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Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: The list is inclusive of but not limited to those acts which are enumerated; it is not meant to be an exclusive list. I thank colleagues for their support and welcome the Minister's response, as always. Putting in place a process of consultation but not taking on board what Parliament wishes is part of the system which has the country where it is. Parliament was repeatedly bypassed, we...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: I thank the Minister for his response.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, to delete lines 33 to 38. According to the explanatory memorandum, this section deals with the new provision to enable the Veterinary Council of Ireland, with the consent of the Minister, by regulation to make indemnity insurance mandatory for specified types of veterinary practice. The requirement will not, however, apply to practitioners in respect of...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: I thank the Minister for asking the same question I asked.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: The Minister has said they generally treat animals for reward. The economic distinction in that regard between veterinarians on the public payroll and those in private practice requires examination. Veterinarians who work for the State are doing it for reward, a very handsome reward if one looks at some of the numbers people such as former Senator T. K. Whitaker pointed to previously.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: Yes, but I am trying to get at their malpractice. I will use my old analogy. If I did something wrong to a student in Trinity College Dublin, the lawyers would undoubtedly say that as an individual lecturer, I was not much of a mark. If they could prove I was acting on behalf of the Provost, that would look a little more promising, while if they could prove I was acting on behalf of the...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: There was one other point arising, which might be of interest. Some people in the meat trade who are very proud of their reputation say that the customer is the best person to police the product. It is a longer-term project. Perhaps the veterinary surgeons employed by the State in the meat factories may not be needed in the future in a meat trade that is proud of and defends its...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: Like Senators Whelan, Jim D'Arcy and Cullinane I welcome the schools building programme. However, a sour note was expressed on "Morning Ireland" this morning when a spokesman for the Construction Industry Federation said many people would be unhappy to see Northern Ireland builders build these schools. I utterly disagree with that remark. The schools should be built following competitive...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, between lines 43 and 44, to insert the following: "(f) whether the procedure related to disease eradication can be accomplished by a non-registered person; (g) that a procedure that can be performed by a non-registered person with the appropriate skills, training and experience that these procedures be performed by a non-registered person. Procedures that...

Seanad: Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (8 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: I welcome the Minister to the House and echo the Leas-Chathaoirleach's condolences to him at this sad time for him and his family. Yesterday there was support in the House for the Minister's efforts on the promissory notes and I hope that reassures him and Governor Honohan. I welcome the 10,000 jobs the Minister mentioned in his speech. It is a sign that we are turning the corner and we did...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: I welcome the Minister to the House. This is the second time he has been here this week. With the support of the IMF the Minister is tackling a deep-seated problem in the Irish economy, which is that it suffers from too much lobbying and too many cartels. The typical reaction around the Cabinet table is to ask how competition can be prevented rather than promoted. The Competition...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: Arising from the decision of An Bord Pleanála that the Slane bypass and extra bridge over the River Boyne should not be built, I ask the Leader to take up with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the prospect of a heavy-vehicle ban in that village. In the neighbourhood of this House, the environment has been greatly improved by the diversion of trucks through the port tunnel and...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: The data on how safe Dublin city now is confirm that. There is also the experience of a smaller HGV ban in Maynooth and I am sure Deputies representing the Kildare North constituency will be able to help the Minister in that regard. There is capacity to the east of Slane on the M1, which is designed to motorway standard, to take heavy goods vehicles and there is a link to Ardee, north of...

Seanad: Early Intervention and Family Support Services: Statements (7 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: I welcome the Minister. I was delighted by her appointment and I agree with Senator Quinn's sentiments that there is more expertise in this area in the Fitzgerald household than anywhere else in the world. Should the child and family support agency have linkages to school attendance officers, public health nurses and juvenile liaison officers when it is configured? The slapping issue was...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: I express my support for the Governor of the Central Bank, Professor Patrick Honohan, and the Minister, Deputy Noonan, in Frankfurt today in respect of the Anglo Irish Bank promissory notes.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: Recently, Professors Karl Whelan, Brian Lucey and Stephen Kinsella addressed the finance committee on this matter. It is fair to say that Senators from all sides of the House support them, the Minister and the Governor in what they are seeking to do. In terms of parliamentary control over public finances, promissory notes could be called a departure from best practice at best, and perhaps...

Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs 2012: Statements, Questions and Answers (6 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: I hope the Minister is as radical as possible and I look forward to supporting him in his annual visit to the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: I welcome the decision of the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, to reconsider the size of the proposed children's hospital. In a short number of years, this city has closed Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital, the Hume Street hospital, Dr. Steeven's Hospital, the National Children's Hospital on Harcourt Street, the Meath Hospital, the Adelaide Hospital, the Jervis Street Hospital, the Richmond...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Sean Barrett: Would it not be better if a Europe with mass unemployment and a dysfunctional currency that has caused so many problems, as alluded to by Senator Whelan, invoked the old rule we used to have in the licensing system whereby one can open one new quango provided one shuts down at least two old ones? Setting up new quangos at this stage in Europe indicates that many people in Brussels are...