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Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

Cecilia Keaveney: This is an important debate. As a former Chairman of the Oireachtas committee which dealt with the drugs issue, I can say we examined a number of products. For example, we looked at smoking as a gateway to other drugs. Some thought we were silly to tackle that issue, but we produced a report which yielded a ministerial response in the form of the smoking ban. We also tackled the issue of...

Seanad: Housing Grants (2 Feb 2010)

Cecilia Keaveney: I am raising the matter of available housing grants from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and how they meet the Government's aspirations for more energy efficient homes that are less of an economic burden on home owners. This issue came into sharper focus after the spate of burst pipes suffered by many households over Christmas. Many people discovered the...

Seanad: Housing Grants (2 Feb 2010)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister of State for his answer. On the point of internal wiring, there used to be a grant for upgrading or rewiring a house. Similarly, as mains water supply is improving, it will lead to more difficulties for households in what they call in telecommunications the last mile. While the reply dealt with the overall main issues, we also need to deal with the individual issues...

Seanad: Cancer Incidence (21 Jan 2010)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Cathaoirleach for enabling me to raise this most important issue, the relationship between sunbeds and the significant rise in the incidence of cancer, in particular melanomas. I might encapsulate it in one sentence. Legislation was promised to ban the use of sunbeds by people under 18 years, but particularly by those aged under 16. In 2006 a regulation was outlined regarding...

Seanad: Cancer Incidence (21 Jan 2010)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister. Perhaps she would convey to the Department the wish of Members and the various cancer societies that this legislation be progressed in 2010 and not long-fingered. I understand that procedures must be followed but if it is expedited, it will save lives and that is most important.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jan 2010)

Cecilia Keaveney: I ask the Leader to prioritise the topic I raised yesterday, namely, the assault on Peadar Heffron. I am glad to see that he is improving slightly, but progress will be slow. It will be a long road for him and his family, but it is in all our interests that he improves and recovers as fully as possible. I would like to believe the Seanad could foment a mutual understanding among all the...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (20 Jan 2010)

Cecilia Keaveney: Senator Ó Brolcháin should continue without interruption, although I believe he is encouraging it.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2010)

Cecilia Keaveney: Since the House last sat, several issues have emerged which have been good, distressing, sad and horrific. One of the good news stories was the re-election of Senator Paschal Mooney to the House. One of the distressing items was the Minister for Finance's illness and how it was brought into the public domain. The sad matter was the death of Cardinal Daly. I was privileged to be at his...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2010)

Cecilia Keaveney: Slippage.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2010)

Cecilia Keaveney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (18 Dec 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: As a further amendment has been tabled for Report Stage of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009, and it was submitted on time, I will have to suspend the sitting for 15 minutes to enable the Bills Office to deal with it. I ask the Leader to move the suspension of the House.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (18 Dec 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: The only difficulty is it is unrelated to the section.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: The Senator will not, unless it deals with the section.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: The Senator is entitled to do so on Second Stage.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (15 Dec 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Cathaoirleach for giving me time to speak on the Bill. I also thank the Minister and the Government for providing a new decentralised social welfare office in Buncrana. Unfortunately, the Garda station has only been open for about ten days and the first major event is the loss of one of its members. I again extend my sympathy to the family of Garda Gary McLoughlin, his...

Seanad: Pathology Service (15 Dec 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this serious and sad issue. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Brady, for being here. I hope the seriousness and sensitivity of the matter will be reflected in a constructive response. Recently a two-week-old infant died in his sleep in my constituency, which was a trauma for the young couple involved, who have another child. As is the...

Seanad: Pathology Service (15 Dec 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: Given a review is under way, will the comments of the coroner, Dr. Madden, who is the focus of the reply and who in the past month has renewed his call for a more sensitive protocol to be put in place in the north west be taken into account? He said neither of the pathologists based in County Donegal feels qualified to carry out post mortems on infants. Thankfully, the issue does not arise...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I add my voice to the welcome for the new Members, Senator Niall Ó Brolcháin and also Senator James Carroll as I was not here to welcome him at the time. We can hear from him that he has hit the ground running. While it is a difficult and new situation for him to be in the House he is very right when he advises Senator Ó Brolcháin to enjoy the day when everyone tells him he is...