Results 221-240 of 1,966 for speaker:Mary Henry

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I second Senator O'Toole's proposal that No. 16 be taken before No. 1. I support Senator White's remarks on the problems those aged 70 and over are experiencing hiring cars. This is occurring in other European countries also and it therefore may be necessary to take it up at European level.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Senator White, without interruption.

Seanad: Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (8 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I second the amendment as this is a good point. Senator Browne only asks that these sums should be in line with Government policy and the Minister of State should accept this amendment. Moreover, the issue of indexation is highly important. I was under the impression that a general decision had been made that this would be the case. While such a decision may cover this issue, if not, I...

Seanad: Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (8 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I do not wish to be accused of straying. I second the amendment. It is much better to have openness in this area. Commercial sensitivity is pleaded far too frequently including with regard to the National Treatment Purchase Fund. I got that point in before the Cathaoirleach stopped me. One knows the ire caused by the fact one cannot find out what are the costs of various procedures and...

Seanad: Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (8 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I congratulate the Minister of State for the way he has brought this Bill through the House. I support the Minister's belief that people should be looked after in their own homes for as long as is possible as that is what the vast majority want. People in hospitals who are old and dying only wish to get out again and return to their own home. I have heard them say so many times and it is...

Seanad: Genetically Modified Organisms. (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for her reply which I find extremely encouraging. I hope we will not focus on short-term profits. If she sees the former Minister, Deputy Walsh, in the corridors of power she might discuss with him the livestock sector, particularly fatty acids in beef. A major selling point is that grass-fed beef is better for one than corn-fed beef.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Under an Act of 1166 vagabonds, strangers, were not to stay more than one night in a house unless they became sick or their horse died. That was reasonable but not having seen the legislation I do not know why they had to be kicked out so rapidly. Many Acts dealt with marriage, not just between the King and Queen Jane or such matters but more general matters. It is interesting how...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Exactly. We should be capable of replacing it, particularly in light of the expert guidance provided in the report to which I refer. I am glad Senator Lydon is present. The LRC's report discusses the sort of approach that should be adopted regarding people's capacity to do things. It states that the status approach to capacity involves making an across-the-board assessment of a person's...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: The Act in question remains on the Statute Book and relates to people who were wards of court. We included in the Civil Registration Act 2004 that people who are wards of court must have a certificate from a doctor in order to get married but I do not know what is the intention behind this. There is so much legislation similar to that to which I refer which remains on the Statute Book. It...

Seanad: Genetically Modified Organisms. (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for attending the House this evening. I am trying to consider the issue regarding genetically modified food, crops and so forth from an economic point of view. While I am sure the Department also considers it, I wonder whether it does so sufficiently seriously. There is an increasing demand for food that is either organic or what members of the public would...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I wish to share time with Senator Norris. I welcome the Minister of State to the House this evening and I am delighted that his officials who were involved in going through the legislation in the Attorney General's office are here. They must have had a great time.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I would love to have been with them.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Going through all these ancient Acts and deciding what to do about them must have been fascinating because simply reading the Schedules to the Bill was fascinating. These include Acts such as that of 1154 stating that sons of "villeins" ought not to be ordained.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Under Standing Orders, the recommended time for the Minister's contribution is 15 minutes.

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: We should listen carefully to Senator Quinn who has decades of experience collecting money very successfully. It is important we take note of what he says despite the fact I very much enjoy the advertisements on the television where a man is watching a golfer just about to take a putt when the television licence inspector knocks on the door, or where there is some romantic interlude on...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I support Senator O'Meara. This is an important issue. We discussed it earlier and we do not need to go through it again. However, we did not discuss the financial cost. I presume an additional cost will arise if these channels are on one of the multiplexes which will charge. Senator O'Meara makes a good point in that the entire project will not be a success if those who now receive...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I wish to share time with Senator Quinn.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Haughey. I have little to say about the national development plan. I looked through it and I reckon it involves a great deal of amalgamation of previous plans. I took home with me the other night the Hanly report, the national spatial strategy and the decentralisation directives and read them to see if I could try to marry them up from a geographical...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: Perhaps Members will recall that when they were children, they were frequently given puzzles to try to encourage them to figure out how one would travel from A to B, etc. The position was similar when I read the reports. It was unbelievable. I feel very bitter about this matter because I was one of the few people in this entire nation who supported the Hanly plan. Under the...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Mary Henry: The Minister has given a very clear explanation why his amendment is better than that of Senator Norris and me. I am especially taken by what Senator Mooney has said because he has decades of experience in broadcasting and was one of the presenters of "Both Sides Now".