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- Seanad: Hospital Services (19 May 2009)
Nicky McFadden: This is the reply I have received to all other points I have made in respect of every concern people in Mullingar have concerning services. Although I acknowledge what the Minister of State and the Minister for Health and Children have said about a great deal of money having been spent, I asked a very direct, straight question to clarify the situation in respect of rumours of a downgrading...
- Seanad: Hospital Services (19 May 2009)
Nicky McFadden: Will the Cathaoirleach please read out the question?
- Seanad: Hospital Services (19 May 2009)
Nicky McFadden: We all know the exact position.
- Seanad: Hospital Services (19 May 2009)
Nicky McFadden: A review is taking place and I assumed the Minister of State would refer to it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Nicky McFadden: I would like to be associated with those remarks. Mick Phelan has been a dote to me since I came into this House, and I very much appreciate him. I want to comment briefly on the extraordinary general meeting of AIB this morning and the idea that a shareholder had to throw eggs to voice his concern. He could only afford two eggs; he was unable to afford the half dozen.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)
Nicky McFadden: He has lost all â¬20,000 of his savings and was relying on the dividend. Commissioner McCreevy, in the great town of Athlone with which the Leader will be very familiar, said that we should look not for heads to roll but for consensus and that we should not engage in Punch and Judy politics. I do not agree with the Commissioner. Who will represent the people who believe they have to throw...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
Nicky McFadden: Last evening, while canvassing for Senator Paschal Donohoe in Dublin Central, I came across a number of people who have serious difficulties with their mortgages. I encountered the same anger of which Senator Walsh spoke. Considering that we have bailed out these banks, I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on fixed-rate mortgages. One lady, who has lost her job, told me it would cost her...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)
Nicky McFadden: Well done.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)
Nicky McFadden: Let us start now.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)
Nicky McFadden: I join my colleagues throughout the party in arguing that we urgently need a debate on children. I refer to the two points that my colleague Senator Fitzgerald made on child care. We can discuss the Health Service Executive, HSE, and the Catholic church, but ultimately it is the children who suffer and are the victims. As Senator White said, it is obvious what is going to come out. I,...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Second Stage (29 Apr 2009)
Nicky McFadden: That has been the case.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Second Stage (29 Apr 2009)
Nicky McFadden: I thank the Minister.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)
Nicky McFadden: I move amendment No. 5: In page 9, between lines 47 and 48, to insert the following new subsection: "(5) The Minister shall, prior to the commencement of this section, publish the types of courses that shall apply under this section, the availability of those courses and the arrangements that have been made to ensure sufficient provision of public transport to such course.". This amendment...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)
Nicky McFadden: I thank the Minister for that. Will she ensure that in areas where public transport is either limited or non-existent, consideration will be given to providing such transport?
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)
Nicky McFadden: I move amendment No. 6: In page 10, line 1, to insert the following new subsection: "(1) The Minister shall, within three months of the commencement of this section, ensure that all rents the subject of this section shall be renegotiated to reflect existing market conditions.". I welcome what the Minister said in respect of this matter on Second Stage. Amendment No. 8 states: (1) The...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)
Nicky McFadden: I welcome the Minister's reply. Unfortunately, not all properties conform to the prescribed standard. Better legislation and enforcement is required to ensure landlords are compliant and pay their dues. I look forward to the Minister introducing the necessary provisions.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)
Nicky McFadden: I move amendment No. 7: In page 10, line 1, to insert the following new subsection: "(1) The Minister shall ensure that any reduction made in a payment made under this section shall be proportionate and reflect the market reality in the residential area to which it applies.".
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)
Nicky McFadden: I wish to comment briefly on the amendment.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)
Nicky McFadden: So I cannot speak on it.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2009: Committee Stage (29 Apr 2009)
Nicky McFadden: Yes, because the Leas-Chathaoirleach would not let me speak on it.