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Seanad: Electronic Voting: Statements. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: Four Senators are offering but we have very little time.

Seanad: Electronic Voting: Statements. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: I call Senator Mansergh for the home straight. He has five minutes.

Seanad: Electronic Voting: Statements. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Electronic Voting: Statements. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: Senator Mansergh, please address the Chair.

Seanad: Electronic Voting: Statements. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: Would the Minister like to reply briefly to the questions that have been asked, or launch straight into the supplementaries?

Seanad: Electronic Voting: Statements. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: Is the House agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Electronic Voting: Statements. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: As it is 4 p.m., I regret the debate must conclude.

Seanad: Electronic Voting: Statements. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: I have been told I must conclude the debate at 4 p.m., as the House agreed.

Seanad: Electronic Voting: Statements. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: The Minister of State responded to many of the questions addressed to him and I regret we were not able to take supplementary questions.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: No.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: I share Senator Terry's concerns about the manner in which the Bill has been rushed through the Houses of the Oireachtas. Regardless of the fact that the legislation is described as temporary, we have a duty to try to make it seem that we have considered it carefully, but that has been virtually impossible to do with this Bill. I also cannot support this Bill because I do not believe the...

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: As the Minister of State knows, I objected to this part of the Bill from the start. This is not because I want him or the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to fail in their duty to the State. There is a public health issue involved. All countries must be in a position to close their borders to certain people whom they think may be carrying a communicable disease which could result...

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: That is a practical point.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: The mind boggles as to how an immigration officer would find that out.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: It is totally impractical.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: I raised objections to the Immigration Bill when it was first taken in the House because, as I said at the time, it is very bad to rush such important legislation. The Bill has come back to this House from the Dáil from a medical point of view in a worse state than when it left this House. Some of the recommendations in the First Schedule are contrary to international best practice and...

Seanad: Israel-Palestine: Motion. (4 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: I thank Senator O'Toole for sharing his time. I too share his horror at Cement Roadstone Holdings. The past is very important. However, the present is also important because it will be the past of the future. We have Senator Norris to thank for constantly bringing this issue before our eyes. All of us praise the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of State, Deputy Kitt, and the...

Seanad: Equality Bill 2004: Second Stage. (4 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State and the Bill. As Senator Terry asked, where would we be but for EU directives? At least we do not seem to be seeking derogations to the same extent as in the past. As a veteran of the derogation that was sought from the EU directive on equal pay for men and women, I can vouch for the progress that has been made. Unfortunately, there is still a disappointing...

Seanad: Equality Bill 2004: Second Stage. (4 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: Our parliamentary debates can influence public opinion and we can relay useful information as well. We are thankful that Senator White has returned from her dangerous mission to Colombia. She was most courageous because that is a far worse place to visit than most of the places visited by members of the Council of Europe. I was the first person to go into Tehran after the first Gulf War. I...

Seanad: Third Interim Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements. (4 Feb 2004)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State. This is a critical report on the workings of the commission to date and its relationship with the Department of Education and Science. The Government is committed to doing the best it can for the survivors of abuse in the various institutions but, while the spirit is willing, the flesh may be weak. We should be not be party political about this issue because...