Results 201-220 of 1,966 for speaker:Mary Henry

Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)

Mary Henry: Will Senator Mansergh stand up if giving information?

Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)

Mary Henry: I thank Senator McDowell for allowing that.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)

Mary Henry: I wish to share my time with Senators Quinn and Norris.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House and I also welcome the Bill. I am glad the Tánaiste has upgraded the offence of asking a child to engage in sex, which is a quite serious one. The same applies to a mentally impaired person. As Senator Terry said, we have always had to tell children of the risks involved in meeting strangers. We now have the additional risk of cyberspace, which none of...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Mary Henry: I am sure Senator White is correct in saying we do not need to talk ourselves into trouble but we have to listen also to the multinational companies. I was on a visit to a pharmaceutical company in Switzerland recently and far from suggesting that our problem with employment was companies relocating to eastern Europe, China or India, they talked about our employment costs compared to other...

Seanad: Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second and Subsequent Stages (27 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I also welcome the Bill. The increase in the number of judges at all levels is necessary because there have been inordinate delays in all parts of the court system. The delays in the criminal courts have probably led to many people committing crimes while on bail because judges realise that considerable time will pass before the criminal case...

Seanad: Mental Capacity and Guardianship Bill 2007: Second Stage (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Yes.

Seanad: Mental Capacity and Guardianship Bill 2007: Second Stage (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I am quite overcome with the words of praise I have had tonight, which while undeserved are very welcome. I accept the suggestion of the Minister of State that the Bill remain on the Order Paper, which will send a timely reminder to everyone about it. The Seanad is a great place to introduce such Bills, which are not party political. We need to get around to such legislation at some time....

Seanad: Mental Capacity and Guardianship Bill 2007: Second Stage (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: She was absolutely immobile. I would have thought that would have required much more consideration than simply the consent of the parents. As the Marriage of Lunatics Act is still in force, we might spend another day considering that legislation. Inappropriate language is used in so many Bills, including "weak mind" and "of unsound mind". We introduced legislation before Christmas that...

Seanad: Mental Capacity and Guardianship Bill 2007: Second Stage (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: No, not from up there at all. It will happen in the autumn when the Cathaoirleach and I are having a wild time outside the Seanad.

Seanad: Mental Capacity and Guardianship Bill 2007: Second Stage (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State. That is very gracious of him.

Seanad: Mental Capacity and Guardianship Bill 2007: Second Stage (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: After 17 March.

Seanad: Mental Capacity and Guardianship Bill 2007: Order for Second Stage (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Mental Capacity and Guardianship Bill 2007: Second Stage (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." In the recent past, legislation has been brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas to repeal statutes which are no longer relevant to life in Ireland. This was a worthy exercise. I have brought forward this Bill in the hope it will lead to the repeal of the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871 and its replacement by this proposed...

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I am delighted to welcome the Minister to the House because she has a difficult role and I support many of her initiatives. I am particularly impressed by the initiative to get home support for older people which is incredibly important. Most people want to stay in their homes as long as possible. While it is expensive to have customised services for them, it is worth doing and is much...

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Making empty beds is one thing but making them with patients in them is quite another. It is not just that one must deal with the patient and make the bed, it is the fact that one might discover something that is of great importance while doing so. We are in a difficult position vis-À-vis nurses. It was very difficult for them to go on strike on the first occasion and I recall senior...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I support Senator Mansergh's call for a debate on the issue because there is an enormous amount of misinformation about what the Crisis Pregnancy Agency is suggesting to other agencies.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Once again, prison doctors have spoken out about the dreadful conditions in which they must treat people in prisons, especially those with serious mental health problems. There is a lack of facilities for treating these people in prisons and there are no secure units outside of the prisons, apart from the Central Mental Hospital. It is difficult and dangerous to prescribe legal drugs to...

Seanad: Hospital Infections: Motion (14 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I thank Senator Glynn for his kind words on exactly the area I wish to address. I welcome the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, to the House. I have frequently heard her speak on this issue and am well aware that she realises its seriousness. Florence Nightingale said that when the sick enter hospital, they should not become sicker as a result. We have got into an...

Seanad: Hospital Infections: Motion (14 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: They are a great success, managing to change their little jackets overnight so that whatever affected them yesterday has no effect on them today. New antibiotics are being introduced only to be defeated within a few days. We have not put enough emphasis on the role of the laboratory, which can be the key to diagnosis and surveillance in acute hospitals in particular. We must know what the...