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Seanad: Lost at Sea Scheme: Motion (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: Who is missing?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: Miriam O'Callaghan appeared to have them last night.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: Let us have a debate on the matter in the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: We will have an opportunity tomorrow to comment further on the financial situation and the deal which has been done. A number of very important points were made yesterday on the Order of Business in that regard. I send a very clear message that those who carry mortar and bomb making materials around the country have no support either from this House or the people.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: Members of the Garda and the Army were out in dreadful conditions in the early hours of the morning trying to deal with the materials the people in question were carrying around the country. As has been clearly shown, they have no support. We want to give the Garda and the Army every possible support to deal with the dissidents who are endangering the lives of others, including gardaí and...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: This is not to be politically correct.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: There is a campaign, See Change, to seek to change outdated attitudes. I appeal to all not to use such language, from which we want to move away. It is hard enough for people with mental health difficulties to deal with what faces them without listening to this language from a Minister in a most privileged position.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: He needs to be less childish in the way he deals with the responsibility of a Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: On a different health topic, this is World AIDS Day. The Irish Times has produced an excellent graphic detailing the scale of the problem with HIV and AIDS in this country. The HIV rate has doubled since 1999, despite the fact it peaked globally in that year. At an appropriate point we need to have a debate on this topic. Huge information and education issues continue to arise in this regard.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: Perhaps the Green Party will change its mind again.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: Was that an announcement?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: Does the Senator?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: On a point of order, the mental health budget has been cut disastrously, as the Senator knows.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is not a cheap political point.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is not a cheap political point.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: The mental health budget has been cut during the Government's stewardship, as Senator Boyle well knows.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: It has been cut dramatically.