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Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I understand that but I just want to publicly note it. It is not often we reach consensus in our group of Independent colleagues. He has our unanimous support. I would like to propose that he be nominated to this important body, where many questions need to be answered.

Seanad: Abduction of Nigerian Children: Motion (13 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Joe Costello. As he knows, I raised this issue with him last week and also raised it on the Order of Business. Therefore, I very much welcome this all-party motion on what can only be described as an issue of the utmost concern to the international community. Since others have covered the fine details and because the time allotted is so short I will...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I am happy. Thank you.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: There are three motions.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the Deputy Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the Deputy Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I had intended it to be a specific amendment. I apologise.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I propose that the motions be deleted from the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I will not comment on the events surrounding the former Minister, Deputy Shatter's resignation, but I extend personal thanks to him. When he was Opposition spokesperson on children and I was chief executive of the Children's Rights Alliance, he always showed his belief in children's rights, and he certainly took that into his role as Minister for Justice and Equality. His engagement with us...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: Why have them tabled as motions without debate?

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: When we try to put them back on the agenda, we will be told that the Seanad has approved these reports. The first report emanates from work on which the Independent group, of which I am a member, tabled a motion. In the Seanad, we held an excellent debate. We came back to the motion six months later and extended the debate, which led to the consultations that the Joint Committee on Justice,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: EU Scrutiny Reports for 2013: Departments of Health and Children and Youth Affairs (8 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: Apologies if I have to leave. I have tabled an amendment to the Order of Business in the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: EU Scrutiny Reports for 2013: Departments of Health and Children and Youth Affairs (8 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I echo the words of our Chairman in thanking the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, for all her work in the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, which she established. At the launch of the strategy, Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures, I realised all that has been accomplished in the past three years. It is a testament to the Minister and all the individuals in the Department. I have no doubt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: EU Scrutiny Reports for 2013: Departments of Health and Children and Youth Affairs (8 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I have one minute. I echo what Deputy Ó Caoláin said about the youth guarantee and would like to know more about what are proven youth work initiatives, because this is a new area. I am concerned about children's rights that cross into the area of justice. Although we are supposed to receive these reports six weeks after the date, we receive them significantly later and I wonder...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: EU Scrutiny Reports for 2013: Departments of Health and Children and Youth Affairs (8 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: Absolutely.

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (7 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I join in welcoming the Minister of State to the House once again. I also thank my Labour Party Senators for tabling the motion and giving us an opportunity to debate disability services, particularly Senators Bacik and Moran. I join in the welcome extended to the delegation from the Centres for Independent Living. I also welcome Mr. John Dolan and Ms Jacqueline Grogan from the Disability...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: We have many brilliant activities for children and young people in Ireland and child beauty pageants are not among them. I express my thanks to the Irish Hotels Federation which has continued to support the motion passed in the House and our work and it also condemns child beauty pageants.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: While I am greatly saddened that such services are necessary at all, I welcome the opening this evening of Ireland’s first FGM, female genital mutilation, clinic at the Irish Family Planning Association’s clinic on Cathal Brugha Street. The clinic will provide treatment to an estimated 4,000 women who have suffered FGM in or outside Ireland. FGM, as we know, is an abhorrent...

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (17 Apr 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the Minister and, particularly, Senator John Crown for taking the initiative and asking Senator Mark Daly and me to join him. I was proud to do so. I also acknowledge the work done by Mr. Shane Conneely. I thank the Minister's officials and advisers. It would be remiss of me not to mention Fionn O'Callaghan, aged nine years, whom Senator John Crown brought to the first briefing on...