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Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: The Senator had his time and did much cribbing, saying things that were not true so I will have my say now without interruption.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: No one on this side of the House is afraid to discuss Hanly. I am delighted to come in here and talk about it again, it is good news.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: We have only been back in the House two months and already we have discussed some aspect of health four times on Private Members' business.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: It is no wonder Fine Gael is in Opposition, it is in a rut.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Members of both Opposition parties, the Labour Party and Fine Gael, are like a dog with a bone. Will they get up off their tails and move on and do something to give themselves a chance to get back into power?

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: At this rate, Fine Gael is going nowhere.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I have said all that I wanted to say on several occasions about the Hanly report. There was an article in The Irish Times on 3 August 2004 on a report compiled by Dr. Peter Barrett of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel in Britain, which reviews contested plans for change in the British health service. He came to Ireland and had a look at the Hanly report and said he did not see anything in...

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: The Senator most certainly did talk about closure. Dr. Barrett went on to say that there was nothing in Hanly to prevent flexibility, local consultation, development of local services and the keeping of services locally, as long as it was appropriate and safe to do so. Again, is that not best for patient care? He further said that the perceptions reflected people's anxiety about change. The...

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: There is nothing rusty about Dr. Barrett. Senator Bannon should read his report. The development of primary care and the ambulance service will, Dr. Barrett says, go hand in hand.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I heard somebody referring to the ambulance service. Is that not another reason to listen to more people such as Dr. Peter Barrett and let us have less of the terrifying tactics from the Opposition? The only good thing I heard Senator Browne say was his reference to Dr. Gary Courtney, a man I know well. I have visited St. Luke's and many hospitals during my five-year term on the Medical...

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Is the Senator making a point of order?

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Unless the Senator has a point of order, he should not interrupt. Dr. Courtney's blueprint is working well. I take my hat off to this consultant. It is also working in other areas. Senator Feighan said no one wanted to know about Hanly outside Dublin. I object to that. I come from the north west and we welcome Hanly. We are embracing Hanly in the north west and do not have a problem with it....

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: It is very much a part of that. I represented the public interest on Hanly and I am proud because it is the blueprint to the future of medicine.

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

Geraldine Feeney: I agree with the previous speakers. I wonder whether section 90 could be brought into play here in the grandparenting section where if we change the name to "podiatrist", could chiropody be brought into line by upgrading the qualification? Having listened to my colleague, Senator Dooley, I can understand that those who have been practising for many years may not want to do that and I do not...

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

Geraldine Feeney: In light of what Senator Ryan said, could a podiatrist come here, set up a practice and not be registered or recognised even if he or she has a university qualification? Perhaps the civil servants thought podiatry would be included in the next phase because there are just 12 professions included in the Bill. If the profession was not catered for, as Senator O'Rourke, Senator Dooley and...

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

Geraldine Feeney: I agree with previous speakers that we must protect the title for one profession, namely, physical therapist-physiotherapist. Physiotherapists have told me they want to work hand in hand with physical therapists, but wish the latter to operate under a unique title, separate from their own. As Senator Henry observed, the world professional body wants the title protected for one profession,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Will the Leader ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, to keep the strongest pressure on the relevant authorities in Iraq to come forward and officially declare or deny that the murdered person is the Irish-born Margaret Hassan? The current situation is most unacceptable for her poor family. Those of us who have been following her plight over the past month know there are...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (10 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: Members of the public must be informed of this legislation through press releases and public relations exercises. Those who drafted the Bill should be proud of it, as well as those who will see it through to enactment. The issue of identity between physiotherapists and physical therapists needs to be addressed. Senators were contacted by the school of physiotherapy which believes that the...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: There is a difference.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Nov 2004)

Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, to the House. Like other speakers, I welcome the Bill. It is long overdue and, while I did not examine it in detail, the memorandum makes good reading. I speak from a unique position as a former member of the Medical Council and An Bord Altranais, which are governed by Acts that mirror the Bill before us. In so far as they mirror it, one...