Results 281-300 of 561 for speaker:John Dolan

Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

John Dolan: Could the Minister give us an update on where things are at in that regard?

Seanad: Smoking Ban: Motion (25 Apr 2018)

John Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne. We know each other a very long time. Senator Reilly, the Minister of State and myself served in the Eastern Regional Health Authority. We were there at the start of it and at the time of its demise, but that is another story. I am very pleased to see this motion brought forward by Senator James Reilly, which has a great deal of support....

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2018)

John Dolan: When I was listening to "Morning Ireland" this morning, I heard an item on the Heart Foundation and some research it had done on people with stroke. It was considering younger people with stroke. One of the startling and memorable statistics given was that one in four people with stroke is under the age of 65. We have a cultural fixation with the idea that stroke is a condition of older...

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

John Dolan: I thank the Minister of State for being here. My election campaign experience was interesting. I have known councillors all of my life through my work and so forth but the campaign was a very telling experience for me. I found that councillors were ready to respond and support local people with disabilities and their families. They did not say that they would not take one step beyond the...

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

John Dolan: I do not think they are gone, but anyway. It is not to be encouraged.

Seanad: Northern Ireland and 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (18 Apr 2018)

John Dolan: Senator Alice-Mary Higgins spoke about women and families and we can start and finish there in relation to many things when it comes to trauma, stress and violence. It is the women who pick up the pieces. I am reminded of a poem from the First World War, although I cannot remember who wrote it, which asked did not the German mother sitting at home knitting socks for her son at the front...

Seanad: Fodder Shortage: Motion (18 Apr 2018)

John Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Doyle, who I have known for a long time, to the House. I am delighted Senator Boyhan mentioned the Glen of Aherlow. It is a place very close to my heart. I grew up close to it. I remember the first oil crisis in November and December of 1973. We went from 30p for a gallon of petrol to 50p overnight. Schools closed down for longer over Christmas,...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

John Dolan: On the edition of "Prime Time" broadcast on 10 April, a story was told about a young boy named Adam King, who is less than four years of age. His mother outlined his wheelchair needs. He is one of 53 children and 207 adults in this position in the Cork-Kerry region alone but I revert to the story about Adam because what appals me and is really serious is that at the end of that programme,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme: Discussion (28 Mar 2018)

John Dolan: I apologise for not being here earlier but I was tied up in the Seanad. My sole interest in the Oireachtas is in the area of people with disabilities and their inclusion. Mr. Treacy has just mentioned the Paralympics and cerebral palsy. In fact, we recently had a witness in this committee who spoke about transport, Mr. Padraic Moran, who is actually an Irish boccia Paralympian. He spoke...

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

John Dolan: I welcome the Minister and the work he has been doing on this issue. A question that constantly comes to me is on how the narrative of this referendum respects a core tenet of Irish society, namely, that we have chosen to give to ourselves rules, regulations, values and principles. These flow from Bunreacht na hÉireann through the Oireachtas and into the decision-making power that is...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh (21 Mar 2018)

John Dolan: Mar a dúirt an Seanadóir O'Reilly, is iontach an ócáid í seo. Tá áthas mór orm caint ar an ócáid thábhachtach seo. I sometimes have a sense of what is being said in Irish, but my confidence in speaking Irish is weak. Today, I publicly ask for the support of others to help me improve my Irish. I also want to ask others to be more...

Seanad: Ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Statements (21 Mar 2018)

John Dolan: It is unfortunate that we have such a short time this evening for this debate. Given our late start, we have 60 minutes, with our time topped and tailed by the Minister of State. I ask that the Seanad might be able to extend or come back to this matter fairly soon. I thank the Minister of State for being here and the Leader of the Seanad for making sure we could have this early debate. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2018)

John Dolan: Last night's decision of the Dáil to unanimously agree to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was regarded as a reason to celebrate. My celebration was to go home with my daughter, Ruth, who visited the Houses for the debate, and have a cup of tea with my wife, Liz. The celebration part was that I was allowed to have a biscuit. We chatted about who said...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council, Brexit, Future of Europe and Western Balkans: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (7 Mar 2018)

John Dolan: I thank the Minister of State and her officials for attending. My singular focus in the Oireachtas is on people with disabilities. In Europe, there are 80 million people with disabilities. The EU, in a very novel act as a non-state party, signed and ratified the UN convention in 2010 or thereabouts. Within its own competencies, it is signed up to delivering on the convention. I hope and...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

John Dolan: I wish to draw the attention of Members to this being brain awareness week. Some 800,000 people in Ireland have neurological conditions. The campaign involves organisations such as the Neurological Alliance of Ireland, the Migraine Association of Ireland, Muscular Dystrophy Ireland, Epilepsy Ireland, MS Ireland, Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland, the Parkinson's Association of Ireland, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (7 Mar 2018)

John Dolan: I thank the witnesses for attending and for what they have shared with us this morning. My interest in being in the Seanad, and thankfully I manage to do so, was to represent the interests of people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. This week has been designated Brain Awareness Week, which focuses on the fact that almost 800,000 people suffer from neurological conditions and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Finances Post-2020: European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources (6 Mar 2018)

John Dolan: I welcome Commissioner Oettinger to Ireland and hope his travels have a good outcome. I have a particular interest in the 80 million people with disabilities in Europe. The European Union is in the unique position of being the only non-state party to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It follows that the EU must not only comply with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Finances Post-2020: European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources (6 Mar 2018)

John Dolan: That is correct. However, while the issues I listed were new responsibilities, Commissioner Oettinger also referred to existing responsibilities. The European Union has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It is important to remember that both the EU and UN were born out of the Second World War. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights dates back to...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)

John Dolan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Moran. In fairness to him, not alone did he not hide away but he was very happy to meet me before Christmas. We looked at flooding and protection from the point of view of people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. We have more work to do on that. I would welcome an update at some stage on efforts to get down and dirty and forensic in terms of...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (21 Feb 2018)

John Dolan: I move amendment No. 1:In the fifth paragraph, to insert the following after "Irish State":"by March 2018.- notes that ratification requires progressive implementation of the Convention; - notes, in particular but not exclusively, increasing levels of poverty and social housing need, unacceptable levels of ongoing unemployment and persistent non-availability of 'accessible' public transport...