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Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: Of course it is in the registration board's powers and it is terribly important. The council will have a great duty to ensure that the powers in those sections are very carefully supervised. They are of extreme importance to the general public.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 14: In page 30, subsection (1)(b), line 23, after "register" to insert "yearly". We have come to an understanding that the word "annual" will be inserted in the text on Report Stage as a Government amendment. I am sure the Minister of State will give me full credit for having thought of it.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: Having sat beside Senator Quinn for over ten years, I feel that electronic means should be considered when publishing the register.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: I was concerned at the looseness of these committees. We should at least state what constitutes a quorum, in case a couple of people were deciding on extremely important issues to do with a person's livelihood. It might have been wise to state the minimum size of a committee because there is nothing more important than the disciplinary committees. I am not hung up on the size of the...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: Can we think about the need for a minimum number of people on the committees? The Minister of State's comments make good sense, but we should ensure that each committee comprises a minimum number of people. Nothing could be more important.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: I support Senator Browne's amendment, which addresses the kind of unfortunate case that can happen. It would be right to make clear that a registrant against whom a complaint has been made should not be present at meetings of the council at which the complaint is being discussed.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: The Bill does not seem to state that a person whose complaint was found not to warrant further action should be informed as well.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: Does the Minister of State think the complainant should be informed if the complaint is found not to warrant further action?

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: Perhaps an amendment to that effect can be made on Report Stage.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (25 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: Senator Norris is right to raise the issue of the Gulfstream jet again. When I first raised this issue at the end of the debate on the transfer of sentenced persons Bill, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, said that if any people were being transferred to other countries through Shannon Airport on that jet, they had the protection of the Constitution. This is...

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (24 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: There is a lovely little village in County Cork called Glanworth. I have visited my brother's house there but have never had time to walk around the village until recently. It is located on the River Funcheon, across which there is a beautiful 11 arch bridge, which is one of Europe's oldest and longest. The bridge has been treated in an extraordinary manner for many years. It was used by very...

Seanad: Book of Estimates 2005: Statements. (24 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: I thank Senator O'Toole for being so generous in sharing time. I wish to address the issue of overseas aid. As Deputy O'Donnell so eloquently put it in today's newspapers, our commitment to providing such aid is how we are known abroad. This issue is extremely important for the countries to which we have been providing assistance. I refer, in particular, to the priority countries in Africa,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: It was disclosed in the press last week that not all genetic tests carried out in a private institution in Galway were accurate. Although it is attached to the university, this is a private institution. It has carried out work for ten years because the national genetics institution in Dublin is flooded with work and is inadequately resourced and staffed. However, the institution in Galway...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: On Tuesday, I attended an excellent seminar in Dublin Castle, which was organised in the main by Senator White, on post-release republican and loyalist prisoners. There are 25,000 such ex-prisoners many of whom have had very unsatisfactory lives in the context of employment since being released. I call for a debate on the matter in which discussion is extended to address the facilities in...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: I thought the main objective we were trying to achieve was to set up registers for the protection of the public. Of course I am sympathetic about people and their livelihoods but the protection of the public is important. I have a vested interest in this area. As a medical practitioner, I must be sure of the qualifications of those to whom I refer people. Under the legislation we are allowing...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: Senator Ryan has raised a most important issue concerning an area in which the general public is at its most vulnerable. The Irish Council for Psychotherapists has been in contact with me to say that it has standards in place and is linked to the European Psychotherapy Association. The council has signed up to the EPA's standards and would like to be included within the terms of the Bill....

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: I very much support Senator Ryan's sentiments. As Senator Glynn and the Minister of State will be well aware, spoken therapies have become so much more common in psychiatry than psychotherapeutic drugs that we must try to tackle the issue. More people are consulting such professionals and we will need to make the decision if they cannot do so among themselves. As Senator Feeney will be very...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 5: In page 9, subsection (3)(b), line 32, to delete "or" and substitute "and". This is a very simple amendment, which is unlikely to need 25 minutes' debate. One should make a diagnosis of a condition, treat it and care for the person as opposed to the current wording which is "the diagnosis, treatment or care of those who are injured, sick, disabled or infirm".