Results 301-320 of 1,597 for speaker:Cecilia Keaveney

Seanad: Health Services (9 Nov 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister for taking this Adjournment matter at such a late hour. It is a sensitive and difficult issue for many women and must be raised given its significance. I refer to the provision of prosthetics for those who suffer from breast cancer. Prosthetics is a form of artificial breast that fits into a bra in order to replace the natural breast. According to the latest data from...

Seanad: Health Services (9 Nov 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister for his response. I ask that politicians be kept - pardon the pun - abreast of developments.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, it must be recognised that more walls have been erected in Northern Ireland in recent years than was the case in the preceding decades. I am sure there are other countries in which divisions remain to be overcome. Would it be possible to use today's anniversary celebrations as a symbol of hope that all of the other walls - either...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: Regardless of whether it is a female perception, perhaps this will give rise to a faster and more efficient Second Stage debate on the legislation being taken today.

Seanad: Road Safety (5 Nov 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, for coming before the House to discuss the issue I raise which is cross-departmental in nature. In giving notice of the matter I deliberately asked how much money had been raised from fines imposed on those found not to be in compliance with the legal requirements for cyclists. While it may appear from...

Seanad: Road Safety (5 Nov 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister for the response. I draw his attention to the fact that I walked for two miles recently and kept an account of the number of bikes which passed and out of the 50 bicycles which passed me, 30 had no front or back light. There were 19 prosecutions for this offence last year. I walked past St. Stephen's Green shopping centre where there is a railing full of bicycles and...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: On a day when the Sub-Committee on Women's Participation in Politics is meeting to consider ways to increase female involvement in parliamentary activities, I share Senator de Búrca's concerns about the areas from which women continue to be excluded. While I cannot beat the judges' knowledge of the law, at a time when we are trying to drive equality, I fail to understand how a golf club has...

Seanad: Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (3 Nov 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I concur with the previous speaker on the importance of this issue to those of us who live in the North. I confuse people everywhere I go when I say I am geographically north but politically south. From spending seven years at a Belfast university, I have seen the benefits of the agreements first-hand. It is interesting to observe the real South as it discovers the challenges of Border...

Seanad: Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (3 Nov 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: Should we stay or go?

Seanad: Gaming Regulations (3 Nov 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for the opportunity to raise the issue of FOBTs, fixed odds betting terminals. I raise the issue because I have come across a number of things which triggered my memory in recent weeks. I was in New Zealand a number of years ago in my capacity as chairperson of the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. One issue...

Seanad: Gaming Regulations (3 Nov 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. One of its main points was that no one is stating that one should not drink, gamble or do anything that can be addictive. However, worldwide evidence suggests these devices are particularly dangerous and addictive when one starts off. It can be seen that more than one person in ten who uses such devices is in serious trouble. I acknowledge the...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I congratulate all those who were involved in this week's massive seizure of illegal cigarettes in Greenore. I suggest that the House, which has examined the issue of drugs and contraband in the past, should recognise and celebrate massive successes of this nature. As a proportion of the overall activity of this nature that takes place, however, this week's seizure is a drop in the ocean....

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this issue, the need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to give the names and numbers of water and sewerage schemes in Donegal that are not in compliance with current European directives and the towns and villages that are still awaiting schemes to come into compliance with all relevant EU directives. I thank...

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: The Minister has clearly avoided the issue. First, Moville will require tertiary treatment and, second, it should have been in the pipeline for the last 30 years but it has not. The Minister says it is at the planning stage but various reports have gone to various bodies over the last decade. The Minister will not have the information to hand but could the Department supply me with a full...

Seanad: National Marine Mapping Programme: Motion (21 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I move: That Seanad Éireann: commends the Government's continued support of the national marine mapping programme, INFOMAR, on the tenth anniversary of its initiation as the Irish National Seabed Survey; welcomes the findings of the independent economic study which has shown that the benefits of the work being undertaken are estimated at €275 million across a range of sectors; acknowledges...

Seanad: National Marine Mapping Programme: Motion (21 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: The answer lies in the marine sector.

Seanad: Foyle River Development (8 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I assume the Minister of State, Deputy Andrews, is also taking the second Adjournment matter. With due respect to him, I was anxious that the relevant Minister would be present because this is a particularly difficult but very important issue in my area. I declare an interest. I live beside the River Foyle which I can see when I look out any window in any room in our house. For that...

Seanad: Foyle River Development (8 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I fundamentally disagree with the answer. I ask the Minister of State to ask for an answer to this matter. I will continue to ask it. I have asked it of the Department of Foreign Affairs and I have not received an answer. Under what regulation, law or interpretation has the Crown Estates Commission responsibility for the management of the foreshore in both jurisdictions? This is a...

Seanad: Foyle River Development (8 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: Go raibh maith agat.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I agree with Senator Norris on an issue I raised yesterday. Bearing in mind the concept of natural justice, one should consider the need for fair and balanced reporting. Senator Bacik should note that Members of the Seanad are only looking for fair play on the part of the media. The media submit freedom of information requests to determine Members' expenses and the information is presented...