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Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: Who wants it spent in Carlow?

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: The right button.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I commend Senator Freeman for tabling this amendment to the Mental Health Act. It is imperative the House supports it and sees it through. Last year, for two days, Members, as well as the Minister of State, heard from parents and professionals on this issue in the House in a public consultation process. We heard the heartache of parents, as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: I have one observation to make. I am sorry for being in and out. Two weeks ago a woman came to discuss the issue of housing. She had an 18-month-old baby who was chewing on an iPhone. She turned to me and said the baby was mad about the iPhone and that she was getting her an iPad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: It is. Every kid we see is chewing on an iPhone. It is also being used as a teething ring.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: There is nothing like putting them in front of the washing machine to watch the spin cycle.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (6 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. I believe it is his first time addressing a Commencement matter for me in this Chamber. I want him to be generous and to act boldly with regard to the matter I raise. Like the majority of parents, I wanted a more progressive education for my children. Accordingly, I was part of the parents group which established the successful...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (6 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: I thank the Minister for liaising with the Edmund Rice Schools Trust but I guess the word that stands out for me is temporary. It is not going to solve the problem. Will the Minister visit the school? I know he cannot visit every school in the country. I understand his workload but this is the first one to be divested and I think it would send out a great message and follow on from...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: I want to congratulate Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh and send our best wishes and love to him on his new adventure. I will miss him. I wish to amend the Order of Business today to include No. 63, motion 12, on the Order Paper, a motion which is to be taken without debate. I accept that the Minister has tried to address this issue but his suggestions have not gone far enough. I hope...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: Fair enough.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: There was no progress at all.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: I have a brief comment.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: I just wanted to be nice to the Leader and thank him.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: I fundamentally disagree with the letter from the Department of Health, as do the parents. I will clap him-----

Seanad: Primary Care Steering Group: Motion (6 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: I move:That Seanad Éireann:recognises: - that the parents of children with complex medical needs are best placed to understand their children’s needs and deliver the care required; - that parents are the voice for their children;welcomes:- the increase of services offered by the Department of Health for home care cases for children with complex medical needs; - the formation of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: I express an interest, being very closely aligned with the PNA. I welcome the witnesses. I am delighted to see the response around this table. We have been raising this issue for years and have not got this message out of how desperate the situation is in our mental health services. I want to go back on a few points. I talked a lot in past committee meetings. I disagree with Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: We know about the loss of nursing staff and this is probably due to the austerity cuts. There are other factors but those cuts happened ten years ago and that is when we started haemorrhaging staff. They were severe cuts which went to the core of the service. There was no foresight and the service shot itself in the foot. We and in particular the kids with mental health issues are living...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: Heart sinking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (1 Feb 2018)

Máire Devine: Good.