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Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Bill on several fronts. Obviously, the most important aspect of it is the Part which refers to the plain packaging of tobacco and the potential health benefits this amendment can deliver. Ireland has been a world leader in enacting progressive legislation to reduce tobacco consumption. This is certainly another measure that will continue that strategy. This legislation has...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Máire Devine: Lucky you.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: Congratulations to Martin on his appointment as Clerk of Seanad Éireann. Well done. It is well deserved. Most of all, enjoy it, if you can. I refer to the legal challenge which was made against the operation of the Committee of Public Accounts, alleged to have been a witch-hunt against the previous CEO of Rehab Group. I welcome the finding that the court had no power to intervene in...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: No.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: We should use it responsibly.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: I take the opportunity to commend the work of An Garda Síochána in the past ten months and particularly in the past week in interrupting the deadly activities of the major international criminal gangs operating in Dublin city which have bases throughout Europe. The activities of crime gangs are feared throughout the city by families and communities who are wondering when the next...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (25 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister of State and thank her for coming to the House to address the lack of a co-ordinator post within the South Inner City Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force. I hope she has good news for me in order that the issue can be resolved today to the benefit of the community. The staff of the task force had intended to be present for this debate, but they were unable to come...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (25 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: I thank the Minister of State for what appears to be good news, although my naivety has been bashed out of me a little by the nuances of the responses provided by politicians. The staff of the south inner city drug and alcohol task force were not aware of the information the Minister of State has provided and believed the position in question had been suppressed or ignored. While they were...

Seanad: Health Service: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: In case I do not go over time and have some left,-----

Seanad: Health Service: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: -----could Senator Conway-Walsh take the remainder?

Seanad: Health Service: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: No, because I am not sure how much I have. We will see, given the rush on time.

Seanad: Health Service: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: I thank the Minister of State for attending. Is the Minister swapping out?

Seanad: Health Service: Statements (25 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: It is time that we accepted that the health service is on dodgy life support in intensive care. Yesterday, 520 of our citizens were lying on trolleys throughout the State. This figure is growing towards the dangerously high levels seen over the Christmas period. The INMO's trolley figures date back almost a decade. They were unwanted at the time and it took a fight to get them accepted,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Weight of Schoolbags: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: I thank the delegations for attending. Twenty years on since the working group reported on this issue in 1997, I am sure schoolbags have got heavier. The baseline for musculoskeletal pain must be impacted on by the extra load. It was stated that prior to the weight of schoolbags becoming an issue, children had reported musculoskeletal pain. Is it what we used to call "growing pains"?...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: I commend the Irish Family Planning Association, IFPA, which I was delighted to host this morning for a presentation on screening for cervical cancer in the audiovisual room of Leinster House. This awareness event was part of the Europe-wide Pearl of Wisdom campaign which aims to highlight the importance of women undertaking regular smear tests. The IFPA is running many events throughout...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: No. Please rephrase that.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jan 2017)

Máire Devine: It was well attended.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)

Máire Devine: I am going to read from notes. Is that okay?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)

Máire Devine: I note the launch today of the HSE's campaign to lure nurses back in an appeal to their sentimental sides at Christmas. The plan is to hold three open recruitment days with walk-in interviews at the HSE's Dublin headquarters where up to 1,000 full and part-time positions are on offer. The message from the Minister is going to be, "We need you back". This is going to take place over the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2016)

Máire Devine: Who suggested that? On a point of order, I want to know if Senator Burke is targeting me with his claim.