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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...

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

Catherine Ardagh: I move amendment No. 56:In page 15, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following:“(3) It shall be an offence for a person intentionally to coerce or deceive a pregnant woman into having a termination of pregnancy against her will or without her knowledge.”.

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

Catherine Ardagh: I move amendment No. 57:In page 15, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:“(4)Subsections (1)and (2) shall not apply to a medical practitioner, nurse or midwife acting in good faith.”.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: I move amendment No. 4:In page 8, line 21, after “woman” to insert “and consulted with her, where possible”. I will be brief as many of my colleagues have tabled similar amendments. The phrase "consulted with" places the woman's voice at the heart of the legislation and reflects the spirit of the outcome of the referendum which enshrined a woman's right to...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: Yes.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: I am speaking to amendments Nos. 12 and 21. My colleagues and I tabled this amendment after consulting many senior clinicians. Senator Ruane noted the practicalities of carrying out abortions in hospitals. The legislation encroaches in the areas of rostering and scheduling in hospitals. Many doctors and clinicians do not work in only one location. Many work in a maternity hospital and a...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: I move amendment No. 12:In page 8, line 34, to delete "carried out" and substitute "initiated".

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: I move amendment No. 21:In page 9, line 30, to delete "carried out" and substitute "initiated".

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: I welcome An Bord Pleanála's decision of 16 November confirming that the Player Wills site on the South Circular Road will remain on the vacant sites register. This site is valued at €100 million. The annual vacant site levy is 7% and this will be ring-fenced for local regeneration projects and is payable to Dublin City Council. I hope this decision will ensure that the site is...

Seanad: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: I thank the Minister of State for coming before the House. Fianna Fáil broadly welcomes this Bill which gives effect to a range of social welfare measures announced in budget 2019, including a €5 increase in weekly social welfare payments, although, unfortunately, these increases will not come into effect until March. It also finally puts in place the legislation required to...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. Obviously a lot of his time and work has gone into getting the Bill to this point. I look forward to debating it compassionately and respectfully with my colleagues over the next week or so. Last night the Bill was passed in the Dáil by 90 to 15 votes following many hours of debate in the House which the Minister attended. I hope we can...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: I wish to raise the issue of rough sleepers. A count last night showed 156 people were sleeping rough in Dublin, and that included 121 people in the Dublin City Council area. Anthony Flynn, the CEO of the Inner City Helping Homeless charity, alluded to the fact that if those rough sleeping in the suburbs were taken into account, the figure would be as high as 200. I heard him speak on the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: The Minister has alluded to technical difficulties but it is very unfair to leave parents, children and families in a position where they are unclear as to the civil patronage of their children and the way they will be treated by the State, especially in accident and emergency-type situations, which can be very upsetting. The third issue I want to raise is the backlog of cases at the Office...

Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: I move amendment No. 2:In page 8, lines 17 to 20, to delete all words from and including “(1) An” in line 17 down to and including line 20. The rationale for proposing to delete section 6B(1) and the second part of section 6B(3) of the 1994 Act stems from the fact that Fianna Fáil believes these stipulations put significant onus on small companies that may not have a HR...

Seanad: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2018)

Catherine Ardagh: It is in the law, though.