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Seanad: Millennium Development Goal: Motion (13 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am glad to speak after Senator Mullen because it is important that there is a proper debate about the finances of the UNFPA. I congratulate the Minister of the State on the work he has done and in providing increased funding to the UNFPA. I think Senator Mullen slightly lost sight of the millennium development goals and the plight of women...

Seanad: Millennium Development Goal: Motion (13 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: It is an issue the Senator will never face. This is what depresses me. I do not mean to be disrespectful because the Senator's opinions are genuinely held and I respect him for them but I disagree with him.

Seanad: Millennium Development Goal: Motion (13 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: We need to focus on the good work done by the UNFPA. Many people will — we are all guilty of this — promote the aspects of an organisation that concur with our own beliefs. Time and again, however, highly-regarded institutions such as the WHO and the UN have refuted the allegations being made. Senator Mullen chose his words carefully, saying "or so we are told" and replying to Senator...

Seanad: Millennium Development Goal: Motion (13 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: What depresses me about the arguments one hears and the documentation one receives in this regard is that they do not move on. They are in a time warp.

Seanad: Millennium Development Goal: Motion (13 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: The response is the same as it has been since I became a public representative. It is a case of send out the e-mail and forget about the changes in facts and the new studies and results. It is a case of, "We believe the UNFPA is assisting with maternal health and we do not agree with it, so let us keep this show on the road."

Seanad: Millennium Development Goal: Motion (13 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: A particularly laudable aspect of this development goal is that maternal mortality is largely preventable and is one of the millennium development goals on which we can really make progress. I applaud Ireland's increased assistance to and support of the UNFPA, as I applaud the new initiatives on the part of the Government in regard to gender-based violence and the targeting of funding...

Seanad: Millennium Development Goal: Motion (13 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: We do so because a good debate is needed. We would welcome the Minister of State. One aspect of the work of the all-party group on which it would be good to have all-party agreement — I think we will achieve it — is legislation to outlaw the practice of female genital mutilation.

Seanad: Millennium Development Goal: Motion (13 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: It is important we achieve that. It is through international travel that one gets to know more about these issues and this is an issue of which I am aware through the work of the all-party group. I support the work of the Irish Family Planning Association in this country and abroad. It is our duty as parliamentarians to see what is going on in the world. It is our duty to the Irish people...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Second Stage (13 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: I thank Senator Boyle. Senator Alex White has ten minutes.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Second Stage (13 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: I welcome the opportunity to discuss this important matter on a cross-party basis. None of us knows the answer. Why is it that children, by and large, from particular addresses are more likely to be drug addicts than those from elsewhere? This question is at the heart of the issue that must be addressed. Poverty has much to do with the issue. Some children grew up in households where...

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: I am pleased to participate in this debate because we need an honest discussion about the Government's waste management policy, what we are doing and how we can improve the situation. Senator Mullen referred to a sense of responsibility. I am not sure Ireland has always had a sense of responsibility in this area. I refer to our attitude to incineration. I am interested in what Senator de...

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: This is the kind of carry-on that depresses me. Kick the person-----

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: -----and get them to take it in their own locality.

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: I am sorry Senator Hannigan was not present when I began my contribution and that he is only starting to interrupt me now.

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: It is depressing. If we are ever to rise above, and solve, this nation's problems, we must get rid of this back yard mentality.

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: I would appreciate it if Senator Hannigan not would interrupt.

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: I must visit the incinerator in Antwerp from which much of that city's heating comes because it is a thermal treatment unit. That is a positive development. Senator de Búrca spoke of waste as a resource, not exclusively a problem. That is the right attitude. That is how we need to frame our thinking from now on. We have a problem with the quantity of waste we produce and we must get rid...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: Today is international day to raise awareness against female genital mutilation. I want the House to acknowledge that and I call for a debate on the issue. I request that the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Michael Kitt, would come into the House to have a debate on this matter because it needs to be recorded that yesterday he allocated funds totalling more...

Seanad: Climate Change and Energy Security: Statements (31 Jan 2008)

Fiona O'Malley: I apologise to the Minister for my absence during his contribution. I heard the IFA president's remarks on radio this morning. The problem of food security, to which he referred, gives pause for thought. As Senators will agree, energy security and climate change are the major political issues of our times. Having attended the negotiations on climate change in Bali, I have come to realise...