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Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: That is not a question.

Seanad: Health Services (13 May 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I seek the Chair's indulgence to highlight a matter. On two occasions I raised in the House the issue of the Magilligan car ferry, or the Foyle ferry, and the status of Magilligan as an international port. I am pleased to inform the House that further to the push to address that issue by the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, and the Minister, Deputy Ahern, it has been resolved....

Seanad: Health Services (13 May 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: Perhaps the Minister of State would refer my specific question to the Department with regard to whether an examination subject on food science could be introduced in the first year of secondary school. Prevention is better than cure.

Seanad: School Staffing (13 May 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I do not think it does. I think it is the same.

Seanad: School Staffing (13 May 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I was present in the committee and I believe the Minister rejected what Senator Healy Eames said.

Seanad: Cancer Prevention Programme (6 May 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me raise this matter, the need for a campaign to address the issue of the dangers of sunburn and the use of sunbeds. As we come towards the time most associated with travelling to sunny tourist destinations, we also have a responsibility to understand the risks associated with getting that tan, whether by natural means or by using a sunbed. We have...

Seanad: Cancer Prevention Programme (6 May 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: Given its serious nature, bringing this most serious issue to the attention of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, as soon as possible rather than leaving it to the end of the year would be much appreciated by all involved.

Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: There is no doubt this is a tough budget. However, what comes to my mind is the number of people who tell me they never gained from the Celtic tiger economy. Would the people who said that be missing what they are missing now if they had not been touched by the Celtic tiger economy in recent years? There has been a startling change in people's expectations over the past decade. When we see...

Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: The House stands adjourned sine die.

Seanad: Cross-Border Projects (9 Apr 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I know I have raised this matter with regard to Magilligan on previous occasions but the situation has changed slightly. The Secretary of State, Sean Woodward, confirmed to me that a decision has been made to review the status of this international port. Magilligan is not an international port. It is merely a slipway presented by Donegal County Council and Limavady Borough Council to...

Seanad: Cross-Border Projects (9 Apr 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. All I seek is that it is designated a domestic service and in what I say I am trying to provide the Minister of State with the ammunition required to do this, which is the 1949 Act and the Good Friday Agreement. Now that the UK designation is being reviewed, it is timelier than ever for us to continue to fight this corner.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I acknowledge that the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Micheál Martin, has allowed people from the North of Ireland applying for a passport to call their place of birth Londonderry or Derry, with Doire being the Irish language version. I renew the call I made last week for other Departments, in particular Deputy Eamon Ryan's Department which has responsibility for the ordnance survey...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I add my voice to those who have expressed their sympathy to the McCallion family in County Mayo and Inishowen where the family home was located. While Members often spend their time bemoaning what the Garda does or does not do, it is very sad that not only did we lose Robert McCallion but, within hours, the death of a second serving garda in the Donegal district occurred yesterday. It was...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: ——I welcome the additional 25 cent duty on cigarettes and ask for a debate on the illegal activity——

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: ——and sentencing in that regard.

Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour Deterrents (7 Apr 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: On a sad note, the young garda who was hit by a car in Donegal earlier this month died this evening. This is an awful blow for everyone concerned. The man had very close connections with my area. While I realise it may not be in order to do so, I extend my sympathy to the Garda force and to all the family and friends of the young garda. I want to raise the issue of the Mosquito device,...

Seanad: Anti-Social Behaviour Deterrents (7 Apr 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I thank the Minister of State. The answer — which I accept came from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform — concentrated on the need to explore alternative methods that can be deployed to target anti-social behaviour. However, I have a report which is specific and is asking whether we are looking at the human rights violations posed by use of the Mosquito device, and at...

Seanad: Bowel Cancer Awareness: Statements (7 Apr 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I am glad to speak on this issue today. As with all types of cancer, prevention is better than cure but cure is available more than in previous times. What was absent from the speech of the Minister of State were the symptoms of bowel cancer. We cannot say this often enough. We have a forum for people to speak about bowel cancer and to encourage people to come forward if they have the...

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Apr 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: At 12 noon next Tuesday.

Seanad: Alcohol Abuse. (2 Apr 2009)

Cecilia Keaveney: I want to address the need for the Minister for Health and Children to contact her counterparts in the North and the Scottish Parliament to exchange ideas on how to curb the abuse of alcohol with its associated health and economic costs. I raise this specifically because the Scottish Parliament has highlighted the issue of alcohol abuse and misuse. That Parliament in recent times...