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Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (19 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister and his officials for the time and effort they have put into this Bill. I do not know how well it will work but we must try to make sure it does. Some sections will make a big impact, for example, those which provide for the ending of the happy hour and sponsorship within pubs and the decision to keep young teenagers out of pubs. These are important measures. I have...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I support Senator Terry's comments on the Intoxicating Liquor Bill, which is complicated legislation. Perhaps there could be a bigger gap between Second and Committee Stages. We all know there is a grave shortage of acute hospital beds in this city, not least in the children's hospitals. A few months ago the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: To children who are being fostered.

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Second Stage. (18 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and I welcome the legislation, although I feel it is inadequate in some ways. There has been a sense of disappointment that this legislation was not brought forward earlier. That is why I am glad it is before the House today. The Minister is very lucky because he has had two bites at this cherry – first, as Attorney General, and,...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I thank Senator Maurice Hayes for sharing his time with me.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: The Seanad got the Leader instead.

Seanad: Interest Rates Reduction: Statements. (12 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: Before we continue, I wish to make clear that it was agreed that this business would conclude at 1 p.m. Senator Higgins has ten minutes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: In order that the Deputy Leader is quite sure which non-Government motion we would like the House to support, it is No. 29, which does not use the word "occupying"—

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: —although under the Geneva Convention it is quite in order to refer to the United States and United Kingdom forces as occupying powers.

Seanad: Humanitarian Issues in Post-War Iraq: Statements (Resumed). (11 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I second the motion proposed by Senator Norris. I am glad the Minister of State used the word "occupation". It is difficult to make an appeal under the Geneva Convention concerning the responsibilities of occupying powers unless one admits those forces are in a position of occupation, which is what the invading armies are in Iraq.

Seanad: Autism Services: Statements. (11 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I thank Senator Ross for sharing his time with me. I also thank him for initiating this debate and for explaining so clearly the practical problems that the parents of the children we are discussing are having. Like Senator Ross, I too am rather disappointed by the statements of the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley. His statement focused on staffing, which is all very well, but as...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: You, a Chathaoirligh, and other Senators will have received the Irish Council for Science, Technology and Innovation's statement, published by Forfás, on embedding the pharmaceutical and chemical sector in Ireland. This is an important statement because the pharmaceutical and chemical industries are our main exporters. At the same time, however, the Government fixes the prices of...

Seanad: Convention on the Future of Europe: Statements. (10 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: Senator Bradford, without interruption, please. Senator McDowell will have his turn shortly.

Seanad: Convention on the Future of Europe: Statements. (10 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I wish to share my time with Senator Lydon.

Seanad: Convention on the Future of Europe: Statements. (10 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I want to congratulate all those who have been involved in the negotiations. They have been conducted on behalf not only of Ireland but of Europe. This is a particularly attractive aspect of the way the negotiators have gone about things. I regretted very much the fact that – as I said at the Forum on Europe – all the Irish politicians who...

Seanad: Private Business. - The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Charters Amendment) Bill 2002: Report Stage and Final Stages. (10 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I may be a graduate of another medical school, Trinity College, but on behalf of my colleagues in the Royal College of Surgeons, I thank the Clerk Assistant, the Leas-Chathaoirleach, Senator Paddy Burke, the Leader, who chaired the committee – and all those who sat as members thereof – for the expeditious and kind way they dealt with this important Bill and for ensuring that it went was...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2002. (10 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I welcome the Minister of State. When the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2002 was brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas in April last year, it was stated in the explanatory memorandum that the legislation was being brought forward as a matter of urgency. More than one year later, it has still not been implemented. I agreed at the time that it was needed as a matter of urgency...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2002. (10 Jun 2003)

Mary Henry: I thank the Minister of State for that very useful reply.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 May 2003)

Mary Henry: It is good that it seems as if teams from all countries will be able to attend the Special Olympics. Will the Leader ask the Minister for Health and Children to inform the House how he proposes to organise medical coverage of the games in view of the fact that public health doctors are still on strike and the dispute seems nowhere near being settled? It is very serious to think holding a...

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (28 May 2003)

Mary Henry: I support Senator Quinn's proposal. One supposedly distinctive feature of the Seanad is that it is the more reflective Chamber. The Bill is not extremely urgent. We have had a tremendous debate and I suggest that the Leader propose that the scheduling of Report Stage be carefully considered in the morning.