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Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the Draft National Consent Policy in relation to refusal of treatment in pregnancy, if the guideline which says that a woman's refusal of treatment which may impact on the life of the foetus must require a legal opinion to be sought and if this is not a serious breach of the woman's human rights regarding her own decision making with regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the 891 staff promised for community mental health services are delivered as a matter of urgency [16654/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the issue of infertility treatment in Ireland from the point of view of the lack of available clinics for medical card holders and the inadequate private health insurance cover for many of the treatments, with particular reference to considering a model as operated under the NHS, where couples get a minimum of one free treatment and can apply...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Breath Testing Equipment (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the intoxilyzer 6000 breath testing equipment, the regularity with which this equipment is tested and maintained; the number of instances in the past five years that maintenance and testing has been carried out because of specific requests to that effect from a particular Garda station or court of law as distinct from normal...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Breath Testing Equipment (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the intoxilyzer 6000 breath testing equipment, the nature of the faults reported/found with the equipment as detected over the past five years. [17688/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Breath Testing Equipment (16 Apr 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the intoxilyzer 6000 breath testing equipment, if equipment was faulty would a trained Garda operator be able to detect this; and the way in which such a fault becomes apparent to the Garda operator who is not trained in maintenance and testing. [17689/13]

Other Questions: Nuclear Proliferation (28 Mar 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make a public statement calling on Israel to allow the same inspections of its nuclear programme by the International Atomic Energy Agency as it demands of Iran. [15624/13]

Other Questions: Nuclear Proliferation (28 Mar 2013)

Clare Daly: I am not surprised by the Tánaiste's answer. The position he outlined is incredibly disappointing for Ireland. In 1958, this country took the initiative that led to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. It was a wonderful achievement at the time. In essence, the Tánaiste is saying a country that stays outside the terms of the treaty can basically get away with whatever it likes,...

Topical Issue Debate: Fire Safety Issues (28 Mar 2013)

Clare Daly: The Minister of State's response understates the scale of this problem. It is a fact that there are thousands of dwellings that are not compliant with fire safety standards and it is a miracle that multiple fatalities in this regard have not occurred. According to the Minister of State's response, it is understood that opinions of compliance were provided by the developer and its agents for...

Topical Issue Debate: Fire Safety Issues (28 Mar 2013)

Clare Daly: I was absolutely fuming when I read what happened to residents in Lucan because the very same developer was responsible for building units in Balbriggan. I spent years, starting about seven years ago, trying to push Fingal County Council to rectify fire safety issues which are in existence in that estate and must now find out the same builder was responsible for the same thing in a different...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Clare Daly: I record my compliments to the Minister also. Animal protection and welfare are more important than ever against the backdrop of evidence of a rise in cruelty and abandonment on foot of economic issues and general austerity. Protection is required to a greater extent than ever. Undoubtedly, there are significant gaps in the existing provisions. Given that we are catching up through many...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Clare Daly: Again, it is important to support the points being made about the media coverage of the debate yesterday and the misrepresentation of what we are trying to deal with. It is yet another example of the very poor quality of media we have in this country. We had a debate on very substantial legislation dealing with animal health and welfare. While we might be among the Minister's biggest...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (28 Mar 2013)

Clare Daly: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his recent initiatives with both the British and Northern Ireland authorities to end the imprisonment without trial of a number of persons in Northern Ireland, particularly Marian Price and Martin Corry. [15625/13]

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Clare Daly: I echo the points made by Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan. This is a quality of life and welfare rather than a pest issue. In that sense, the role of pest companies is not essential. If we are to deal with the issue properly, feral cats should be included in some form in the legislation. We are talking about a population of approximately 1 million such cats in the country. This obviously puts...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Clare Daly: I will not press the amendment, because of the spirit of the Minister's intention in this regard.

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Clare Daly: I move amendment No. 30:In page 35, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:"(2) The Minister will be obliged to have regard for experience and qualification when appointing authorised officers.".The appointment of authorised officers is a step forward that we welcome, as would many involved in animal welfare. The Government, however, has to ensure that the people appointed have the...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Clare Daly: I move amendment No. 14:In page 17, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:"(a) the use of hares, (b) the use of canines for the hunting of any animal or the use of canines to extract wild animals that have gone to ground, (c) the digging out of any wild animal gone to ground, (d) the use of ferrets for the hunting of an animal, (e) the culling of badgers, (f) the use of wild...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Clare Daly: There are hugely important issues here. The point about the previous vote is that there is no way only 14 Deputies are opposed to fur farming. The next vote result will be similar. We know from speaking to Deputies from all parties who voted against our amendment that it is not their personal viewpoint. I doubt many people choose to vote for a candidate based on attitudes to hare...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Clare Daly: The Minister makes the point that hare coursing is part of people's upbringing and club history, etc. Our point is that the success of the greyhound industry and the continuance of coursing clubs do not depend on killing, hunting or maiming hares. It is simply not the case. People who want to continue with these clubs and to exercise their dogs, which many of them love, do not require...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Clare Daly: There is no time limit for this.