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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Mar 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: The House did not sit on 8 March, which was International Women's Day. This was also the day a young man found guilty of rape walked out of court without a custodial sentence. A young woman in Ennis had to give up her right to anonymity to tell the nation about her horrific case. There was uproar with people from all walks of life commenting on the case and every news programme discussing...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: What is the Senator talking about?

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: He is Senator Morrissey.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: He must not have put his glasses on.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Why would we need one? We have just had one.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Was the Senator not listening?

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: On a point of information. Could we get copies of Senator Cummins's speech?

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: We have not been given a copy of his speech.

Seanad: Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: We are not stealing clothes. We are stealing seats.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Last week, I was proud and honoured to be in Croke Park for a wonderful occasion and our most terrific result in a game of rugby. I was proud to be Irish and even prouder to be a citizen on this little island. Congratulations must be offered to many people, but we should remember the GAA primarily, which did itself proud.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I would like to say "Well done" to the GAA for its foresight and application in developing such a stadium.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I also congratulate the Garda for its unobtrusive, but effective presence on the day. I would go so far as to congratulate every Irish man, woman and child present for the good humour and respect shown to the various protocols. It was a great display and result for Eddie O'Sullivan, Brian O'Driscoll and the entire team. The result was for sport, particularly Irish sport. We can hold our...

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Is that a promise?

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: I will share time with Senator Daly. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Seán Power, and his hard-working officials. I know one of his officials personally because I served with him on An Bord Altranais and I assume he is one of the officials referred to by Senator Ryan as coming up through the system. I do not know any more committed or...

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: It increased from €3.6 billion then to €14.5 billion today. I wish I had more than seven minutes to tell Senator Ulick Burke how great it is and how much it has improved since his years in office.

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Extra investment has brought about major results, including record levels of activity in the acute hospital system and a range of extra services across all programmes. Total patient admissions to hospital are up from 300,000 to over 1 million. Waiting times for operations have been dramatically reduced from years to months. I know the Opposition does not like us to talk about that but...

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: The waiting lists rose under the Fine Gael-led Government by 27%, although the Senator does not like to hear it. Senator Ryan mentioned the pending nursing strike. The nurses were not just talking about strikes today or yesterday, this goes way back.

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: Deputy Quinn confessed that he did not listen to those voices at the time as well as he might have and the problems the Minister for Health and Children is experiencing today are partly related to that. He said that about his time in the Department of Finance. The Opposition is great when it sits in a policy-free zone, as it does now. It shouts for more money to be spent on health but it...

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: The Opposition screams that we are investing too much money while shouting that we should put more money in.

Seanad: Health Service Reform: Statements (21 Feb 2007)

Geraldine Feeney: All that is wrong with the Opposition is that it cannot wait to see what will happen in June but it will still be in Opposition then.