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Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: While the Senator made the cracks I will give him the facts.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: This increase is delivered in a hospital system where, it is acknowledged, there is a need for a significant increase in the number of acute beds, as articulated in the national health strategy. The reduction of the number of patients in psychiatric hospitals through the development of a range of community-based services is another great achievement. The number of in-patient residents in...

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: The Senator is talking about the Western Health Board area and he will have to speak to his colleagues there.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: The capacity of boards to implement new legislation has been demonstrated. Acts implemented include the Health (Amendment) Act 1996, the Child Care Act 1991, the Freedom Information Act 1997, the Children Act 2001 and the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001, which has yet to come fully into operation. Health boards have developed strong working links with non-statutory agencies. In the...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. What others discuss, this Minister does. This is a rare opportunity for Members of the Oireachtas to address, once and for all, the separation of local and national government. I have been involved in local politics for 24 years and heard ad nauseam about the need to establish local government in its own right. As president of the AMAI, I...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: That is a good try by Senator O'Toole.

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (25 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: I thank the Minister and Senators on all sides. We must compliment the Minister on using the legislation to address serious anomalies in this area.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: I also support the call for a debate on suicide. Only a few homes have escaped its long shadow. Many, if not all, of the health boards have helplines which should be utilised. General practitioners have a pivotal role to play. Those who "feel down", to use a phrase, should not be afraid to consult the appropriate qualified people. It is no sin to be depressed but some like to conceal it. Many...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (19 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I am pleased to speak on Second Stage of the Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002. It would be an understatement to say it represents a step forward as it is comparable to jumping the Grand Canyon. While I acknowledge the great impact of the Mental Treatment Act 1945 in the delivery of psychiatric services, it had shortcomings in many respects. Given the...

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme: Motion. (19 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following: "Seanad Éireann commends the Government on the substantial investment in cancer services in recent years and, in particular, on the introduction of new screening services for cancers affecting women; and supports the Minister for Health and Children in his commitment to extend the BreastCheck Programme to...

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme: Motion. (19 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: The Senator will discover the reason I believe they are so important in a moment. The Opposition had the opportunity to do something about this matter and I will also refer to that later. BreastCheck, the national breast screening programme, commenced in March 2000 – the Senator knows who was in power at that time – with phase one covering the Eastern Regional Health Authority, Midland...

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme: Motion. (19 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: Not alone do we talk about them, we look after them. The Opposition did nothing when in office. If it had, we would not have the problems we have today. We have done a lot and accept there is more to do, about which Senators will hear from the Minister. The then Minister for Health, at a time of relative fiscal prosperity, cut the funding allocated for the reduction of waiting lists in 1997....

Seanad: Private Business. - The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Charters Amendment) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (12 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: I am delighted to welcome the introduction of The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Charters Amendment) Bill 2002. Founded in 1784, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is a recognised college of the National University of Ireland. As the charter for the Royal College of Surgeons has never been incorporated in law, this legislation will, for the first time, regulate its position. This...

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Order for Second Stage. (11 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now." Question put and agreed to.

Seanad: Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (11 Feb 2003)

Camillus Glynn: This is timely legislation. It comes more than 40 years after the enactment of the 1956 Act, which served well in the situation that obtained at that stage. However, many sections of the Act are now outmoded and the Bill addresses that problem in a comprehensive way. I am informed by a representative of the Association of Optometrists, Ireland, that it welcomes the Bill. It is difficult to...

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption by Young People: Statements. (11 Dec 2002)

Camillus Glynn: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. With other Members, I recently requested a debate on this matter. The level of attendance in the Chamber is clearly indicative of the great importance Members on all sides attach to the debate. When a person mentions drug pushing, we are immediately placed in a frame of mind which leads us to believe that he or she is talking about one of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Dec 2002)

Camillus Glynn: I echo calls from Senator Ryan and others for a debate on alcohol misuse, particularly in terms of how it affects accident and emergency and acute psychiatric units. It is outrageous and horrendous that accident and emergency units have almost become battlegrounds because people enter them late at night having been involved in rows as a result of their ingesting too much alcohol. Most people...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Water and Sewerage Schemes. (3 Dec 2002)

Camillus Glynn: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. I thank the Cathaoirleach and the Minister for taking this matter for discussion. In Mullingar we have a serious problem in that the sewerage network and plant are at capacity and certain parts of the treatment network are unable to take any more. As a result, planning applications are being refused. Two local authority...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Water and Sewerage Schemes. (3 Dec 2002)

Camillus Glynn: I am pleased to hear the Minister of State's response. The council of which I am a member will not be found wanting in bringing forward the report. I ask that, when it is received, there be no delay in the matter because much development in Mullingar depends on it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Nov 2002)

Camillus Glynn: I welcome the publication of the spatial strategy document especially as it refers to the midland towns, including my own. I also support the remarks of Senator MacSharry about the spiking of drinks. I am sure everyone has observed that most young people in public houses walk around with their thumb over the neck of a bottle. That is done for obvious reasons. I ask the Leader to ask the...