Results 681-700 of 1,094 for speaker:Camillus Glynn

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I wish to express my horror and revulsion at what is disclosed in this report. I have not had time to read it in full, but it makes horrendous reading. I agree with the comments of Senators Norris and Walsh about all the good priests, brothers and nuns who do a tremendous job. This is an opportunity to separate the wheat from the chaff. The report brings into focus the vulnerability of...

Seanad: Suicide Prevention Strategy: Statements. (26 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: Suicide is a subject that until recently people did not like to confront. Society in general was in a state of denial, believing that if we ignored the subject it would go away. It has not gone away and is as large as life. Unfortunately in these circumstances "life" is the operative word, as it is snuffed out by a wilful action. At long last, however, society recognises we have a serious...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: There is a saying that the pen is mightier than the sword. In this case the pen was used as a sword and thrust into the open wound of the grief and tragedy of the Lawlor family. It is journalism of the sewer. When I came into this Chamber in 1997 the former Senator Willie Farrell repeatedly called for a press council. Some weeks ago Senator Mansergh and I talked about a story in a sister...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: Let peace reign in this valley. Much has been said today about rural services, but the attitude of the NRA is not contributing to their sustainability. In a small area not far from Mullingar two local, well established businesses have been denied permission by the NRA to erect signs to indicate the location of their businesses. One is a local shop — the only shop in the parish — and the...

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: That is not correct.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: That is not correct. The Senator does not have a notion of what he is talking about.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I marched to defend my hospital.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I had to give the march some semblance of respectability.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: This is what was paid in 1997.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: For many people it did.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: Especially for pensioners and the underprivileged. Others talked about what they would do, but we did it.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: We have built Rome, so to speak, we are now building the rest of the Continent.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute the following: "—recognises that personnel in the home help services have benefited from substantial improvement in their terms and conditions of employment under national collective agreements between health service employers and trade unions; and —notes that funding has increased from €12 million in...

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: Senator Bannon——

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: ——is a member of the party which let phase 2 stand idle for over a year without providing a cent to open it. Whatever about being seen, I would certainly not be heard. The importance of the home help service cannot be over-stressed. It was designed and is working as a measure to ensure that people who want to live in their own homes, that is, the elderly, have an opportunity of doing so....

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: The untimely death of Mr. Walsh is totally unacceptable. Questions need to be answered. He should not have died. By finding out the truth, hopefully this will not happen again. However, that is cold comfort to his relatives. It was reported on this morning's news that the Garda has made another drugs seizure. Along with other Members of the House I am a member of the sub-committee on the high...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: Will the Acting Leader arrange to invite the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment into the House to hold a debate on a practice in certain public houses and catering outlets? Two people recently entered a public house and ordered two shorts and two mixers for a certain price at 9.05 p.m. However, 40 cent was added to each short and mixer by 10.50 p.m., meaning the same order within...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: It is past time to hold a debate on pensions with the Minister for Social and Family Affairs. I am speaking particularly about women who worked at home and have no pension entitlements. I raised this matter previously with the then Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, and am aware that the current Minister, Deputy Brennan, is examining the matter in depth....

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Oct 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I ask the Leader to urgently provide for a debate on men's health. Recent statistics indicate that young men are particularly vulnerable to suicide. Anyone will attest that statistics show that the incidence of prostate and colon cancer among men is rising at an alarming rate. I support the points made by Senators Mansergh and Ó Murchú regarding the editorial in today's edition of the Irish...