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Seanad: National Pensions Reserve Fund: Motion. (3 May 2006)

Camillus Glynn: Tá seanfhocal ann, agus séard a deireann sé ná: ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb. Is fíor é sin a rá. The old adage is that the day of the wind is not the day of the scollops. Hence, this Government's measure as regards the National Pensions Reserve Fund was proactive and clearly took into account a number of factors, namely, family numbers are decreasing and people are living...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Camillus Glynn: I support the calls by Members on all sides of the House for a debate on the compilation of the register of electors. The situation could be described as that of ongoing narcosis. In the wake of an election in 1979 in which I was elected, there was debate in Westmeath County Council on the inaccuracies of the electoral register. That debate takes place after every election, so the good thing...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2006)

Camillus Glynn: I made the comment with more hope than conviction.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2006)

Camillus Glynn: The debate on the electoral register takes place regularly. The current system is a failure. I have come across many people who did not wish to be on the electoral register. If this is not an offence, it should be because registering to vote and voting should be mandatory. How people cast their vote is up to them. In order to correct the system, we should have all-party agreement to defer the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2006)

Camillus Glynn: I join those who have made favourable comments on the solemn occasion of the Easter 1916 commemoration. I was pleased to be there and all fair-minded people would agree it was a great success. Every time we pick up a newspaper or hear or see the news, we are told of terrible criminal atrocities being committed with knives and guns. Though we have debated the matter before on many occasions in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Apr 2006)

Camillus Glynn: I am in total agreement with Senator Finucane on road safety. I have raised this matter previously, as have other Members. There is an obligation on the vendor of a vehicle, whether a garage, car sales outlet or private individual, to ensure that the purchaser of the vehicle has insurance. Vehicles should not be released until that happens but it is not happening, which is why problems arise....

Seanad: Diabetes Policy: Statements. (5 Apr 2006)

Camillus Glynn: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Diabetes Policy: Statements. (5 Apr 2006)

Camillus Glynn: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I very much welcome this debate, which I have requested for the past two years. I am exercised about this situation for several reasons. I come from a health background, and the number of acquaintances who have developed diabetes in recent years is astounding. Views differ regarding the figures, but those that I have been given by the Diabetes Federation of...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

Camillus Glynn: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following: Seanad Éireann commends the Government for the unprecedented investment in the development of diagnostic, treatment and care services for people with cancer, particularly in the area of women's health. Seanad Éireann acknowledges: —the reduction in the cancer mortality rate among the under 65...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the decision of the Medical Council to investigate the three consultants who cleared Dr. Michael Neary. It is a positive step forward in the area of medical etiquette. I support the call for a debate on refugees and associated issues. As was seen recently in Mullingar, there is strong evidence that a number of organised gangs from eastern Europe operate in the State. A number have...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

Camillus Glynn: ——and rightly so, Senator Ryan. We always hear the argument for the transgressor, never for the offender.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

Camillus Glynn: It is regrettable that this should be so but it is something we hear ad nauseam from the Opposition benches.

Seanad: Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: Statements. (9 Mar 2006)

Camillus Glynn: I have been in public life for a long time. I am a parent, a brother and, like all human beings, I have a mother. It was important this morning that all the parties represented in this House deferred to the ladies. This was done not because they are ladies or because it was mannerly, but because it was the right thing to do. Primarily, this issue concerns the mutilation of women. I...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Camillus Glynn: I support the remarks of Senator O'Toole and other Members, who did not indulge, as did some sections of the media, in a blame game in respect of the Garda, which, in many cases, does a tremendous job under extremely adverse circumstances. Senator O'Toole's proposed Bill demonstrates the importance of the Upper House as pathfinders in this respect. I welcome the calls for a debate on the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Camillus Glynn: I have raised on a number of occasions the spiking of drinks in discos, night clubs and licensed premises, which is an ongoing problem. Many young people walk around discos with a thumb over their bottles. I often wondered what this was about and I am led to believe it is the only way they can ensure their drink is not spiked. This is a serious matter. My daughter attends discos and so on and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)

Camillus Glynn: I support the comments of Senator Kitt on the register of electors. Despite the best efforts of my local authority, Westmeath County Council, to compile the register of electors in an accurate way, many people deliberately avoid going on the register. I believe they should have a legal obligation to be on the register. I strongly support Senator Ó Murchú's proposal that the original...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Camillus Glynn: I add my voice to those who called for a debate on the events of last Saturday. Those who perpetrated the violence were not republicans but thugs who are the dregs of society. It was a missed opportunity because no republican worthy of the title would miss a chance to build bridges over troubled waters. These people, however, were intent on burning bridges. The gardaí did a fantastic job and...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Camillus Glynn: I completely agree on the sourcing of food. Greed and quick profits are central concerns of producers in terms of feeding their livestock but, because food is needed to sustain life, it must be nutritious and of a high standard irrespective of its origins. We have done our job by introducing legislation and, when the Bill was before the Dáil, the Members of that House found it necessary to...

Seanad: Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (23 Feb 2006)

Camillus Glynn: At 2.30 p.m. next Wednesday, 1 March.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Camillus Glynn: I also support the comments of Senator O'Toole on doctors who have been struck off outside the State. Many comments have been made in this House on a certain clinic, one of whose doctors had been struck off for malpractice in another jurisdiction and was practising alternative medicine. His wife was also struck off. I am conscious of the need to recognise duly qualified people from other...