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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Mental Health Services: Seanad Public Consultation Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I apologise to Deputy Neville, but I am really under pressure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Mental Health Services: Seanad Public Consultation Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I will take the final question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Mental Health Services: Seanad Public Consultation Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: What was the word Deputy Ó Laoghaire used?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Mental Health Services: Seanad Public Consultation Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I will have to cut this short. Have everyone's questions been answered adequately?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Mental Health Services: Seanad Public Consultation Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Making the criteria for clinical nurse specialists and advance nurse practitioners less stringent will absolutely improve the services. I thank Mr. Peter Hughes for mentioning homelessness. Almost 3,000 children are homeless tonight in our city. Go raibh míle maith agaibh. Let us progress and mind our children. I will suspend the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Mental Health Services: Seanad Public Consultation Committee (28 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I was looking forward to hearing Dr. Shannon's presentation. I am delighted he is on the side of children. He has swept away the politics and engaged in straight talking in claiming the independence of his office. He has been very strong on that and about not being influenced. We have been comprehensively dealing with a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill in the Seanad. I regret that the...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I thank Senator Feighan for his remarks on the strange goings on in the North. I would like to reassure the Senator there is legislation in place to deal with those UVF flags. This is a one-sided issue. I know this House likes to appear balanced and point to republicans doing the same. I lived on the Ormeau Road for 12 years and we lived under those UVF flags. Despite the legislation and...

Seanad: University Hospital Waterford Cardiology Services: Statements (27 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: My colleagues and I extend our heartfelt condolences to the late Thomas Power's wife, Bernie, and their unborn child. I hope the closest in the family will protect, comfort and support them in such a time of need. At the heart of this matter is the question of whether University Hospital Waterford is a level 4 regional hospital providing tertiary care for the people of the south east. This...

Seanad: University Hospital Waterford Cardiology Services: Statements (27 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I again wish to raise the issue of homelessness, particularly in light of the stark and depressing report published this morning by Focus Ireland. In the 2015 annual report, Sr. Stan wrote that she thought it was the worst year for family homelessness but she was dismayed that 2016 was even worse. A total of 28 units were opened this morning in Harold’s Cross. The Minister for...

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I have been listening to the debate. There is a sharp contrast between the mood today and that which obtained in November, when the entire House and the packed Gallery celebrated. There was a great sense of achievement. Today, for some reason - I imagine it is skulduggery, but I have not got my head around it yet - there is delay after delay. Let us get the Bill through to Report Stage...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, to the House. I hope we can work collaboratively as we have done on the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. I congratulate Senator Freeman, who has vast experience and deep knowledge of the mental health landscape, and the two other Senators who are sponsoring this Bill. Pieta House's community hub approach is in line with what...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: For how long it lasts.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: Tuesday never happens.

Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, to the Chamber. I endorse the comments of my colleague, Senator Conway-Walsh, and welcome the Bill. I thank and acknowledge the brilliant Deputy Pearse Doherty for drafting this Bill and ensuring its progress to this stage. Like many in the House, I have been contacted by a large number of people who wanted to share their stories and say how...

Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: He got out of here alive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I welcome the witnesses. This whole process started with the recent publication of a report on foster care in Dublin South Central where I live which showed shocking and significant failures. Tusla has many questions to answer. We must try to separate the media frenzy that occurred in response to the cases of Grace and Mary from the facts. Tusla has the most difficult job to do in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: No, I am not. I asked the officials to describe the culture and working environment within Tusla and whether they feel the organisation is fit for purpose.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I wish to make an observation that possibly does not need a response. The committee has had representations from Empowering Children in Care, EPIC, the ISPCC, the Irish Foster Care Association, IFCA, and the Children's Rights Allowance. The gender balance is quite striking. I want to make that observation today. Is there clinical supervision of social workers? I am not ignoring the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: That would be good. If Mr. McBride has meetings and engagements with his 200 staff dotted around the country, will he invite me along to one of those? I would like to go along to see what happens at one of those.