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Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 4:In page 9, line 4, to delete “or current”.

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 6:In page 15, line 31, to delete “or a local authority”. Amendments Nos. 6 to 8, inclusive, were tied to amendment No. 5, in the name of Deputy Louise O'Reilly, which has been ruled out of order in a bizarre manner, although we will not go into it. The intention of the four amendments was to try to ensure representatives of workers, patients and Dublin City...

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 2:In page 7, line 4, after "health" where it secondly occurs, to insert ", mental health".

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 3:In page 8, to delete lines 24 to 26. The reason I have included amendment No. 3 is that I believe this subsection is questionable in some way. It exemplifies what is often called "mission creep", that is, a gradual shift in objectives which often results in unplanned changes in the longer term. I do not see why Children's Health Ireland would need to acquire, hold or...

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I had intended to speak to amendment No. 2 in my first contribution. It would be illogical in this day and age not to mention mental health. The proposal in the amendment does not give rise to an extra cost or present a major difficulty. There is an acknowledgement that mental health falls under health in general. However, given the scale of the issues involved and the fact that, as the...

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does the Minister of State wish to reply?

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am pressing the amendment. It is a pity that we are left with the national paediatric development hospital or whatever title we want to give it today as an operational or brand name. The hospital is being built and will probably open in two years. We are all waiting with bated breath. The plan was welcome and it will be a beautiful hospital, but it does not have a name. The name we are...

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (7 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 1:In page 6, line 9, after “section 5” to insert “, known as the Kathleen Lynn National Children’s Hospital”. This amendment is close to my heart. I first wrote to a Minister for Health in 2013, or perhaps it was even before that, when Senator Reilly was in charge of the health portfolio. I subsequently wrote to his successor, now...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: From the Seanad (7 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome amendment No. 11 in particular. We will support it. We have raised this issue at various stages. As the Minister said in his contribution, there are wider issues of regulation of betting, gambling industries and gambling control, but they are for another day. I acknowledge the progress that the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, has made but I do not believe the Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Health and Safety (6 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 124. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action he has taken or plans to take on foot of the O'Toole report which was sent to the whistleblowers 12 months ago and feedback received a number of months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45046/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (6 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 125. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a person (details supplied) was not able to start their military training on the date advised to them; the steps the Defence Forces is taking to ensure that this person can start training as soon as possible; if the person will start training before the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45051/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Funding (6 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 126. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the annual allocation for defence in each budget since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45053/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Strength (6 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 131. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel employed in a full-time flight safety role in the Air Corps; and the ranks of each. [45753/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Arms Trade (6 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 453. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason €0 worth of arms exports have been reported by Ireland for the period 2009 to 2016 under the EU common code of conduct on arms exports despite over €419 million worth of licences being reported for the same period; the reason Ireland has not provided information for actual arms exports during this period;...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Arms Trade (6 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 454. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the value of arms exports during the period 2009 to 2016; the measures taken to ensure all information on arms exports in line with the EU common position is accurately reported in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45230/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (24 Oct 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) can expect school transport to be provided for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44160/18]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Partnership and Co-operation Agreement between the European Union and Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (23 Oct 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: On a different vein, something I have raised on a number of occasions relating to other EU trade agreements and neighbourhood agreements is the question of the human rights record of a country and a regime that, if these measures are passed, is receiving supports and endorsements from the EU, which is how they are used. I note what the Minister of State has said on the changes or...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Partnership and Co-operation Agreement between the European Union and Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (23 Oct 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I understand all of that. We have had this debate around quite a number of countries. The EU and the developed world often encourage countries that are looking towards democratisation but have harsh regimes. The EU often encourages them, or bribes them, whichever way one wants to see it. If they tackle a list of human rights abuses and have more transparent elections, we offer to trade...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Partnership and Co-operation Agreement between the European Union and Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (23 Oct 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I would have more faith in it if there were occasions where trade agreements were suspended. Suspension does not mean ending. It applies until our partners get their act together. Deputy Barrett referred to the document. The document points out some of the failures which are not acceptable. Point 20 asks for an end to judicial persecution, harassment and imprisonment of independent...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Work Placement Programmes (23 Oct 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 166. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of University of Limerick students who had been sent to Baldonnel for work experience. [43321/18]