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Security of the Elderly. (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: Will the Minister of State consider extending the scheme to people with disabilities who are under 65, who would benefit greatly? I urge him to examine this possibility and report to the House on the outcome of such an examination. Will the Minister of State clarify who owns the alarms once they have been installed? Does ownership pass to the older person. Is there a scheme in place for the...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: On amendments Nos. 6, 7 and 10, there must be something in the Bill that provides for commencement. We all want to see it start as soon as possible but there must be a mechanism to enable it to begin. That is standard in most Bills. The Minister of State did not react to amendments Nos. 8, 9 and 11, which are technical in nature. Does he agree with them or is he going to ignore them...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: I move amendment No. 17: In page 7, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: "(i) any private body which provides services and products to the public;". Amendments Nos. 17 and 18 deal with public moneys made available to private bodies. The concern is that if a private body provides services and products to the public using public money, it should be accountable. If public money is...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: The concern is that when the Bill is enacted, if a body receives public money, it would be obliged to ensure that people with disabilities are facilitated. From what the Minister of State has said, that will be the intention.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: I move amendment No. 4: In page 5, line 30, to delete "Disability" and substitute the following: "Assessment and Services For People with Disabilities and Miscellaneous Provisions". The amendment arises from Committee Stage proceedings. It tries to describe the Bill in a more accurate way and to focus on what the Bill should be about, namely, the needs of people with disabilities. However,...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: By changing the Title of the Bill, we might help to change its focus onto people with disabilities and not focus on protecting resources, which is what the Minister is interested in, no more or less. I acknowledge that resources are limited and must be protected, and that we must plan ahead and make resources available. However, we must do much more than that. The be-all and end-all of the...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: My amendment No. 4 seeks to delete the word "disability" and substitute "Assessment and Services For People with Disabilities and Miscellaneous Provisions". That takes in most matters, as almost everything in the Bill is about assessment and services, whether it concerns employment services, access services or genetic testing services. The wording "miscellaneous provisions" concerns the...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: Exactly. The Minister should try to broaden his vision and take off the blinkers where courts are concerned. He is fixated by and scared stiff of courts. Every time he stands up he talks about courts and the Judiciary, but if the Bill works there will be no need for courts. Likewise, there will be no need to bar people from courts because they will not seek recourse to them. The Minister is...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: It is curious the Minister of State did not respond to the points I made in rebutting his comments on amendment No. 4. This leads me to conclude that he has no case to make. I suggest, therefore, that he accept the amendment, although I doubt, given the Government's track record to date, that any amendments tabled by the Opposition will be accepted. Nevertheless, we live in hope. The...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: I understand the Minister of State may not speak to the amendment again.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: I have tabled amendments Nos. 8, 9 and 11 to make use of the active voice. The use in legislation of the active voice was recommended by the Law Reform Commission in its report on legislative drafting. It is important that the style of our legislation represents best practice and is made more readable for members of the public.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: The Long Title states this is, "An Act to enable provision to be made [by Ministers] . . . consistent with the resources available to them and their obligations in relation to their allocation . . .". Yesterday the Minister of State said this was a standard statement in all Bills. I beg to differ because I conducted a trawl of every Bill that has been passed since 1999 and this statement is...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: Such as what?

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: On a point of order, as there are three amendments taken together and I proposed the third, do I get an opportunity to make a final reply?

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

David Stanton: Does that mean we can reply later?

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (18 May 2005)

David Stanton: Question 183: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the efforts he is making at local authority level to reduce poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11900/05]

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

David Stanton: More money down the drain.

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

David Stanton: The Deputy should get Deputy Noel O'Flynn to call them in.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (18 May 2005)

David Stanton: I wish to speak to amendment No. 3. It has been said that this Bill is fatally flawed. I do not say this lightly but it probably is flawed. There is a flaw at the heart of the Bill and my advice is that it may not withstand a challenge. Line 3 of the Long Title appears to blame people with disabilities for their disabilities. The phrase "occasioned to persons with disabilities by their...

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (17 May 2005)

David Stanton: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has carried out its own review of the living conditions and health of asylum seekers in accommodation across Ireland since their introduction in 2000; the findings of such reviews; if his Department is satisfied with the living conditions and health of asylum seekers in accommodation centres; when his...