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Seanad: Hospital Infections: Motion (14 Feb 2007)

Frank Feighan: I also welcome the delegation. There is one rule for the private sector and no rule for the public sector. The sooner we get our act together the better. People must take responsibility and to achieve this, a benchmarking measure should be included. Otherwise, we will continue to fight a losing battle against the problem of MRSA. We are all involved in tackling this. Senator Ormonde...

Seanad: Hospital Infections: Motion (14 Feb 2007)

Frank Feighan: We should be ashamed of the fact that we oversaw it but we must do everything now to address it. I do not want any person who has to go hospital for an investigative procedure to call to my constituency office in the coming years expressing concern that he or she may contract MRSA. This virus has caused huge anxiety among the public and we must now address this problem.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Frank Feighan: Does this refer to opening accounts?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Frank Feighan: Almost 12 months ago I raised my concerns about the decision by the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Ó Cuív, to merge the partnership and Leader programmes around the country. I mention this because in my own locality, the Arigna Leader programme has been highly influential in ensuring that development was secured for the area. It is said that this is Ireland of...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Frank Feighan: How dare the Minister——

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Frank Feighan: I want the Minister to come before the House in order that I may ask him how, effectively, he could gag members of the Arigna Leader programme with a confidentiality clause. It is clear that the Government only makes announcements when the news is good. When the news is bad, it gags the people.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Frank Feighan: This does not constitute fairness, openness and transparency. I ask the Minister to come before the House——

Seanad: Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (13 Dec 2006)

Frank Feighan: The House is united in taking this Bill at short notice. The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism has outlined the successes of the Irish film industry. We have come a long way since "Ryan's Daughter". One can read as many history textbooks as one wants, but there is nothing better than the cinematic representation of historical events. This was exemplified by "The Wind that Shakes the...

Seanad: Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (13 Dec 2006)

Frank Feighan: I thought it took our side.

Seanad: Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (13 Dec 2006)

Frank Feighan: The Minister is wrong.

Seanad: Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister to the House and I welcome the Bill, which is designed to regularise the delivery of heraldic services by the State. Up to the point of passing the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997, these functions were performed by the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland. When the 1997 Bill was passed, the genealogical office was referred to as a branch of the National...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Frank Feighan: I condemn the savage death of Alan Cunniffe and the young man in Finglas. The instinct in all of us is the sense of the volunteer, to chase somebody who is robbing a post office or a bank. I was in that situation more than ten years ago when a bank was raided beside me and I ran after the armed raiders. When I think now of what could have happened my blood runs cold. I would like it to go...

Seanad: Hospitals Building Programme. (5 Dec 2006)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for agreeing to discuss this issue. The provision of a community hospital in Ballinamore was promised 20 years ago and the people of the town are anxious to secure a state-of-the-art facility. Given that the nearest hospital is 17 miles from the town, a new facility similar to a day hospital would be welcome. Has progress been made on this...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2006)

Frank Feighan: I too was horrified by what I saw on the "Prime Time Investigates" exposé last night. Perhaps we should ask the Minister for Health and Children to come to the House to explain where the regulators for our health system are. For too long we have relied on "Prime Time" to expose such situations. Some people working in the health boards are paid vast sums to produce reports and to regulate...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2006)

Frank Feighan: I was.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Frank Feighan: I wish to speak on the issue of rendition flights. A better way must exist because they are clearly illegal and I have spoken to American citizens who believe such practices to be counterproductive. Passenger lists should be published and a frank and honest debate on this serious issue is needed. This House cannot stay silent while international law is being breached. Senator O'Toole...

Seanad: UN Committee Report on Children in Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to discuss the UN committee's report on child care in Ireland and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Minister of State is eminently qualified to do so and has performed extremely well in this regard. I thank him for all the work he has done on children's rights and affairs. I met him in various locations around the country and noted...

Seanad: UN Committee Report on Children in Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Frank Feighan: I never made it as far as Senator Leyden's area to get away with it. Where does the discipline process end? If we are not disciplined and do not fear stepping over the mark, we can run wild. Many years ago, if a child left his street or town, somebody always recognised him and informed his parents. One always knew one's parents had a good cane. Mine not only smacked me but smacked my...

Seanad: UN Committee Report on Children in Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Frank Feighan: He should have been a senior Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Frank Feighan: I support Senator McHugh's words on examining an interconnector with the UK. Although planning permission has been granted for many green energy initiatives such as wind farms, they cannot get onto the ESB grid. Every politician has faced this issue. Only when we have an interconnector can we explore the possibility of exporting green energy to the UK or the Continent. I agree with the...