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Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion (2 Jul 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: Dóchas was opened in 2004 as a dedicated centre for breast cancer care and it very quickly became popular in the area. It serves patients from across the north east, from Cavan, Monaghan, Meath and Louth. It provides an efficient service for treatment and after-care with dedicated staff who get to know the patients personally. If the centre closes it will dramatically affect the lives of...

Seanad: Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Second Stage (2 Jul 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I agree with Senator Boyle that this is not a contentious Bill. There is agreement for its enactment across the House. I am glad that the Bill has finally being put on the Order Paper. It gives us a chance to fulfil our obligations under the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which was signed almost ten years ago. The Bill is a statement...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the announcement last night from Fianna Fáil that it will slap down that motion from Senator Walsh. It shows they are not all dinosaurs and we must recognise that.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I wish to refer to the situation in Abkhazia in the Caucasus. Many will have read about the involvement of the Russians inside Abkhazia and the developing situation regarding the border with Georgia. I ask the Leader to impress upon the Minister for Foreign Affairs how important it is that the European Union makes some noise about this situation. The Minister should meet the Russian...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I accept that I was being unfair to the dinosaurs.

Seanad: Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Second and Subsequent Stages (26 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. We debated this issue about two weeks ago with one of his colleagues. I raised four key issues that day, namely, the proposal to relocate the Central Mental Hospital there, the proposal to relocate the women's prison there, the size of the prison and detailed design issues regarding the site. I will not go over old ground but I received a...

Seanad: Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Second and Subsequent Stages (26 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: We need to get away from calling it the Thornton Hall prison. Let us have a debate on the name.

Seanad: Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2008: Second and Subsequent Stages (26 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I have two final points to make. I do not accept it is impossible to keep drugs out of prison. We have a fantastic opportunity, with a new prison, to design it so that we can limit access to drugs. I ask that particular attention be concentrated on that. There is sufficient space for rehabilitation. I am glad to see some proposals for the use of playing fields and the like. There is a...

Seanad: Abbey Theatre: Statements (26 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: It might be cheaper to buy a flat down there.

Seanad: Abbey Theatre: Statements (26 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I am glad of the opportunity to speak and welcome the Minister of State. I agree with many of the other speakers that the Abbey Theatre has a legacy which must be honoured with the building of a fitting and tasteful structure capable of housing the quality productions we have come to expect from the theatre. The Minister told us earlier this month that the Government is now committed to...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: That is incorrect. Senator Kelly said the opposite.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: It is not an election.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: On a point of order——

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: Will the Leader confirm the Seanad will not be moving this year?

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: So we are safe physically for the next year. It will not fall down on us.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I am pleased the Minister for Transport is meeting his Northern counterpart today to discuss the mutual recognition of driving bans imposed in the North and the South. It is good to hear that they are close to agreement on the matter. I would like to highlight the related issue of the mutual recognition of penalty points. I understand that the two Ministers are some way apart on that...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: The imminent publication of the national broadband strategy is eagerly awaited. We need universal broadband access if we are to shield ourselves from the storm outside. We also need to invest in education. I was disappointed to read this morning that our schools have just one computer for every ten children. It was worse to read about the age of the computers in question. Some 20% of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the publication of the general scheme of the civil partnership Bill. While it does not go as far as many would like, we should recognise it as a major step forward and I look forward to debating the Bill in the House. I pay tribute especially to the Green Party for its help in ensuring this Bill sees the light of day.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Dominic Hannigan: It is clear the Green Party does have a modicum of influence on the Government and I would like to see it use that influence on the very important matter of broadband. As my colleague, Senator Alan Kelly, has said, it is essential we have broadband if we are to dig our way out of this economic crisis. There are two developments we must see. The Minister for Communications, Energy and...