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

Frank Feighan: Where did the Senator get those figures?

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

Frank Feighan: Why is there no senior orthodontist in County Roscommon?

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

Frank Feighan: It went into their own back yards most of the time.

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

Frank Feighan: It is.

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

Frank Feighan: We prepared our scripts ourselves.

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

Frank Feighan: Like the Minister, Deputy Michael McDowell.

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister. I hope he has warmed up after his trip to Strokestown on an extremely cold day last week. He saw at first hand and is aware of the commitment of councillors. I learned about the vagaries of politics a little over four years ago. I sometimes wonder if I will ever learn. I grew up in an urban area, in Boyle town, and saw how people were disenchanted with the political...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: That remark is not necessary. The compensation figure being bandied about is €5,000. I have only been a member of Roscommon County Council for less than four years. Some have been members for 25 or 30 years. I do not want to get into the costs involved. It is not right to offer a derisory amount on a take it or leave it basis to anybody who has been in a job for that long. No doubt...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: Is the Leader aware that RTE, the State broadcaster, caused serious distress recently when it wrote to thousands of pensioners asking them to pay the €150 television licence fee? This was a mistake, for which it should apologise. More shockingly, by axing the licence concessions of which many people have availed, the State broadcaster will penalise the elderly, who spend most of their...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: There is a dispute.

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: I am conscious of the time constraints. The original Opticians Act of 1956 was introduced by the late Mr. Tom O'Higgins on behalf of the coalition Government. Prior work on the legislation was done by Dr. Ryan of the previous Government. At a time such as this we should accord recognition to that work. It was not necessary to revisit the legislation for more than 48 years. I thank the...

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: Excuse me. I support amendment No. 5.

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Minister and all Senators involved in the debate. The previous Act was successful for 48 years and I hope this amending legislation is as successful for a similar period.

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme: Motion. (19 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: I support the Labour Party motion and congratulate BreastCheck on the excellence and high standard of its service and data. We were promised that the BreastCheck screening service would be available nationwide by 1999. That promise was then extended to 2002. Now we have to wait another 22 months before it will be extended to the south and west. That is unacceptable. Women not covered by the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: I would like the Leader of the House to ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to come to the House to explain his crazy suggestion that local authorities should be allowed to determine the opening hours of pubs. This reckless and crazy idea does not address the serious problem of excess consumption of alcohol. On a lighter note, I am sure the Leader, who is an avid football...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: It is quite appropriate—

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: —especially in the light of the events of recent weeks.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: I thank my colleague, Senator Leyden, for supporting my call for a debate on the closure of rural post offices.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: These closures are an attack on rural Ireland and the reason I raise the matter—

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Feb 2003)

Frank Feighan: This is a separate issue. The Department of Transport introduced a rural transport initiative under which some areas were selected on a trial basis. However, due to a bureaucratic bungle, old age pensioners cannot use this rural transport because it has not been registered. If old age pensioners cannot use rural transport in rural Ireland, that transport initiative is doomed. I ask the...