Results 741-760 of 1,966 for speaker:Mary Henry
- Seanad: Inspector of Prisons Reports: Motion. (22 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: They will be, not they have been. We must have accuracy.
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for the constructive way he conducted the debate in the House. He and his officials have ensured that the Bill is much improved on the Bill that was brought forward some years ago. As Senator Terry said, we hope any improvements which should be made will be made and, even more importantly, that all resources that are needed for the implementation of the...
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I support the amendment, as it is a very good way to monitor the mainstreaming of the legislation.
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: Senator Quinn, who asked me to move his amendment, was the person who spotted this omission. I regret to say I did not, but I am delighted we were able to advise the Government on it.
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I, too, support the amendment. One could not put the case for it better than the Leader of the House has done.
- Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: On a point of information, when do we need to submit Committee Stage amendments? Do they have to be submitted by 3 p.m.? Some Members will be working on the Disability Bill this afternoon.
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I second Senator Terry's amendment. A similar discussion took place in considering the Veterinary Practice Bill 2004. The Government put forward a stipulation that the premises upon which veterinary practice was to occur be certified, and that the original certificate be displayed. On this side of the Seanad it was suggested that a copy might suffice because of what can happen to important...
- Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister to the House. I would like to add to what was said by Senator Ulick Burke and Senator Minihan. We are quite sure of the Minister's bona fides in trying to bring forward the best possible legislation to deal with this very difficult situation. Like other Members, I have been in contact over the years with many people who were abused in the various institutions in this...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I do not believe Senator Brian Hayes or any other Member should apologise for bringing up individual cases regarding visa problems. Several times I have brought to the House the repeated problems I have with non-EU doctors, desperately needed by the health service, experiencing terrible trouble with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform regarding their visas. Another area where...
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: Will it be possible to rectify this at any stage? Some people considered the personal advocate to be a very important provision of the Bill.
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: Senator Kett makes an interesting point. He and I have often taken part in case conferences about patients. The thrust of Senator Terry's amendment is very important because those running the case conferences may not always be the best people to decide the applicant's greatest needs. We also have a worry about resources and these amendments show a great deal of respect for the person who is...
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 2: In page 6, line 17, after "impairment" to insert ", a person who has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities". As the Minister of State is aware, concern has been expressed in some quarters that a condition such as multiple sclerosis or, as the Minister of State...
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: That is what I needed to hear to reassure people that episodic conditions are covered. I hope the provisions of this Bill are applied as flexibly as possible. It is important that people with a disability can get back to work when their condition improves. I am pleased to say the Department of Social and Family Affairs has improved in this regard in recent years. If people are allowed to...
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I second the amendment. Statements were made to the effect that the requirement for facilities to be provided would depend on how often disabled people would try to get into a given building. If people know they cannot get into a building they are not going to try, so Senator Terry's amendments would encourage private bodies engaged in public business or providing services funded by the...
- Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I second the amendment. This amendment would be to the Minister of State's advantage as he would be able to inform those groups which maintain there are inadequacies in the Bill that a review has been planned and that they need not worry. He could tell them the Bill will be reviewed and essential issues will be addressed. If people have been inadvertently excluded from the legislation â I...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: Senator O'Toole speaks of the amazement of those in the education sector at the return of millions of euro to the Department of Finance. Can one imagine, knowing the trouble in the health service, how people felt when they saw that â¬70 million was returned to the Department of Finance? While no one wants to see money spent unwisely, surely some of the funds could have been redeployed given...
- Seanad: Hospital Services. (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister for State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Brian Lenihan, to the House. I know he realises that the issue I am addressing is very serious. Unfortunately, breast cancer is a very common problem in Ireland, with approximately one in ten women being affected by the disease at some stage in their lives. A small number of these cancers are found in families...
- Seanad: Hospital Services. (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for his reply but this is a chicken and egg situation. We will not get a good consultant clinical geneticist until the service is properly established.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: Over a year ago a group of clinical microbiologists sent a short paper on MRSA, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, infection to the then Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin. It contained a number of suggestions on how the infection could be tackled. Regrettably, Ireland has once again appeared at the top of the list in Europe for rates of MRSA infection, according to a...
- Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)
Mary Henry: Is that agreed? Agreed.