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Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (19 Oct 2006)

Jack Wall: ...mechanism. If we do not put a proper mechanism in place, we will cause concern across the spectrum among those seeking nursing home subvention. They will not seek subvention because they will feel that the family home for which they worked so hard and which they want for themselves and their children will be sold over their heads just to get them into a nursing home. There should be no...

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (4 Oct 2006)

Jack Wall: I wish to discuss the report's findings on nursing home subvention payments. Currently, 104 cases are before the High Court in respect of these payments. People feel they were forced to apply for subventions because of the shortage of public beds. Each HSE area uses a different method to meet the demand for nursing home subventions. I raised this matter on a number of occasions and have...

Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Jack Wall: ...schemes and other schemes to create the situation outlined by Deputy Howlin with regard to community policing. Senior citizens who are handicapped or not in a position to defend themselves will feel safe in their homes if they know a mechanism is in place to protect them at any time. I recently attended a meeting of the Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2006)

Jack Wall: ...director of planning services in Kildare said the plan was working well. Regarding those divergent views, it is unthinkable that 24 councillors could vote for something and, within a short period, feel it necessary to change it, while the man dealing with the files could maintain there was consistency and that the plan was working well. Someone is wrong, and I doubt if it is the...

Mental Health Services. (8 Jun 2006)

Jack Wall: ...with another quote from the same letter to the Tánaiste: There is no one fighting solely for the patients or families like me. So for them I ask you to re-think the closure of this centre. I feel you are a straight person and if you can help, you will. I feel so sad because I know what is ahead for anyone who has a loved one enter the service. The only way I can describe it is a life...

Greyhound Industry (Doping Regulation) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Jun 2006)

Jack Wall: ...appearing in the newspapers, it has not yet been published. I am disappointed to hear the criteria announced by the Minister. If this had been done during Question Time two weeks ago, we would feel more confident in the structure. Instead, a drip-drip system of leaks occurred and Opposition spokespersons were given no indication of when the report would be seen besides the Minister's...

National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Second Stage. (9 Mar 2006)

Jack Wall: ...said he was not interested in soccer or football but liked to kick a ball around. Some of the disciplines to be newly available at Abbotstown may be of interest and benefit to that young person who feels that GAA, soccer and rugby are too competitive for his physical well-being or attributes. I welcome the Bill. We will discuss it further on Committee Stage when some of the matters raised...

Film Industry Development. (1 Mar 2006)

Jack Wall: ...initiative will be reviewed on 31 December 2008, rather than that it will expire on that date. I am aware the matter is for the Minister for Finance in the first instance, but does the Minister not feel it should be reviewed rather than expire at that stage? We are seeking to give confidence to the major film makers to come here. If the incentive is reviewed in 2008, we will attract most...

Sports Sponsorship. (26 Jan 2006)

Jack Wall: ...etc., in their own area. There is an onus on clubs sponsored by such sources, regardless of the sport involved, to have their members return to them following their sporting activities. Members feel obliged to frequent the establishments that give them the most sponsorship. As 25% of deaths on our roads have been related to drink driving problems, it is with the grassroots level of...