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Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2018)

Máire Devine: I have just come from a protest taking place outside the House by a bereft family who lost their young daughter to suicide a few months ago. They are calling for the introduction of a new law, Coco's law. I am aware of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs report that was recently launched. We asked that digital harassment be included in the legislation to mitigate against and be a...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Máire Devine: Yesterday, I tabled a Commencement matter to which the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Jim Daly, responded. My Commencement matter related to a motion passed in this House last February. The motion was unopposed. It stated clearly that a non-HSE parent representative should be on the HSE primary care national steering group for children with complex medical needs....

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Máire Devine: I am aware of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2018)

Máire Devine: I am somewhat biased but I think nurses are the nurturers of our nation. My heart sinks listening to my colleagues, as it did when I listened to members of my union. One could hear a pin drop in this room, listening to the experiences of workers at the coalface in the public service and the damage caused to the health of our children in particular. Mr. Walsh mentioned the commission on...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Steering Group (18 Apr 2018)

Máire Devine: In February, the House passed, unopposed, a motion which stated clearly that a non-HSE parent representative should be on the HSE primary care national steering group for children with complex medical needs. The parents of these children, who, through their experience, are experts, rightly rejoiced after the motion was passed. They believed that, finally, they would be listened to and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Steering Group (18 Apr 2018)

Máire Devine: The Minister of State's reply is completely unacceptable. It is also disrespectful to this House. We did not have a discussion in February. We passed a motion unopposed. There is a precedent. Phrases such as "commercially sensitive" are always used to keep people's voices down. These parents are responsible and they will be accountable.It is disgraceful that the Minister of State is...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2018)

Máire Devine: I congratulate the Ombudsman, Mr. Peter Tyndall, on his tenacity and determination in getting the Government to accept his recommendations on redress for the Magdalen survivors. The previous attitude was one of reluctance. Ultimately, it was aimed at limiting the numbers of those who might qualify for redress. It was also mean-spirited in nature. Yesterday, however, the Government and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Máire Devine: Like Senator Murnane O'Connor, I want to highlight the Women's Aid report Against the Odds. The report was launched today supporting women and children experiencing domestic violence. The report is quite apt in an atmosphere worldwide where the examination of the treatment of women is rising on the agenda. The report certainly shows stark, disappointing and frightening statistics for our...

Seanad: Personal Explanation by Member (27 Mar 2018)

Máire Devine: I wish to put on the record of the House my apology to the family of the late Brian Stack. On Sunday, 18 March I retweeted what I thought to be a genuine tweet without having read the full content of that tweet. A number of follow-up tweets from me were wholly inappropriate and I deeply regret that. I want again to apologise for any and all offence and hurt that was caused by my Twitter...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2018)

Máire Devine: Fair play to you.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2018)

Máire Devine: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2018)

Máire Devine: I will try. The Chair will give me some leeway because it is International Women's Day. I commend and respect Senator Ned O'Sullivan for what he has said. I think his journey, which he has shared, will help this country to make its decision on the eighth amendment. I thank him for his thoughtful contribution which was devoid of spin. I would have to be forgiven if I did not talk about...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2018)

Máire Devine: Well done.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (8 Mar 2018)

Máire Devine: I will probably not take the five minutes. My two colleagues, Senator Conway-Walsh and Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, spoke previously. The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. It is good to see him. I want to speak from a Dublin perspective about the impact of coastal erosion along the east coast of Dublin. The Office of Public Works has several flood defences mapped out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Máire Devine: I thank Dr. Hillery for the presentation and the delegation for attending. It is great to see three women present, especially given the week that is in it. I have a few questions. On public service and psychiatry and consultant psychiatrists, we learned in the earlier session that a senior consultant would earn approximately €185,000. The public would not understand and I suppose...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Máire Devine: Would Dr. Hillery say they are divisive?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (7 Mar 2018)

Máire Devine: There is rarely a day when policing scandals are not front page news. From made-up figures to the smear campaign against whistleblowers, it is frankly becoming an issue that even the Government cannot spin its way out of. Crime is rampant and people are suffering, including the ordinary garda on the street. It is within that context that I have asked for the Minister to be present and to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (7 Mar 2018)

Máire Devine: I understand, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, but this is an extremely important policing matter.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Deployment (7 Mar 2018)

Máire Devine: The Minister stated that the distribution of gardaí was "exclusively the statutory responsibility for the Garda Commissioner". As an elected Deputy and someone who has been appointed to the position of Minister for Justice and Equality, though, surely he should take a more hands-on approach to the root-and-branch reform of the Garda, especially given the scandals. He needs to have a...

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Máire Devine: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta O'Donovan. It was damaging for Fine Gael to go along with the best efforts of the Government's spin unit by engaging in self-promotion in an attempt to dupe the country and its people. I have no problem in saying that this unit, which is too slick for its own good, is paid for by the public. People are aware that the funding for the...