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School Accommodation. (28 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Deputy Deenihan is indefatigable. I make this reply on behalf of the Minister who will undoubtedly be made aware of the problems of the school in the course of her visitation to Tralee tomorrow. I thank the Deputy for raising the matter as it affords me the opportunity to outline to the House the strategy of the Department of Education and Science for capital investment in education projects....

State Pathologist. (28 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am replying on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell. I thank Deputy Costello for raising the matter and for giving the Minister the opportunity to clarify the position on this issue. The Minister is fully aware of the demanding and complex work carried out by the State pathologists and pays a special tribute to their professionalism and...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Garda vetting services are available in respect of public health sector employees with substantial unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults. This has been the case over many years. The Garda Commissioner established a working group on Garda vetting to examine the enhancement of the vetting service. This working group made a series of broad ongoing recommendations to expand and...

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (26 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for children taken into care. I understand that the Health Service Executive, northern area has contacted the...

Written Answers — Children Act 2001: Children Act 2001 (20 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There are three parts in the Children Act 2001 which specifically relate to the health area. Part 2 establishes for the first time on a statutory basis the family welfare conference. Part 3 amends the Child Care Act 1991 by inserting two new parts, Part 4A, which imposes duties on the Health Service Executive in relation to a child who may be in need of special care or protection, and Part...

Irish Blood Transfusion Service. (20 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I thank Deputy Lynch for raising this matter. I make this reply on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is a national organisation that plays an essential role in the health services of this State. Despite the challenges of recent years, not least the particular difficulty presented by vCJD, the service has risen to...

Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Applications for inter-country adoption are processed by the Health Services Executive, HSE, under the Adoption Acts 1952 to 1998, as amended by the Health Act 2004. The process of assessment of applicants for inter-country adoption is set out in a framework for inter-country assessment introduced in 1999 to streamline assessments and to provide a transparent system centred on the child's...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Yes, I am trying to assist the Senator.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Senator Henry rightly says that an "approved medical officer" is defined as someone practising in the State because it imports the conditions set out in the definition of "consultant psychiatrist" in section 2 of the Mental Health Act 2001. Those conditions include a person who is employed by a health board or by an approved centre or whose name is entered in the division of psychiatry of the...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Yes.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: That is dealt with separately. It does not affect the Mental Health Commission whatsoever. I refer to the body being established under this legislation. Government amendment No. 155 limits membership of that body to approved medical officers. Consultant psychiatrists, therefore, cannot obtain such an appointment.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Interpretation Act 1937 provides that the word "oath" in the case of a person for the time being allowed by law to affirm instead of swearing includes an affirmation. Under this legislation, therefore, affirmation applies wherever the word "oath" is used. The Minister consulted Parliamentary Counsel on these amendments and is satisfied there is no need to include the words "or...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The purpose of paragraph (b) is to provide for circumstances where a person is detained in a designated centre which is also a prison, something which is envisaged by the legislation. Prisons do not have clinical directors and, therefore, the duties and powers in section 12 are conferred on the governor as head of the prison. However, provision is made for appropriate advice to be provided to...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Minister undertook on Committee Stage to propose a more appropriate wording than "disposal" on Report Stage. The Minister now proposes to substitute for the words "for the patient's disposal" the formula "as to how the patient should be dealt with". I hope Senators will find that acceptable.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In explaining the Government amendments, I may be able to assist the Senator to an extent. The substantive amendments being proposed by the Minister arise from concerns that have been expressed for some time, both at home and abroad, about the system of certification, decertification and transfer of persons detained for appropriate psychiatric treatment in the Central Mental Hospital. The...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Yes.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The earlier provisions cover that issue.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Minister wished me to thank Senator Henry for raising this matter in the first instance.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: This is a technical drafting amendment. Is it grouped with amendments Nos. 141 to 143?

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (19 Apr 2005)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Yes because the amendment addresses a matter raised by Senator Henry and other Senators on Committee Stage. Having considered the matter since Committee Stage, the Minister has decided to give effect to amendment No. 141 relating to an officer or servant of the designated centre. What is proposed by way of amendment No. 140 is that the insertion of the word "shall" after "Síochána" will...

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