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Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Máire Devine: Let us get back to basics. We are here to protect public health. We have just inserted child protection into the preamble of the Bill. We need to keep the focus on that. We have heard from Members and from my experience working on the front line, I know of the destructive effect of alcohol on families. We discussed minimum unit pricing, which was contentious. I am glad that these...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Máire Devine: I ask him not to take too long about it.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Máire Devine: The INMO.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Máire Devine: I just want to put two points on the record before we finish tonight. I am a very brief speaker. I could give lessons on being succinct. I wish to let the House know that I intend to introduce an amendment to the Bill on the incentive and reward system that is in place for the bigger retail outlets.These reward cards encourage people to buy more alcohol because the more they buy, the more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)

Máire Devine: I thank Mr. Bergin for his presentation. I want to focus on the major areas of non-compliance found in the HIQA report. I have several questions. The discussion on control and restraint, as it was called in the past, is reminiscent of lots of discussions of psychiatric institutions and other jails and what is now accredited. Mr. Bergin referred to the management of actual or potential...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: HIQA Inspection of the Oberstown Children's Detention Campus: Discussion (8 Nov 2017)

Máire Devine: Was that staff or nursing staff?

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2017)

Máire Devine: I have just come back from the launch of Understand Together, if everybody can do tweets or hash tags on it. The HSE and the dementia groups in Ireland have got together to make television and radio advertisements starring brilliantly those suffering and experiencing dementia. These advertisements will go live today, on RTÉ television and radio. I want everybody to follow and promote...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2017)

Máire Devine: Vulture funds.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2017)

Máire Devine: Who? Senator Lombard. He has not even started talking yet.

Seanad: Report on Lone Parents in Ireland: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister. The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show that 26.2% of children in one-parent families are living in consistent poverty. Lone parents have a tough job, one I certainly would not want to have to do. Walking the floorboards at night with a crying baby, with nobody to share the load, is difficult and very rarely a lifestyle choice. The 26.2% of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Máire Devine: I know there is a big emphasis on child pornography and grooming by adults. I am quite interested in the children's aspect of it, with regard to sexting and the exposure that children risk when they do that. The witnesses state that children do not really understand cybercrime and cyberbullying, especially if they are younger. There is a question of how to address that with children. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Máire Devine: Yes. Will the witnesses take my point on board about the involvement of our young people? They have great knowledge and resources.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Máire Devine: Convicted.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Máire Devine: And the homeless.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Máire Devine: I join other Senators in welcoming Ibrahim Halawa home after four years of wrongful detention.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Máire Devine: I wish him, his family, his friends and his community the very best for the future. On Monday, Ireland was found to be in violation of European laws.The European Committee of Social Rights found that this violation was the sub-quality of much of our social housing stock. Ireland is in breach, therefore, of Article 16 of the European Social Charter, which is legally binding. In essence, it...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Máire Devine: Me, too.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2017)

Máire Devine: I also received one of those phone calls. I thought it was going to be a great surprise. I did not ring back. I just wondered where it came from. They must be making a fortune. They were pushing out calls all day yesterday. I wish to discuss the Irish League of Credit Unions, ILCU. There are 235 million credit union members worldwide, with 3.6 million in Ireland. Our credit unions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Update on the Next Stages of the Review of A Vision for Change: Department of Health (19 Oct 2017)

Máire Devine: On a sombre note, I remind members why we are here. My colleague, Deputy Pat Buckley, has just taken his fourth call this week advising that a mother of four young girls has taken her life. That is the fourth one he has experienced in the local area. It is a stark reminder of why we are here. It is to prevent young girls having to grow up without a mother. We talked about resilience in...

Seanad: Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Máire Devine: I second the Bill. It will open up the options afforded to the coroner to include iatrogenic suicide, or suicide as a direct result of the effects of medication. I appeal to the Minister to allow this to be the coroner's responsibility. Let coroners do their job. They are professionals and will make prudent decisions about unintended effects. Please allow the Bill to progress through the...