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Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: We reserve the right to introduce an amendment on Report Stage to this section of the Bill that would retain subsection 4(2) of the 2001 Act. The Bill currently proposes its deletion. This provides some degree of additional and more specific protection. The Department of Health raised concerns over the relevance of subsections 4(3) to 4(6) of section 3 of the Bill, given that they are...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: We will propose an amendment on Report Stage to this section of the Bill to include a separate stand-alone section setting out guiding principles to apply to children who are voluntarily admitted. The proposal in the Bill to include child-friendly guiding principles in section 25 of the 2001 Act currently only applies to involuntarily detained children. It is important that guiding...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: On Report Stage, we will submit an amendment to remove reference to "voluntary patient". We will also submit an amendment to include a separate stand-alone section to address consent provisions for people who are voluntarily admitted. Legally, consent provisions for people who are voluntarily admitted should be addressed in a separate section of the Act. Regarding the definition of "the...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Like the Cathaoirleach, I welcome to the Visitors Gallery Councillors Joe Carroll, Patrick Gerard Murphy, Mary Hegarty and Gerard Murphy, a former Dáil Deputy, and my good friend, Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony. We are all aware that over the last year in particular, but at all times since I became a Member of this House, there have been attempts to improve the pay and conditions of...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: On the basis that the Minister of State is not available and that the Leader has given a commitment to the effect that he will be here next week, I will not push the matter. I am well aware that people on all sides want progress regarding the pay and conditions of councillors. It is an extremely serious matter that councillors going about their democratically-elected business are worse off...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Before I call Senator Coffey, I welcome Deputy Peadar Tóibín and his guests to the Public Gallery.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: We have an academic council that decides these things.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Is Senator O'Sullivan pressing the amendment?

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: The Minister of State may continue, without interruption.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: For the information of colleagues, the Athena SWAN charter was established in 2005 by the UK's equality challenge unit to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine in higher education and research. In May 2015, the charter was expanded to recognise work undertaken in arts, humanities, social sciences, business...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Senator. Is Senator Ruane pressing the amendment?

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Is Senator Grace O'Sullivan pressing the amendment?

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is duly noted.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: On Tuesday last, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit the Taiwanese city of Hualien, killing ten people and injuring more than 240. I raise this on the Order of Business because, like many Members in this and the Lower House, I have visited Taiwan. It is a vibrant and progressive democracy and its people are welcoming. We should recognise Taiwan diplomatically and do much more trade...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Leave me out of this.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: I take this opportunity to congratulate our colleague, Senator O'Reilly, on his election as a vice president of the Council of Europe. The Senator is the first Irish person to hold the position since former Deputy, Frank Fahey. It is a great honour for the Senator and I wish him well. I know that he will do this country proud in representing us at the Council.