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Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: He is referring to Senator Leyden.

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: I did not say that.

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: No, I said there was-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medical Card Administration (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: I raise this matter because, over time, it dawned on me that what is happening seems to be unfair and inequitable. If one gets sick with a serious illness, obviously one's income will not match the outlay for treatment. That outlay is €800 for any inpatient treatment over 12 consecutive months. I have been helping patients to apply for medical cards because they have been given bad...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medical Card Administration (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Unfortunately, I do not think it is what is needed. We need to look at the applications. The Minister of State stated that almost 40,000 applications are made each month and that many are deemed invalid for one reason or another. We need to get data on this in order to be satisfied that we are going in the right direction. The main point I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medical Card Administration (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: It would be much more than two or three.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medical Card Administration (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: This is why we need the data.

Seanad: First Aid and Mental Health in Schools (Initial Teacher Training) Bill 2018: Second Stage (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I commend Fianna Fáil colleagues on bringing forward this Bill. I want to begin by dealing with youth mental health because the Bill cannot be discussed without that context. According to research into youth mental health, 75% of such illnesses develop before the age of 24, with the majority emerging in early teenage years. With regard to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: I thank the witnesses for the presentations. Much has been said in discussing the procurement and accounting for the large overrun and the cost of €1.5 billion. There are too many noughts in the figure to consider. This will affect the public health services we provide. I have tried to work out the figure. The hospital will cost every man, woman and child a little under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: I asked for a timeframe. Will it be later in the year or a few weeks' time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: Might it be done by Easter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: It is a different one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: The one in Drimnagh was granted approval and work was then suspended. We are awaiting a further announcement on it in the next few weeks. Obviously, it has all been thrown up in the air.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: Is that a "No"? Will the project in Drimnagh go ahead?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: That sounds like a "No" to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: What about the discussions on the potential sale of Our Lady's Children's Hospital to offset costs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: It seems that we might be creeping into selling the jewels to offset the extra inflated costs. When will the decisions be made?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: Will we learn from these mistakes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Máire Devine: Has a planning application been made?