Results 121-140 of 152 for long speaker:Maire Devine

Seanad: JobPath: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Maire Devine: I do not intend to take long. The Minister said at the start that it was not unusual for work to be outsourced and, indeed, some companies had even returned a profit. There is so much wrong with his statement that I do not know where to start. It comes from a platform of the Government enabling and paying, on behalf of the taxpayer, foreign private companies to provide jobs. As my...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (9 Mar 2017)

Maire Devine: ...at the hands of the State, suffered at the hands of the priests and nuns, suffered in lonely terrifying childbirth and suffered painful engorged breasts with milk but no baby to nurse. Many have endured lifelong mental health issues from the scarred experience. I and the people of the country cry out and demand these horrific wrongs be recognised, investigated and resolved as much as...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Maire Devine: There are many issues to raise but, along with many others, I really need to raise the Tuam babies case and mother and baby institutions. Tomorrow is International Women’s Day and to gel it all together I was at the Flowers for Magdalenes event on Sunday. This is the sixth time we have hosted the event. I listened to the stories of the women. One woman said: "They took my hair;...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2017)

Maire Devine: ...to trawl through them in detail but the horrific nature of what happened and the issue of people turning a blind eye to horrific child sexual abuse or sexual abuse of vulnerable adults are evident along with the issue of the suitability of carers. A total of 47 young children and vulnerable adults were placed in the home in question. They were not monitored even though what was going on...

Seanad: Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Maire Devine: ...xe1;il's amendment. We are used to it at this stage. It is a good way for it to keep sweet with both its friends and foes. Our comhliosta proposal would see immediate improvements for those people on long-term hospital waiting lists. It is an unfortunate fact that if people access the public health system, they will more than likely feature on two lists which are often referred to in...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Maire Devine: ...new evidence. The families have handed over that new evidence. The State can now go ahead and attempt to uncover the truth of this murky night in our collective history. The families of those who died long before their time, those who were injured physically and psychologically and their parents and sisters continue to vigorously pursue the truth for their loved ones. We should all be...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)

Maire Devine: ..., Mental Health Reform and Lust for Life. Many thousands of signatures were collected to demand the provision of mental health services 24/7, something about which we have been talking for so long, as well as implementation of A Vision for Change as soon as possible. Just a few minutes ago daughters in the Greaney family from County Cork, whose parents died tragically - the husband had...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Maire Devine: ...hosted by Sinn Féin, I was taken by the comments from the consultant psychiatrist in the HSE. What he said is well known, and we need to educate people about this. He said that short-term prescriptions work, but in the long-term they will do more damage and become addictive. Education is the key here and we need to roll that out nationwide. We should always remember that drugs,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (25 Jan 2017)

Maire Devine: ...they were unable to come because of the pressure they were under. I hope I will be passing on the good news to them immediately after the debate. Two years ago, following the retirement of the long-serving co-ordinator of the South Inner City Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force, the co-ordinator post was removed without notice by the HSE. It should be noted that the co-ordinator post...

Seanad: Health Service: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Maire Devine: ..., responsibility lies with this Government. I was glad to hear in the Minister's response to the crisis during a radio interview his forced acknowledgement of a capacity issue, which had been denied for long. I was also glad to hear the CEO of the HSE outlining last week that at least €9 billion extra would be needed over the next decade to fix our health service. The Minister...

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: ..., in some cases, destroyed. At least with a register in place it would be known that a will had been made at some stage. Without a register and without knowing whether a will has been made, there are long delays in allowing the intentions of a deceased person to be set out and unnecessary delays for the beneficiaries of a will. The death of a loved one is a traumatic time for families....

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: ...fore in recent days with the publication of a report by Oxfam. We have to get real on this. The poverty rates and inequality we have allowed to develop in our society can never be addressed as long as we continue to allow these companies to avoid tax on such a grand scale. The Government, through the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, has totally rejected these findings, of...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: ...That sector cherry picks and takes the best and most profitable parts, leaving the public health service to pick up the pieces. It is called privatising profits and socialising losses. How far have we come since Susie Long's untimely death? How is promoting private health insurance a step towards universal health care? It is not. Our public services are under-funded, they cannot retain...

Seanad: Cystic Fibrosis Treatment: Statements (8 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: ...it is publicly known that Vertex is willing to negotiate. It needs to be transparent about how much it will accept for this drug. Ireland sets the cost per quality adjusted life at €45,000. This is a long way off from the cited cost of €160,000. These large drug companies argue that the thresholds used to calculate cost effectiveness are too low. Governments need to take...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Maire Devine: ...the tragedies that occurred in this hospital, it is shocking that there are still only 32 midwives working in the maternity area where there should be 52. This is indefensible and the Government, along with the Department of Health, has to take full responsibility for it. Listening to the response of the CEO of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group was alarming to say the least. Stating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Undocumented Children: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: ...and trying to access third level education. How does it affect access to health services? The MRCI has been established for about 15 years. The witnesses talked briefly about it. How long ago did the issue of a significant number of undocumented children come onto the radar of the MRCI and encourage them to do something about it? The numbers within Ireland are 26,000. How does that...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Staff Recruitment (22 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: Many of the questions I asked have not been answered, which is disappointing. For the past year or so, or perhaps a bit longer, the patients were very competently served by a previous oncologist with a specialism in sarcoma. All they are looking for is somebody with expertise, interest, knowledge and research relating to sarcoma. There was something rotten, perhaps, in the state of the...

Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: It seems this House should go into a formal group hug, although I am completely opposed to that, Grinch that I can sometimes be. We should never forget how long the struggle by trade unions and workers has taken to get this legislation.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (Professional Home Care) Bill 2016: Second Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Maire Devine: ...very concerned and their response was really humane. They were like whistleblowers. Many of the companies just ignore elderly people lying in bed with incontinence difficulties and leave them there for a long time. They do not want to put in the extra hours or the extra work as they are overwhelmed. The area needs to be regulated, which is the reason the Bill is so important. The...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Second Stage (19 Oct 2016)

Maire Devine: ...in school. Our visitors from Bishopstown community school are in the part of the Visitors Gallery that is normally restricted to visiting presidents and other VIPs. The deaf community has taken a long road and spent many years in getting this far. Senator Mark Daly has pushed this issue for a long time. It sticks in my throat a little that it has taken so long to get this far. I am...