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Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does the Minister of State wish to speak now or would she like other Senators to come in? Others have indicated that they would like to speak.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, to the House.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. I call on Senator MacSharry to move amendment No. 1.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: Are the ETBs being monitored on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Further Education and Training Strategy: Discussion (12 Nov 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the deputation. There was a vote in the Seanad so I offer my apologies if the witnesses have already answered some of these questions. My first question is for SOLAS and relates to labour market forecasting. I am keen to hear the views on how it currently works. I understand the SOLAS labour market research unit carries out forecasting. Is SOLAS satisfied with the current...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: I refer to the decision of the European Court of Justice yesterday in the case of Dano v.Job Centre Leipzig. The court ruled that a non-economically active European citizen had no right to any non-contributory benefit in whichever European state he or she decided to reside. To put the ruling in more understandable terms, the court decided that a citizen of another member state, for example,...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: I wish to highlight the recent CSO figures recording 371,400 people signing on for the month of October. That is a decrease of 3,500 from September. I am delighted to see that Galway city is faring best of all the cities in Ireland when it comes to the reduction in unemployment. Galway's unemployment figure is currently at 8,943, which is the lowest figure since December 2008. Yesterday...

Seanad: Health Services: Statements (4 Nov 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the Minister to the House. I wish to raise the issue of the size and condition of the accident and emergency unit at University College Hospital, Galway. The unit was not built all that long ago in the grand scheme of things, but it is now unsuitable. Several matters are involved, one of which is the perennial shortage of beds in the main hospital ensuring that patients are...

Seanad: Health Services: Statements (4 Nov 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: These are statements on health. Even if dozens of beds were available in the hospital, which there never will be, the unit would still be unsuitable. To illustrate my point, the resuscitation unit is located immediately on the right-hand side as one walks through the unit's inner doors. There is a small room beyond that point. It is not a clinical space, but a family waiting room where...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: I wish to call for a debate on cyberbullying, an issue that was brought home to us again this weekend when it was reported that a controversial website, Ask.fm, is planning to relocate to Ireland. I cannot begin to imagine the upset of the parents whose children committed suicide due to being bullied. All of this pain is being revisited by these families due to the proposed relocation. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: Further to our debate earlier this year, I wish to note that it is hoped that the terrible predicament of the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria is coming closer to resolution. The papers at the weekend reported a spokesperson for Nigeria's national information centre saying that resolution is inching closer, although he did not wish to put a date on it. Despite last week's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Primary School Boards of Management: Discussion (22 Oct 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the witnesses. Given the responsibilities of boards of management, are they ever legally responsible for any act or omission within a school or is it the patron or the Department that takes the risk? The training of boards of management was referred to by Ms McElduff. Do boards receive training currently on risk management and corporate governance and, if so, who provides it? Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Water Tariffs: Commission for Energy Regulation (21 Oct 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: What will be the timeline in respect of approval for the call-out charges that will apply when the consultation period has ended?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Water Tariffs: Commission for Energy Regulation (21 Oct 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: Have the delegates indicated to management that the company's cost of labour is high?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Water Tariffs: Commission for Energy Regulation (21 Oct 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: It is my understanding - I think this was stated earlier - that the CER has no role in setting the actual salary packages in Irish Water. However, it does set the level of costs, and salary plays a part in that. How can the CER, in the public interest, ensure that the utility is paying the appropriate levels of remuneration and getting value for money for the salaries it pays? It seems to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pathways to Work: Department of Social Protection (15 Oct 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: Yes, that was my question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pathways to Work: Department of Social Protection (15 Oct 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: I would agree with that, that the person should be encouraged to engage but in cases where there is no success after several attempts would a penalty be imposed and who would have the power to impose one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pathways to Work: Department of Social Protection (15 Oct 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: Would the case officer do that in conjunction with the deciding officer to have a team approach?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pathways to Work: Department of Social Protection (15 Oct 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: They may need support.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pathways to Work: Department of Social Protection (15 Oct 2014)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the officials and thank them for the presentation. I welcome the roll-out of the Intreo offices and the slow but steady reduction in our unemployment rates. We are definitely going in a very positive direction. I would like to hear the views of officials on whether case officers should be able to impose reduced welfare payments on those who fail to engage with the process. Would...