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Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I want to raise a matter on—

Seanad: Adjournment Matter. - Hospital Services. (27 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator Scanlon for raising this issue. I was nominated to the Seanad by the Irish Kidney Association and my father is on dialysis at the unit in Sligo. I support everything Senator Scanlon is doing to advance the project.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister. I am pleased to be given an opportunity to speak on this important motion. I appreciate the problems in health care in contemporary Ireland which are of great concern to members of the public. People come to my clinic to complain that their medical card has been discontinued. I find it difficult to accept that some cannot avail of the card. It is a matter of the utmost...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I join my colleague, Senator Mooney, in calling for a debate on the excesses of drink. As someone who attended the Joint Committee on Health and Children yesterday, it was very worrying to note the trend in the excesses of alcohol consumption. I would like to have the debate extended because the problem is being exacerbated by the availability of soft drugs such as cannabis and ecstasy...

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (21 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I wish to share my time with Senator Browne.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (21 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister of State on the occasion of the debate on this emotive and difficult subject. We should hope lives will be saved and that this will not be a war that we will remember for the wrong reasons. I say that because I am a pacifist and the topic of war in general is something that easily and profoundly offends my sensitivities. War is sometimes necessary but sometimes it makes...

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (21 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I pay tribute to the members of Garda Síochána present for their restraint. While it was not the wish of the vast majority, one or two of the protesters wanted a confrontation. That is not the way to carry out a protest. That gentleman, whoever he was, was trying to incite violence. I hope lives will be saved by this war and that the Americans and British will win it soon. With regard to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I join colleagues in calling for a debate on Iraq today. It is urgent that we discuss this matter as soon as possible.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: While I am disappointed, I accept the Cathaoirleach's decision to rule my proposed motion on the Adjournment out of order. I want to clarify that I asked the Minister to intervene—

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I asked the Minister to intervene—

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: Teagasc is calling—

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I am requesting a debate. I call on the Minister to come before the House.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I ask that a Minister comes before the House.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I am asking—

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I am not laughing.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I want to ask the Leader to clarify the matter I raised.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: That is not the matter to which I am referring.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I want the Minister to come before the House to clarify a matter, nothing more.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: No, I want my position to be clarified.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Mar 2003)

Frank Feighan: I am sure the Leader and Members agree with me on the need for conservation. However, it is deplorable that Dúchas rangers are threatening people in rural areas with prosecution for engaging in the age old tradition of cutting turf. I ask the Leader to arrange for the Minister to attend the House and explain if he intends to redraw the boundaries to facilitate this activity. The tradition of...