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Seanad: Address by President of the European Parliament. (27 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: As a constituent of mine, I also wish the President good luck in next year's elections. I always hope that my constituents prosper. I thank the President for his stimulating address. I have also been to some of the accession countries and the excitement about their entry is incredible. Some of them are linking up with countries that are already members of the European Union. The Estonians say...

Seanad: Address by Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon, MEP. (27 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: I welcome Ms Scallon to the House. It is a pleasure to have her here. I am sorry she could not elaborate on the question of stem cell research. I support the view taken by the Government and I believe the Tánaiste dealt with the matter courageously and clearly. All medical research should have ethical controls and guidelines. As Members will recall, four yeas ago I tried to introduce...

Seanad: Address by Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon, MEP. (27 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: As we have very little time I would be grateful if Ms Scallon could respond to my question about the biotechnology firms in the United States and the testing of drugs which may be used by the pharmaceutical companies here.

Seanad: Address by Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon, MEP. (27 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: This is not to do with the vote. This is about what Ms Scallon feels.

Seanad: Address by Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon, MEP. (27 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: Would Ms Scallon allow drugs which have been developed using embryonic stem cells to test for toxicity in here and would she allow pharmaceutical companies which use such technology, for example in the United States as they do at the moment, to have establishments here?

Seanad: Address by Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon, MEP. (27 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: It is entirely private funding.

Seanad: Address by Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon, MEP. (27 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: What is Ms Scallon's opinion?

Seanad: Address by Ms Nuala Ahern, MEP. (27 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: I welcome Ms Ahern to the House and I thank her for her address. I want to deal with the stem cell issue first as it is very serious. Like Senator Browne, the reason I am so in favour of the Government's position, as expressed by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, is because I look with dismay at what is happening in the United States of America where large...

Seanad: Address by Mr. Joe McCartin, MEP. (26 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: I thank Mr. McCartin for his eloquent and thoughtful address. I was concerned that he said the EU was still a fragile institution. This shows how important it is that we support it. He said also that the EU had guaranteed minority rights. For women here, while we were in a majority, it guaranteed rights for us such as equal pay. The stability of the European Union is important. I was...

Seanad: Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (26 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: The Minister of State certainly has a supporter in me, as he knows. My admiration for the incredible work of the staff of Development Cooperation Ireland is no secret. The Minister of State and DCI staff probably regret more than any of us the fact that more progress is not being made towards the 0.7% of GNP target. That is what everyone wants. We might be wiser to get the Taoiseach to lower...

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: How can the Senator say that?

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: There is nowhere to appear.

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: Senator Leyden is usually a model of clarity but I was totally confused after he spoke because I cannot find anything in the Bill that says a person cannot consult the family solicitor. Many people will seek advice when filling in the form. I was concerned by Senator Cummins's remarks about the anxiety of those who appear before the board. No one is appearing before any board, an advantage I...

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: I move amendment No. 2: In page 12, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: "(4)In subsection (3) 'medical practitioner' means a registered medical practitioner as defined by section 5 of the Medical Practitioners Act 1978.". I tabled this amendment to the interpretation section on Committee Stage because a medical practitioner is usually described in a Bill. I do not know if it is an...

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: What does the Minister mean when he says the board will ensure people are appropriately qualified?

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: I am not very happy about that, because I am still worried—

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: The Minister wants the amendment withdrawn. I put down the amendment on the interpretation section yesterday morning and this is exactly the same except that I have narrowed it to include only section 11 to avoid the problem of what is said in section 24. I am not happy about the Minister's statement that the board will make sure practitioners are appropriately qualified because, as I...

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: It is being pressed. Amendment put. Tá

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: I am at a bit of a loss having heard Senator Leyden's remarks. I am not quite sure which members of the board will have legal qualifications. I suppose they could easily be from the Irish Insurance Federation, the Irish Business and Employers Confederation or the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. I pointed out earlier that there will be nobody with medical qualifications on the board, such as...

Seanad: Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (25 Nov 2003)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for the courtesy with which he has addressed this Bill. We all hope it will succeed. One big difficulty I pointed out early last week was that it is not even a week since this Bill of 82 sections was published. I know this is not the Leader's fault. We welcome legislation into this House, but we like to go through it thoroughly. I hope that as the Minister of...