Results 341-360 of 1,467 for speaker:Geraldine Feeney
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: Yes.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: It was agreed by the House this morning that the Minister would reply at 3.35 p.m.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: It was 3.35 p.m.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: My instruction was to ask the Minister to reply at 3.35 p.m.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: We realise that, Senator. Those speakers are from both sides of the House.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: I apologise for the interruption and ask the Minister to continue.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: It should not be allowed. That is not a point of order.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: Before I call Senator Alex White, I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Andrews, and thank him for joining us.
- Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: From my time on An Bord Altranais, the regulatory body for nurses, I have a sense of checks and balances here. The regulatory body would have high standards, particularly in the fitness to practice area. If there was an incident related to patient care or safety, if the fault lay with the nurse, the checks and balances exist and he or she would be called before a fitness to practice inquiry...
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: Looking at the age of the patient and so on, does this mean they would pass it on accordingly?
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: I am in agreement with Senator Twomey on many of his points, especially those regarding cost. How do members of the VHI have a say in controlling the company? It was brought to my attention by a consultant yesterday that the VHI has written to consultants to inform them that they are making proposals whereby consultants must call the VHI before admitting any of the company's customers. We...
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: Now. Question, "That Report Stage be taken now", put and declared carried.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy John Moloney, and thank him for his presentation. While Senator Liam Twomey was speaking I recalled the time we spent on the health committee four years ago. The Senator was then a Member of the Lower House. We debated this issue ad nauseam. There were brilliant debates involving Mr. Vincent Sheridan, the chief executive officer of the VHI, and Mr....
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: That might happen later. I agree particularly with what the Senator said about VHI coverage and what it pays for. It seems that anybody who asks persons in a nursing home or a private or public hospital if they are all right can put in a bill and get a few bob. Like the Senator, I have raised this issue on other occasions in the Chamber. I would like to see a situation whereby a person...
- Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ãine Brady, to the House and thank her for her very comprehensive presentation. She outlined the Bill line for line in a very clear and coherent manner. I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on the Bill, which is very technical and much needed. There is not a man, woman or child in Ireland who did not want a reduction in the number of State...
- Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: Senator Twomey must not have had a good lunch because he really had a go at the HSE. I smile because the Senator welcomed the Bill and acknowledged that rationalisation is needed, for all the right reasons. However, having said that, he had a right old barney at the HSE to which I will respond later. Like Senator Twomey, I believe the Bill is very good and much needed. It may have been...
- Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: They are specially trained for mental-----
- Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: I thank the Senator for pointing that out, as I did not realise. As the Leader would say, one is learning something all of the time. I am glad to hear Senator Twomey's point. At the time, I read that the woman needed to be taken in that manner to ensure the safety of the patient and the wider public. The situation is always improving, in that mental health carers, be they nurses or...
- Seanad: Elections of June 2009: Statements (11 Jun 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: Senator Boyle, without interruption.
- Seanad: Elections of June 2009: Statements (11 Jun 2009)
Geraldine Feeney: No one interrupted the Opposition Members when they were speaking.