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Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I wish to raise the issue of the apparent non-co-operation of both the Taoiseach and the Minister for Justice and Equality with the Omagh Support & Self Help Group, which is headed up by Michael Gallagher in Omagh. It commissioned a report approximately 19 months ago on what occurred on that dreadful day in 1998 when so many lost their lives as a result of the Real IRA's bombing of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Haulage Industry Regulation (20 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I thank the Minister of State for his helpful response. I can see that progress is being made. I wish to highlight the fact that the charge is due to be introduced on 1 April so it is a pressing matter. I know that the Minister of State is aware of the matter because he comes from a Border county and I thank him for his response. We all have a role to play in trying to progress the matter...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Haulage Industry Regulation (20 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Baineann an cheist atá á ardú agam inniu leis an táille de £10 in aghaidh an lae, nó £1,000 sa bhliain, atá le gearradh ar thrucailí a bheidh ag taisteal ar bhóithre Tuaisceart na hÉireann. This charge, which is being proposed on foot of British legislation, will apply to trucks that are...

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: They are not my words.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: They are not my words.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The chairman of the commission, Mr. Saunders, went on to point out: "But it is clear from reports of the independent body monitoring the implementation of this policy [the movement towards a new policy] that insufficient community services have been put in place." In other words, the teams exist but they do not have the resources and manpower. That is like Arsenal playing in the European...

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: They are allowed to field 11 players but they are only fielding six.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Minister of State is not giving the teams a chance.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The resources must be provided. It is clear that there are difficulties in the health service. The Government is under pressure and there are competing demands, but the number of people with mental health difficulties has increased. The number of suicides has also increased due predominantly to financial pressures and the great burdens that people are under. There is a need for resources...

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Senators come in here and try to debate issues. The Government is playing in the premier league now but it is still blaming Aston Villa or the team that was relegated three years ago. If the Government is on the pitch, it should kick the ball. It should not blame the team that was there three years ago because it did or did not kick the ball.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: There is a need to deliver services but the Government is blaming someone from three or four years ago because the services of today are not meeting the need.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Government side is clearly missing the point. There is a need to deliver on mental health services. There is a need to find the resources that were promised and committed to. The Government promised resources would be provided and ring-fenced and if they are not delivered, clearly there will be more stories like those from Ballinasloe, and there will be cutbacks and a lack of services...

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I welcome the opportunity that this Private Members' business motion presents. I very often agree with the views expressed by Senator Kelly, but I do agree with his views on Private Members' business. To suggest that a motion of this importance is being tabled by the Fianna Fáil Party to embarrass certain Members is clearly missing the point. The objective of the motion is to stand up...

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: It is deplorable that the Government has cut funding which it had committed to provide. It had committed to ring-fence funding of €35 million for the psychiatric services. We now learn that the funding has been cut to €20 million this year. As a result of the cuts of €15 million, from the €35 million to which the Government had committed as a minimum...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Industry: Statements (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for this discussion on Bord na gCon, the Irish Greyhound Board. I wish to ask a number of questions that have been sent to me by the Irish Greyhound Owners and Breeders Federation in particular. Of the funding of €10.84 million for IGB, approximately 50% comes from the 1% tax on betting and the other half comes from Exchequer funding....

Seanad: Teaching Council of Ireland: Statements (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I want to share my time equally with Senator Healy Eames.

Seanad: Teaching Council of Ireland: Statements (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire inniu. I welcome the opportunity to discuss the role of the Teaching Council of Ireland in the important roll-out of education and the standard of teaching in all sectors, including primary, post-primary and further education. Education is beneficial for the public good and is a fundamental right for every citizen at a certain age to obtain...

Seanad: Teaching Council of Ireland: Statements (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The implementation of section 30. Senator Barrett commented on field trips and visits and so on. We need to look at the education system and the benefits pupils derive from the system. Very many degree courses incorporate a year in industry as part of the course and this means the student on graduation has some level of experience in industry. Very often when one goes for an interview...

Seanad: Teaching Council of Ireland: Statements (19 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Senator D'Arcy will be a Deputy at that stage.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Medical Card Eligibility (11 Feb 2014)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: That is the normal Civil Service response. This is discrimination against 18 to 25 year olds and deeply unfair. I ask the Minister of State to examine the issue again. I do not expect him to provide a solution tonight, but I had expected a response which suggested 18 to 25 year olds were playing a meaningful role in society and that their eligibility for a medical card should not be...