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Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Is that a new subsection or was it part of the original?

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Each Minister should be imbued with this requirement. I am aware particular Ministers have been designated. Clearly these are the Ministers and Departments which would be mainly accessed by particular applicants. At the same time, this should not be confined to those Departments. Every Minister should be imbued with the idea that people with disabilities should be treated as equal citizens...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: The Senator is correct.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: On the arts, we debated the position of private theatres and galleries yesterday and I acknowledge that private bodies cannot be forced to comply with the legislation. One hopes that moral sentiment will make them comply. However, the Abbey Theatre, which is our national theatre, is an exception. It is funded extensively by the State every year and there should be an onus on the theatre's...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: I accept that but the Minister with responsibility for the theatre should be told it is his job to watch out for that, irrespective of the building regulations. I feel for people with disabilities who have read about exhibitions and plays but who cannot attend them because the buildings are not accessible. Public transport is accessible by people with disabilities and they can get to the...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: We had that debate previously.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: The Senator's colleague was present.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: We could use my subhead idea and locate the money therein.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: The money could be put in a disability subhead.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: I did not know that.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: I would say the Minister of State had.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Finucane, who is the acting leader of the Opposition, certainly set the agenda for the many debates here this morning. He wished the Taoiseach well but raised the fact that it has been over seven years since the Good Friday Agreement was signed. I have already written to the Taoiseach asking him if he would come to the House before the end of the session to debate Northern Ireland....

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Ulick Burke spoke about the NRA. It is putting forward a hopeless policy whereby one is expected to keep driving regardless. The NRA representative said on the radio this morning that motorists could go into a village or town but the purpose of the bypass is that they do not do that. Motorists will have to bring their truck or car into the town or village. The problem is that Ireland...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Feighan also raised the matter of trampolines and safety nets. It is a consumer issue if there are safety concerns about the increasing use of trampolines. At nearly every children's party a trampoline is hired for the occasion. Senator Dooley also raised the issue of rest areas on motorways and said he had raised it previously. The lack of these areas could contribute to road deaths...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Like Senator Kett, I believe the amendment deals with a very important issue, as the contents of the assessment will decide what happens to a person. If the contents of an assessment are deficient or unsuitable in the eyes of the applicant or the person seeking the service, that person is not going anywhere in regard to getting his or her due rights. Members on this side of the House will not...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: I am glad Senator O'Meara may table this amendment on Report Stage. I see the amendment as more fundamental and simpler than the provision in the Bill. It is more fundamental to the person being assessed and it relates to the point of interaction, where the person is assessed and realises the assessment does not meet his or her needs. Rather than addressing clinical matters it deals with the...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Well done to the Minister of State, as well as to the Taoiseach and the lobbying body. The amendments will make the legislation more precise. The thrust of many amendments to the Bill has been to tighten it up to show that the end product can be delivered in a more precise way.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: Senator Coghlan will be a hero.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: The Order of Business is No. 1, the Disability Bill 2004 — Committee Stage (resumed), to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business until 5 p.m. and No. 13, motion No. 12, to be taken between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. There will be a sos between 1.30 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. Yesterday extra time was sought for the debate on the Labour Party motion on the Morris tribunal reports. I would like to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Mary O'Rourke: I understand that.