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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: I welcome two transition year students, Jamie Cunningham and Niamh Sargent, to the Visitors Gallery. I rise to my feet today to express my anger and disappointment at the runaway costs of the national children's hospital. Yesterday, we learned that the Minister for Health learned about the cost overrun in August 2018 but only shared that information with the Taoiseach and the Minister for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: I propose that the Minister attend the House to explain why he misled this House in 2017.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: Why did Sinn Féin not enter negotiations?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: Fianna Fail brought in the minimum wage.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: Perhaps the Leader could schedule something early-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: No.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: I agree with all Members of the House on this Bill. It is the one time we have had cross-party support and I am glad the Minister will support it. I welcome the fact that he will not oppose today's amendments. We have been inundated with emails and phone calls from members of the public on the Bill - predominantly women, as Senator Gavan said. He has been a primary care giver but the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: Many of us on our way to the Seanad today, travelling in our cars, probably passed many nurses on picket lines. These are hardworking nurses who have braved the cold weather to fight for better pay and conditions. The facts that are before us are that nurses in this country are sometimes paid half of what their colleagues abroad are paid. In Australia, Canada, the Middle East-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: Anecdotally, many nurses would say otherwise.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: Obviously, the facts are disputed but nurses can produce evidence to show that they are-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: Yes, because I have spoken to nurses who have said that they are paid 50% less than their colleagues who work in Australia yet they have the exact same qualifications. Yes, 50% less is half of the pay. Irish nurses are, in some instances, being paid 50% less than their colleagues working abroad who have the same qualifications. We know that before they even finish their degree and go out...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. John Horan (29 Jan 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: I would like to share my five minutes with Senator Mark Daly.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. John Horan (29 Jan 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: I welcome the distinguished guests, Deputies and councillors to the Gallery, and I very much welcome Mr. Horan. Cuirim fáilte mhór go dtí an tSeanaid inniu roimhe. Is onóir mhór dom a bheith ag labhairt leis. I am delighted to be addressing the House today, and on behalf of the Fianna Fáil group I congratulate Mr. Horan on his election. His commitment to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: I extend my sympathy and that of the Fianna Fáil group to the families who have lost loved ones on the roads in the past week. They include the families of Shaun Harkin, Mícheal Roarty and John Harley and of Jackie Griffin in Dublin. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this time. The death toll on the roads is heartbreaking. Dublin 8 is saturated with student...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: The Government's policy of being reactive rather than proactive has come home to roost again. The lack of foresight in ensuring more resources and more laboratories were available to read cervical screening tests after free tests were offered to women has caused even more anxiety among women. The Taoiseach made a statement at the time that plaintiffs in these medical negligence cases would...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Catherine Ardagh: I wish also to be associated with the expressions of sympathy to the family of Mark Killilea. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis. I condemn in the strongest terms on behalf of the Fianna Fáil group the car bombing at Bishop Street in Derry at the weekend. It shows how delicate and fragile the situation in the North is at the moment and that we cannot take for granted the Good...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: I would like to raise two matters. The first relates to the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF. This is a fantastic scheme, but there are pitfalls. One of the pitfalls I would like to bring to the attention of the House is the lack of aftercare and convalescence care. I have a constituent, whom I will call Bob for these purposes, who was attending a hospital in Dublin on an ongoing...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: And Deputy Niall Collins.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: I will share two minutes of my time with Senator Clifford-Lee. I have not spent as much time on this issue as my colleague, Senator Noone, who I thank for her hard work, time and commitment on the issue. I thank the members of civic society who are here today, including many members of Together for Yes who have put a great deal of time and effort over the past 18 months into making this a...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: I agree with Senator Higgins. The use of early ultrasound can be very invasive. When doctors carry out an early ultrasound they are very sympathetic and cautious with the patient because it can be quite frightening for women in a first pregnancy who might have had trouble. It is something doctors use with great care, skill, consent and explanation. Transvaginal ultrasound is used at a...