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- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: I also join with colleagues in expressing revulsion at the revelations in last night’s RTE programme about Áras Attracta. Yet again, we have an example of what can only be described as institutional abuse. Our history of abuse in institutional settings is a very depressing one, as is our record of incarcerating people with whom we seemingly find it difficult to deal. While I...
- Seanad: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Dec 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: Next Thursday.
- Seanad: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Dec 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.
- Seanad: Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Dec 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This Bill has two main elements. I welcome the broadening of the Bolar-type exemption for pharmaceutical research and development and the minor legislative changes to allow to us to give effect in Irish legislation to the Singapore treaty on the law of trademarks. I will confine my remarks to the first element, namely, pharma research...
- Seanad: Health (Professional Home Care) Bill 2014: First Stage (9 Dec 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: I second the motion.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: In the week during which we will discuss the arts and a Labour Private Members' motion, I welcome the announcement by the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Michael Ring, for funding, through Fáilte Ireland's national festival and events programme, of almost €2 million for festivals throughout the country. This includes €200,000 for...
- Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs 2014: Statements (3 Dec 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Bruton, to the House. The Opposition of every hue has been calling for spending increases on every conceivable project since this Government entered office. I suppose that is the wont of opposition. Unfortunately, the previous Government never had difficulty with answering these calls with large sums of money obtained from an unsustainable over-reliance on...
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: I note there is speculation this morning regarding renewed talks with a view to averting further industrial action by teachers over the junior certificate reforms. I would welcome any engagement on both sides and I call on Dr. Pauric Travers to reconvene talks before Christmas to avoid any further disruption to students and parents.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: I congratulate Galway on its recent designation as the UNESCO city of film. It is wonderful news not only for Galway, but for the country, as it is the first time an Irish city has received the designation as UNESCO city of film. It is one of only five worldwide and is granted on a permanent basis. This is a lasting recognition for all those people and organisations to ensure that Galway...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: I welcomed the changes announced yesterday by the Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar, concerning discretionary medical cards. I particularly welcome his undertaking to ensure greater humanity and wider discretion at the core of this process. No two illnesses or sets of circumstances are ever the same for those looking for a medical card. I also welcome the Minister’s announcement...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Future Plans: Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (25 Nov 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the Minister and the Minister of State to the committee. The Minister, Deputy Humphreys, is very interested in pursuing the arts in education charter, and it is something which is also close to my heart. Will she update us on the progress made in her communications with the Department of Education and Skills and the short to medium-term targets for the charter? A number of cities...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: Yesterday saw the launch of the Coca-Cola Zero bikes scheme in Galway. It was the first launch of the scheme outside the successful scheme in Dublin city. I commend the Government for investing €5.1 million in the scheme which will be rolled out to Limerick and Cork in the near future. This is of huge benefit not only to local people but also tourists. It is anticipated that there...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Leader for agreeing to observe that minute’s silence. It is significant to mark our solidarity with women experiencing domestic violence. In recent years we have heard that Ireland is one of the safest countries in which to have a baby. A new report from the United Nations Population Fund demonstrates that this is untrue. It highlights 30 countries with a lower maternal...
- Seanad: Adoption (Identity and Information) Bill 2014: Second Stage (19 Nov 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the Minister to the House. I also welcome this debate. While we prepare to celebrate for the centenaries of 1916 we should also reflect on the fact that our new state also brought with it some very dark elements. The forced adoption of people within and outside this state before and after the enactment of the 1952 Act is something that should bring a deep sense of shame to all of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: I wish to raise the just-released Law Reform Commission's consultation document on cyberbullying, which is an issue that I and others in this House have raised numerous times. The commission has released a comprehensive set of options as to how cyberbullying might be dealt with and it has asked interested parties to make submissions to it by 19 January through the www.lawreform.iewebsite....
- Seanad: Horizon 2020: Statements (18 Nov 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: Horizon 2020 is the largest research and innovation fund in EU history and is one of the biggest publicly-funded projects in the world. It has huge implications for both the Union and Ireland. It combines all the previous work in the area into a single ring-fenced fund. Approximately €77 billion is the sum involved. That is a considerable investment in Europe's future...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: I wish to raise the matter of the newly released InterTradeIreland report, which notes that small and domestic firms throughout Ireland are reporting a recovery and, most important, these small firms are non-exporters and are reliant on the domestic market. Among the notable statistics are that 88% of these firms are reporting they are in a stable or growth mode and 43% have reported a rise...
- Seanad: Commemoration Planning: Statements (13 Nov 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the Minister to the House and I think it is important to place the commemoration in context. Not only are we about to commemorate seminal moments in the country's history but also in the history of the UK and the entire world. The forthcoming years afford us an opportunity to reflect on the foundation of the State and the creation of Northern Ireland. We should reflect on the...
- Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: I ask Senator Crown to continue his contribution.
- Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)
Hildegarde Naughton: Is the amendment being pressed?