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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: I did not think it was an appropriate place to do that. It was not my understanding of what the business of the Seanad was about.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: I will be very happy to campaign in the appropriate places in counties Leitrim and Roscommon but not on the floor of the Seanad.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: I did not think it was appropriate. Perhaps I am wrong.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: I would like to raise the serious matter of the special investigations unit of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I have spent some time examining this issue and there have been some disturbing reports about evidence being planted, hiding evidence, bullying, heavy-handedness and forged documentation. There appears to be a pattern over a number of years in respect of the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Heritage Projects (17 Sep 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: In addition, we commit on behalf of Yeats 2015 that it is to be a national and international celebration. We would love to see the numbers for Thoor Ballylee increase as the current numbers are too small for Fáilte Ireland to do the work itself. We hope that in two, three, or five years time this will change, as we make it part of the Yeats story. We are all delighted with that news...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Heritage Projects (17 Sep 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: I thank Senator Healy Eames. The Minster of State will be aware of the 150th anniversary celebrations and will know that we gave a commitment to the Taoiseach, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport that this would be a nationwide endeavour. People visiting from other places in the world do not care about the border between...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: As a member of the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions committee, I welcome the work done by the Office of the Ombudsman on the recent report entitled, A Good Death. The Ombudsman took the view that, on foot of the complaints his office had received from families concerning events that had occurred in hospitals at the time of the deaths of patients and so on, that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Report on “A Good Death”: Office of the Ombudsman (16 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: It would be a good idea to follow up with the HSE like the Chairman suggested, as we could get some clarity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Report on “A Good Death”: Office of the Ombudsman (16 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: I may not have asked clearly enough about the "do not resuscitate" issue. The point was made that the need for a more rigorous or formal procedure could be highlighted in the making, recording and communicating of those decisions. The language used is slightly different. Has there been any feedback or has there been a response on the matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Report on “A Good Death”: Office of the Ombudsman (16 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: There is still no national guideline.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Report on “A Good Death”: Office of the Ombudsman (16 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: Obviously, when the Office of the Ombudsman received these complaints originally from individuals, was it correct to assume they were reporting complaints to the Ombudsman in order that he would bring them to the hospitals, to those who were accountable? Will the Ombudsman explain the reason he chose to take the route of compiling a report, rather than going to X or Y hospital and telling it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Report on “A Good Death”: Office of the Ombudsman (16 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: Okay; perhaps I missed it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Report on “A Good Death”: Office of the Ombudsman (16 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: I thank the Ombudsman and his office for producing this report, and I congratulate him on it. As he said, this is a somewhat unusual report for us. We spend a considerable amount of time talking about accountability and effectively trying to find someone to blame. It is quite refreshing to have a report that does not take that approach and rather assembles the stories and finds some common...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (15 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: Interestingly enough, when it was originally established by the LCDP, the then Government made specific arrangements for the National Collective of Community-based Women's Networks because it was recognised that the position of disadvantaged women would be diluted in a mix of this nature. I do not see why we are doing what the then Government tried to avoid. The North Leitrim Women's Centre...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (15 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: The Minister is very welcome. I congratulate him on his appointment. I appreciate that he has inherited this matter. There has been a great deal of confusion as the new programme is rolled out and perhaps this is an area where confusion was not intended. The women's network of 17 projects around the country employs a number of people and assists approximately 36,000 women. These are...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: I wish to share my time with Senator Bacik. I think she would like two minutes.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: The Minister is very welcome to the House. This Bill is very welcome. I think Senator Mooney rightly spoke about its humanity. It is very clear that humanity is at the heart of this Bill. The issue of identity is at the core of much of it. Various people have spoken about the placing of the father's name on the birth certificate. Of course, it is dear to the Minister's heart. I know...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: In other circumstances where that might arise, people find themselves under incredible pressure and it becomes an extremely difficult matter. I take the point that Senator Ó Clochartaigh is making. It does raise matters concerning the opinion of a particular registrar. I know they are listed in the Bill. Again, I guess it will be down to a huge amount of training and understanding of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: In other countries do jockeys and others have a share, or is Mr. Coonan asking for something outrageously different?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: I thank the deputations for their presentations. Will the representatives of the Irish Jockeys Association offer some clarity on their request for a share in the earnings from the media? What sort of conversations have taken place before now? Why is the association still in a place where it does not have a share? This is an area with which I am not as familiar as many of my colleagues....