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Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: He is a friend of Mr. Adams. Perhaps we can have another tribunal.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: I support speakers on the other side of the House who raised the untimely and unfortunate death of Mr. Patrick Walsh. It is time we knew the facts. Many untruths have been circulated and sometimes the untruths are more damaging than the facts. I was glad to hear Senator O'Toole say it is not a case of somebody coming in to the House because we seek to lay blame. It is most unfortunate this...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: ——of the legal profession and particularly the charging structures in place therein.

Seanad: Tax Code. (5 Oct 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: I would like the Minister for Finance to outline the recent policy changes regarding the taxation of expenses for members of boards of governors of the institutes of technology and the VECs who sit on interview panels. I also ask the Minister to treat the issue with consideration and flexibility. For years it has been accepted practice that members of bodies receive their expenses at agreed...

Seanad: Tax Code. (5 Oct 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: I implore the Department of Finance to encourage the Revenue Commissioners to view this with consideration and flexibility.

Seanad: Garda Investigations: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: I understood earlier that the rest of the Senators who were offering to contribute were to be allowed five minutes each but I will be as brief as I can. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, to the House. I sat here for the duration of the debate and have really been touched by what people have had to say. I realised how brave we are to come into the House and say what has...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: Last week was cystic fibrosis awareness week and most of us met members of the Cystic Fibrosis Association in Buswells Hotel. I accept I am a little late with my request for a debate on cystic fibrosis and the lack of services for sufferers, which I regret will have to wait until the autumn. We are all aware that cystic fibrosis is a terrible disease that affects many young people who carry...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: One has to start somewhere.

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am very pleased that this piece of legislation is before the House today. In February 2004, after the Baltimore story was brought to us through the media, I spoke in this House. I have the same type of feeling of shame today. Shame on us all. This is something that has been neglected by all parties and Governments from the commencement of this State. It...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jun 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: I congratulate all those involved in having Irish recognised as an official EU language. In the past two weeks, my daughter has been sitting her leaving certificate examinations and I read with interest the opinions of people on the examination papers that she sat. I was amazed to read about the Irish paper and the problems that Irish poses for students. We have more students in this country...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Jun 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: I am delighted at the opportunity to debate the Disability Bill 2004, which is unique in the sense that no Bill has ever been as talked about. I would go as far as to say that no Bill has been worked on to the same extent either, given the wide-ranging consultation before putting it together. I commend all the officials and Ministers involved in bringing it before us today. Other speakers...

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: That is a long way off.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: The Senator should read the Travers report.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: Absolutely not.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: The Senator was not at the meeting. He should read the report.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: The Senator should read the report.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: There is a need to interrupt when the Senator is talking baloney.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: I have no difficulty justifying that.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: The Senator should wait until the report comes out and then read it.

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power, to the House and thank him for attending at such short notice. It was only decided to take the business this morning. I welcome the opportunity to address the nursing homes issue and thank Senator Brian Hayes for putting it on the agenda by giving up his party's Private Members' time. The debate is timely for it is right to strike while the...