Results 721-740 of 1,094 for speaker:Camillus Glynn

Seanad: Report of National Task Force on Obesity: Statements. (24 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome this timely debate. We have felt the need for it for quite some time as this is not a recent issue. Everybody, especially an adult, has a responsibility for his or her own health, and for children it starts in the home with parental responsibility. I assure the House that neither I nor my wife ever gave our children the price of a takeaway meal at lunchtime. They always got a packed...

Seanad: Suicide Incidence: Statements. (19 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I will not say I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this subject because I wish there was no need to talk about it. However it is a reality and we must deal with it as it is. Suicide is a very serious social problem in this country and everywhere else. It is a tragedy for any family. Unlike when somebody dies suddenly from an unsuspected illness or in a traffic accident, it has a...

Seanad: Suicide Incidence: Statements. (19 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: The total would be 6,570. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of those statistics. The third annual report of the National Parasuicide Registry launched by the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, in December 2004 indicates approximately 11,200 presentations to hospital due to deliberate self-harm were recorded for 2003. I have worked in the psychiatric services and I know there are many...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the publication of the report by the task force on obesity. It is relevant to the issue of type 2 diabetes, which I have raised in this House on a number of occasions. A consultant in a medical clinic in the midlands has 3,000 patients who suffer from diabetes. This figure represents cases of which we are aware. What about the many thousands about whom we do not know? This condition...

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I commend the Minister's guidelines on rural housing. It was an innovative move on his part and reflects the importance he attaches to rural housing and the conservation of rural communities. For the past 25 years I have grappled with this issue as a member of a local authority. I live in a town in a rural area and it has been frustrating to witness how people interpret the contribution made...

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: That is important. The Minister has a great interest in local authority members, as have Members of this House, for obvious reasons. The councillors of this country are the people who are driving development. They are helping developers and helping people trying to get their own houses. That is what rural development, sustainable development and growth are all about. I urge the Minister to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I ask the Leader to resume statements on regional transport policy, particularly as it refers to the rail network. We are all aware that much can be done to complement the vast improvements in the road network by improving the rail network. The Mullingar-Athlone rail line, the reopened Killucan station and several other examples nationally will greatly complement an improved rail and...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (27 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I strongly support the Bill. It is long overdue. Coming from a profession, I am aware as are most Members, that it is imperative to protect members of different professions. That is why this Bill is so important. It is also important that other groups may be taken on board since this is enabling legislation. That is very significant. I had discussions with the physical therapists. They want...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: It is a major problem.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: The issue of suicide does not give me pleasure, nor will it any Member of this House or society. At the coroner's court in Tullamore yesterday, out of the seven deaths considered by the county coroner, five were suicide. It brings into focus the adverse impact this has on society. Few families have not been touched in some way by the cold fingers of suicide. Are people aware that help is...

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (21 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, to the House and am grateful for the opportunity to engage in this debate. As the Tánaiste said, the situation in our accident and emergency units is unacceptable. It is important at the outset to consider the meaning of those two words, "accident" and "emergency". Those seeking treatment after an accident are...

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (21 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: Precisely. This is a problem and a debate for another day. Special training must be given to GPs, who have done a great job in the past in providing such services, and the appropriate insurance cover supplied. The MidDoc facility is an excellent service because it saves many visits to accident and emergency departments and ensures the patient receives prompt and adequate treatment and that...

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (21 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: It is never too late to do the right thing.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (21 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: Senator Browne talks about it; we just do it. That is the difference.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (21 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the Tánaiste here today. I have no doubt she is on the right track. It takes time to resolve the current problems, as they have been around for a hell of a long time. Her party was in power previously, too. I remember, because I worked in the services and was a regular visitor on a professional basis to the accident and emergency department in Mullingar. The same problems obtained...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I support the remarks of Senator Brian Hayes and others on this issue. I am delighted to hear this particular item is on the agenda. When we have that debate, which hopefully will take place soon, it would be opportune to exhort the Minister to bring forward regulations which will make it mandatory for restaurant owners and other food outlets to provide an itemised bill. Currently, there is...

Seanad: Rights of Migrant Workers: Statements. (13 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I wish to share my time with Senator Hanafin.

Seanad: Rights of Migrant Workers: Statements. (13 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I would be delighted if this debate was unnecessary. However, as it is necessary, I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on it. As a person who was an emigrant and who worked across the water I can speak from practical experience and say that I did not share the fate of the Gama workers or their recent experience. Whether we speak to employers of the Gama workers or others, there can...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: Will the Leader invite the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Ó Cuív, to the House to discuss rural development, particularly with regard to how it correlates with planning guidelines? As a rural person like myself, the Leader is aware that many schools, post offices and such services have closed in rural areas because of depopulation and planning difficulties....

Seanad: Expressions of Sympathy on the Death of His Holiness, Pope John Paul II: Motion. (12 Apr 2005)

Camillus Glynn: I am greatly privileged to have lived during the lifetime of a great Pope and great Christian such as Pope John Paul II. I recall 1979, not long after the local elections in which I was successful, going with my wife and eldest daughter, then aged four, to see the Pope at Knock. My daughter remembers that with great pride and, despite her age at the time, can recall the sense of motivation to...