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Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Nicky McFadden: The institutions are archaic and draconian and should be closed down.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Nicky McFadden: They are inhumane.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Nicky McFadden: People should not need to live in such situations.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Nicky McFadden: The cut of €27 million in the transport budget last year is having a knock-on effect on the ordinary poor people of the midlands. I raise this issue because the bus service in Athlone and its environs is being cut by half. Eleven of the 21 drivers in Athlone will lose their jobs. Bus Éireann has stated there is a reduction in the number of services provided. I challenge members of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

Nicky McFadden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

Nicky McFadden: I second Senator Fitzgerald's amendment to the Order of Business. The Minister of State should come to the House and be answerable. It is a scandal that some 500 complaints concerning people with a disability have been received, especially given what we went through in the past. That somebody who is vulnerable does not have the same rights as someone without a disability is an outrage. We...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

Nicky McFadden: The Senator's contribution began well but has gone downhill.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

Nicky McFadden: The Senator began well.

Seanad: Haiti Disaster: Motion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2010)

Nicky McFadden: I apologise for being late for the speech of the Minister of State. I wish to share time with my colleague, Senator Regan. I heard an interesting discussion on the radio this morning. A Haitian gentleman was interviewed and he spoke passionately about how this was the fault of the white people. His frustration was palpable when he asked what we were doing. He spoke about the lack of...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Nicky McFadden: Last night on the Adjournment I requested the Minister of State, Deputy Martin Mansergh, to set up a single agency to manage and maintain the River Shannon to prevent further flooding but the response I received was less than satisfactory. In listening to the news last night I realised that the Government had not yet applied to the European Parliament for funding for flood relief measures....

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Nicky McFadden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Flood Relief (26 Jan 2010)

Nicky McFadden: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy John Curran, and thank him for the kind and courteous way in which he dealt with people in Mullingar today. I really appreciated that. I raise this matter because of a meeting held in Ballinasloe on Sunday, 17 January 2010. The Irish Farmers' Association convened the meeting under the chairmanship of the new president, John Bryan. It was a very...

Seanad: Flood Relief (26 Jan 2010)

Nicky McFadden: When will the maintenance begin? That was not mentioned in the reply. I understand the OPW is responsible for maintenance but according to this reply it will be responsible for co-ordinating and liaising with all relevant bodies. There is no work plan for maintaining and cleaning the River Shannon to stop it from flooding. I would be grateful if that message could be passed on to the...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)

Nicky McFadden: I wish to state my absolute love of dogs. I welcome the broad thrust of this Bill given the horrific state some dogs who have been born in puppy farms have had to endure. I do not mean to take issue with Senator Ó Brolcháin but the confusion in regard to the Hunting Association of Ireland is that a commitment was given by the Minister and his predecessor, Deputy Dick Roche, that these...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)

Nicky McFadden: I do not know why the word "fear" has come into this debate. There is red tape and bureaucracy involved and these are voluntary clubs rather than commercial entities. There should be regulation for puppy farms which charge €400 per puppy and which are breeding unhealthy animals in dreadful situations. I understand the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Dublin...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)

Nicky McFadden: I so move. Can I resume the debate the next day?

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)

Nicky McFadden: Thank you. I have to ensure we stop Cruella de Vil and ensure there is no such thing as 1001 Dalmatians ever happening again in this country.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jan 2010)

Nicky McFadden: The Leader is delighted with Senator Mooney's comments.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jan 2010)

Nicky McFadden: Yesterday a colleague on the other side went off on a bit of a rant about whether or not we were applauding the Minister for negotiating the deal on the cervical cancer vaccine. I spoke on a local radio station welcoming the Minister's initiative on the cervical cancer vaccine. However, on Monday night it emerged that second-year students in our local school were offered the vaccine at a...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2010)

Nicky McFadden: Having listened to Senator Boyle earlier in the week, I understood it was most likely that we would have a public inquiry. Instead, however, we will have this whitewashed, secret approach behind closed doors. Senator MacSharry is in cloud-cuckoo land if he thinks it will deliver, especially as it will not be transparent, which is the bottom line. We all want a meaningful public inquiry....