Results 521-540 of 1,338 for speaker:Kathleen O'Meara

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: What the Minister of State said is still unclear. Can Deputies in the other House put down a parliamentary question and get an answer about specific matters related to the executive or will an NRA-style situation pertain?

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: It is allowed to provide information to Members of the Oireachtas.

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I am not sure.

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I move amendment No. 2: In page 12, before section 7, to insert the following new section: "7.—Subject to the provisions of this Act and the resources available to the Executive, the primary function of the Executive is to take such steps as are open to it to ensure that each person in the State is facilitated in availing of an individual entitlement to such health services and personal...

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: A window of opportunity.

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: Is the Minister of State sure about that?

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I note that the Minister of State's boss, the Tánaiste Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, made exactly the same point in the Dáil last week about eligibility. I disagree fundamentally with the Minister of State that our amendment is about eligibility. It is not. It is about entitlement. The earlier health legislation which is rendered obsolete by this new Bill contains...

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: The Minister of State is a Dublin Deputy. Dublin hospitals are affected by the Hanly proposals and will be severely impacted by reforms coming down the track at a ferocious speed.

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I do not believe they will. We must wait and see. Communities feel strongly about the level of health services available to them. They also quite rightly feel they should have some say and their opinion should be taken into account. This legislation is not about the Hanly report. However, in fairness to Mr. Hanly, he came to a public meeting in Nenagh over a year ago to roll out his proposed...

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: When was the Senator a member of the Labour Party?

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: The Senator is making it up.

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I think that was the case.

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: What is the Senator talking about?

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: It is all myth and legend.

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I know we have spent a lot of time on these amendments. I thank the Minister for his Second Stage approach. His setting out of where the Government is coming from on this issue has been very useful. It is not news to hear him setting that out. However, he has been clear and open and I commend him on that approach. We would take a different approach. We live in a democracy and we are entitled...

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I move amendment No. 3: In page 12, subsection (4) (b), line 37, after "training" to insert "(which education and training shall, in the case of medical professionals, be provided by postgraduate professional training bodies)". The part of the Bill dealing with the objects and functions of the executive with regard to the training and education of students, nurses and other health...

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Second Stage. (10 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. It is important to have such a debate, although I am disappointed, not in the time allocated for Second Stage, but that we are up against the Christmas deadline in terms of passing this legislation. It is probably not the Minister of State's fault. The Bill also came late to the Dáil. This legislation has been talked about for approximately 18...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: After what Senator Maurice Hayes has said, everything has been said on this issue and it is time we stopped playing politics with it. I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on child care. I am aware it will not be possible to have such a debate before Christmas. It is an important issue which I raised in the context of the budget debate last night. The care and education of pre-school children...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: My colleague, Senator McCarthy, may be here to share time. Having listened to the members of the Government side one would think we were living in Utopia. There is no doubt the position has improved enormously in recent years, through the combined effort of all partners. I agree with Senator Dardis when he refers to the other members of the European Union and particularly the new member...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

Kathleen O'Meara: He was referring to landmines.