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Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I would like to add my comments to those of Senator O'Keeffe on the news that the Taoiseach and Tánaiste have conveyed to the Dáil that a referendum will take place - I presume it will be this year - on the fiscal compact. I hope that the debate will be reasoned and it will not be used by certain individuals for another agenda. It is probably the most important referendum in which this...

Seanad: Care of the Elderly (23 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: The issue of Lifford community hospital was debated here recently. A report issued by the HSE west last week indicated that Lifford community hospital would close in three months subject to consultation and a review. There will be a meeting tomorrow with Mr. John Hayes of HSE west in Letterkenny to discuss the plan. I was born in Lifford community hospital and some of my family members...

Seanad: Care of the Elderly (23 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I accept the points the Minister makes, but I have one question. Would the Minister agree-----

Seanad: Care of the Elderly (23 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I ask him to bring this to the attention of the Minister of State. Is it feasible that the three-month period could be extended to 12 months in consideration of the patients there?

Seanad: Care of the Elderly (23 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I hope they will not be asked to move within three months although I agree that they would be moving to a modern and well-staffed facility. I believe these people need longer to get used to the idea that closure is taking place. These people are over 85 years of age and to ask them to move within three months is something of a shock at this stage.

Seanad: Media Standards: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: It is appropriate we are in the Seanad. I read recently that one of the first gazettes ever issued was the Acta Senatus from the old Roman Senate, which made proclamations of the work that could be done in the Senate. Then through the Middle Ages, one of the first widespread publications throughout Europe promoting political views and commercial news was owned by a family called the...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I congratulate Senator Eamonn Coghlan, who was not present last week in the House-----

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I did not say he was not in-----

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I said he was not in the House last week, but he is present today and I wish to congratulate him.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I am sorry. For the sake of clarity I checked with him on his presence last week. I congratulate him on receiving an IFTA award for his film, "Man on a Mission". My brother was a cameraman on the film so there is a joint celebration. The second issue I wish to raise with the Leader relates to Lifford Community Hospital. An announcement was made on Friday that it would close with the loss...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: Yes. If the matter could be raised on the Adjournment the Minister could clarify what will happen in three months time.

Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: They are fast on the pitch also.

Seanad: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I welcome the Minister of State once again. When I was in school, we read about the IMF and the Bretton Woods Agreement. It was something we thought we read about only in a textbook, but images of IMF representatives arriving at our door brought me back to a time when I studied the theory of the Bretton Woods Agreement for my leaving certificate. Regardless of what is said about or our...

Seanad: HSE National Service Plan: Statements, Questions and Answers (14 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I welcome the Minister to the House. I commend him on his statement yesterday with regard to autism and the comments by Dr. Humphreys. I have experience of autism in my family. What he said was very hurtful and many people appreciate what the Minister said publicly. In the Letterkenny area, the parents of children with paediatric type one diabetes are fearful that the service will not be...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: Before I ask the Leader a question, I wish to make an observation about Senator Terry Leyden who was disingenuous-----

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: Yes. The question is about Senator Terry Leyden.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: It is coming. Senator Terry Leyden uses the Chamber to make his point about the church. I have great respect for Senator Leyden.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: The Senator reminds me of a riderless horse in the Grand National that continues racing until the end. By the time the race is over, no-one takes much notice.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I must get a few tips from him.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Jimmy Harte: The news today in the north west is that the UK Government, through the Northern Ireland Assembly Minister for Finance and Personnel, Sammy Wilson, has allocated £330 million towards the upgrade of the A5 route from Aughnacloy, via Strabane, to Derry. It follows on the news that the Irish Government does not have the funds to complete the project. Several months ago I raised the issue of...