Results 441-460 of 1,319 for speaker:Paudge Connolly

Order of Business. (20 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I am raising the matter of a review of the Adoption Act. This is extremely serious.

Order of Business. (20 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I thought that was in order. When will the compensation scheme for nurses assaulted at work come onstream? I presume it will be under the Nurses Act.

Order of Business. (20 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Legislation on assaults on nurses was promised over the years.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (20 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, the Health Service Executive-commissioned Teamwork Management Services report, "Improving Safety and Achieving Better Standards: An Action Plan for Health Services in the North East", which seriously diminishes accident and emergency services in the region's five hospitals by...

Employment of People with Disabilities. (14 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this item for debate. I have been approached by a number of families who find that there is no work outlet for the disabled member of the family. Such people can avail of sheltered employment for a period of time but this eventually comes to an end because the idea behind sheltered employment is to prepare people for employment in the real world. Yet...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason an agreement to increase the pay of workers with the National Learning Network negotiated in 2001 has not been implemented by the Health Service Executive north east region and FÁS; the reason a further ruling in 2005 by the Labour Court recommending that the increase be paid has been ignored by both the HSE...

Greyhound Industry (Doping Regulation) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: This Bill is to be welcomed as an attempt to restore, or perhaps give, a good name to the greyhound industry, which has been dogged by controversy for some time. Greater transparency in drug testing has been demanded and with the ongoing turbulence in Bord na gCon, it is past time for a separate, independent doping and appeals agency if the testing procedures are to have any credibility. The...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (8 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I seek the adjournment of Dáil Éireann under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent public and national concern, namely, the report of the National Physical and Sensory Disability Database published by the Health Research Board which found that 58% of Irish people registered with physical and sensory disabilities are awaiting assessment for therapeutic intervention and...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (7 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has noted the concern of the parents association of a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan; her views on whether the road crossing through the school has health and safety implications; if she will expedite the sale of the west campus to defray the cost of a single campus extension; the action she proposes to advance...

Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: We have a €10 million deficit in the north-east region of the Health Service Executive and this has an implication for the two most vulnerable groups, namely, those suffering from cancer and those in need of dialysis.

Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: This relates to legislation. I want to outline why I am asking the question——

Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: ——and the difficulties we are experiencing in the north east. We are pursuing the easiest targets and I cannot accept that. We are short of money and we target those suffering from cancer and those in need of dialysis. The north-east region of the Health Service Executive is the most underfunded in the country and we are now seeing the fruits of that. We have one of the fastest growing...

Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I want to know when the eligibility for health and personal social services Bill will come before the House.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (7 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I propose the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the implications of the reported €9.7 million budget deficit in the HSE north-east region for service delivery in the north east, particularly with regard to oncology services in Drogheda and kidney dialysis services at Cavan General Hospital and the implications for those in...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (2 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to speak today. This is the second time in 12 months when legislation has been seen to be flawed. The legislation has affected two of our most vulnerable groups in society, the young and the old. Worse still, in both cases it was known for a number of years that the legislation was flawed. The Law Reform Commission proposed 11 years ago a defence of reasonable...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (1 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan was denied a contract of indefinite duration by the Health Service Executive north east in 2004; the further reason the Rights Commissioner's decision in 2005 to overrule this decision was appealed to the Labour Court by the HSE north east; the reason the Labour...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill with its stated aim of fast-tracking major infrastructural projects since world class infrastructure is critical for any successful economy. I have a major difficulty with incinerators or any other major infrastructure that has health and safety implications. It is clear that the issue of health and safety in respect of incinerators has not been...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (1 Jun 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the inequities in hospital per capita funding, which have resulted in significant financial overruns in the first two months of 2006; the fact that the HSE north-east area is the most adversely affected by inadequate per capita funding allocations and its implications for services in...

Courts (Register of Sentences) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I welcome the Bill which seeks to establish a register of sentences and promote greater consistency and transparency in the sentencing process. Consistency is a key issue. Inconsistencies in sentences have frequently been highlighted in the media with different outcomes for cases with similar characteristics. I recall a request from Limerick County Council in a situation where two people...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (30 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 220: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of speech and language therapists employed in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20610/06]