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Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003 [ Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil ] : Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister and his officials. The Minister is having an effect already because I went to the unveiling of the Daniel O'Connell painting downstairs at 5 p.m. at which we were offered glasses of water and cups of tea. No substantial meal was being served. The Minister is having an effect already, although they are not yet offering Horlicks at these receptions. An aspect of the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: I second Senator Hayes's proposal. What disturbs me about the report by the inspector of prisons is that none of us appears to have received it before the press. It does not appear to have been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, yet the press appear to have been able to get copies of it. I wish that sort of thing, which happens all too frequently, did not occur.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages. (3 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: They were not.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages. (3 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: Some of them were.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages. (3 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister to the House and I thank him for his very clear explanation of the amendments before us. I am one of those who feels it would have been better if the Minister had rewritten the Bill – to see why, one needs only compare the size of the original Bill to the number of amendments. The House would have given the Minister the necessary time. We are very quick workers around...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: May I make one comment on the Crumlin Hospital case? During the debate on health I said how bad morale was among the staff of the health service at present. This tragic case will have a devastating effect on the nurses in particular who are in close contact with patients and we will lose even more of them. I support the call for a debate on the Department of Transport. When the former Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: We are looking for black holes in the health service where money is being wasted, but what sort of waste of money is this exercise? I said I thought the whole exercise was pointless. She asked how many people I employ: two half people. I asked where she got my name and she replied from the Department of Transport. What is the Department of Transport doing carrying out surveys like this? What...

Seanad: Nuclear Safety: Motion. (2 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate him and his officials on a splendid speech which has given me more insight into nuclear power than I had before the debate began. The Government has been very wise in actively pursuing the issue of Sellafield, as have previous Governments which took up this issue. As well as monitoring Sellafield, however, will the Minister ensure we keep...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: I support what Senator Brian Hayes said about the Immigration Bill. It has been very good that the Leader has managed to have so much legislation initiated in the House and most would agree that it has been well debated. However, it is treating the House shabbily if a Bill is changed completely at short notice. As I could not obtain a copy of the amendments tabled on Report Stage in the...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Bill 2002: Committee Stage. (1 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: Amendments Nos. 23 and 24 are related and may be taken together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Foreign Conflicts. (1 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and praise the initiative by the Department of Foreign Affairs, who, with Ireland Aid, Trócaire and Burma Action Ireland, organised a 12-day visit to Ireland for ten exiled leaders of ethnic nationalities from Burma. The courses and workshops they attended, both North and South of the Border, and which the Department was involved in organising,...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Foreign Conflicts. (1 Jul 2003)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I am quite sure he is right to say it is best that nearby Asian countries bring pressure to bear but it is truly dreadful to think that when EU Ministers travel to Bali, Suu Kyi might still be imprisoned in Burma.

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Roche. I also welcome the Bill. I was one of those who was not very critical of the way in which the then Minister of State, Mr. Molloy, introduced taxi deregulation. As I live within a mile and a half of the city centre, I tend to walk or take public transport. If the need arises, I take a taxi when I go in or out of the city. Before deregulation it...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: —and that he was subsequently convicted of a further offence. It needs to be made clear that the assessment of those who intend to drive taxis will be thorough and that reference will be made to the sex offenders register. When I was working, I often put my young children into a taxi to send them somewhere. In such circumstances one must be totally assured as to the moral quality of a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: A framework convention on tobacco control was adopted by the World Health Organisation at the end of last month. This is the first global health treaty. The Minister for Health and Children has a very good record on tobacco control. This treaty needs to be signed and ratified by 40 member states of the United Nations in order to come into force. The Leader should encourage the Minister to...

Seanad: Council Regulation on Procedures for amending the Sirene Manual: Referral to Joint Committee. - Health Service Reform: Statements (Resumed). (25 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State. I found these two reports extremely interesting reading. I have been reading reports on the health service for quite a while now – I remember when the Fitzgerald report was issued because it resulted in my having to do a great deal of extra work. Professor George Fegan, for whom I worked at the time, was involved with the report and I remember the grave...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: A Freeman of the city of Dublin, Aung San Suu Kyi, the democratically elected leader of the Burmese people, has been imprisoned in Burma for over a month by the military Government, although there is no charge or conviction against her. People in this country, especially the members of Burma Action Ireland, have expressed grave concern to me about her safety and, indeed, her health. Will the...

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I second the amendment.

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I second the amendment and thank Senator Norris for tabling it again. I was more concerned after the reply from the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform to my amendment which was worded the same as this one on Committee Stage. In this country we have a long tradition of private institutions carrying out functions for the State. As I pointed out when we had...

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I did not mean that they were excluded. I just wanted to be sure that they are definitely included.