibility for...

Seanad: Waste Management (3 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the opportunity to raise this issue that is important at a national level and at a local level to the people of Rathcoole. I am delighted to raise the Government's waste management policy, its policy on incineration, the role it sees for incineration in waste management in Ireland and the number and capacity of incinerators the Minister for the Environment,...

Seanad: Waste Management (3 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am disappointed the reply did not address the issue of incineration. The Minister of State said waste management policy is under review. On what date will the review be completed? Cosy meetings are being held with developers who want to build incinerators, especially in Rathcoole. What is the Government's policy on incineration while waste management policy is being reviewed and...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: On a point of order——

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Senators on this side of the House should not be threatened——

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: ——and it is frustrating to hear Members on the Government side disowning their own policies while at the same we are not expected to say anything. The point of order I want to make is that I am concerned about the number of Fine Gael Senators who did not get an opportunity to speak today.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am concerned about that.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Perhaps the Cathaoirleach would name those Senators who did not get an opportunity to speak and take them first the next day. He has done so previously.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: I appreciate that.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: I join the Leader in expressing my delight at the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt, after being held in captivity for six years. This is wonderful news. We raised the issue in the House on many occasions. Perhaps at some point in the future, when she has recovered from her ordeal, we may be able to invite her to address the House. However, it is critical that international attention does not...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: ——and the 17 patients who died in Loughlinstown hospital, where an inquiry is required. There is no doubt that patient safety is being compromised on a number of fronts. We have continually highlighted our concern about that. The cutbacks are compromising patient safety. The care of elderly people is being compromised by the lack of home care packages. Care for young people with...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Neither can one undermine the outcome of the work done in counties Sligo and Mayo when making those comparisons. There is a problem in that regard.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to refer to services at Galway. A number of people have discussed the lack of staff at that hospital——

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: ——and the pressures placed on its service. They have also mentioned infrastructural issues and the lack of car parking facilities.