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Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: Senator Buttimer is quite right. This is about accountability and responsibility. Let us make this House work. Let us have people in here when they are needed on the day they are needed.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: We also obviously need an investigation-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: -----into why this has happened.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: May I just say-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: If this can happen in one of our most modern hospitals-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: -----we need an investigation into why.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: A number of weeks ago, there were requests from both sides of the House for a debate on women's participation in public life in Ireland following the very successful report in which Senator Bacik was involved. We asked for a debate this week given that yesterday was international women's day. I ask the Leader if that debate can take place as soon as possible. I propose an amendment to the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Ombudsman indicated she believes these Houses are not able to do their work, as was clear from the decision to ignore the recommendations of her report. I could say much more about the widespread anger caused by Government lack of responsibility in these matters.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: Dead right.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: It will be bad as long as his party is in government.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: Now, now. The Senator is talking about his own party.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Senator is talking about his own party.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: We had 20 years of it from Senator Hanafin's party.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is about Twitter.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: The business of government is being disrupted again by talk of jobs for the Green Party.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: Perhaps Senator Boyle will comment on this, if he is in the House later.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: This is serious, given that we have such critical issues that must be dealt with. Yesterday we discussed the banks, job creation and the critical decisions that need to be taken to ensure credit starts flowing. This morning Fine Gael placed a copy of the report, TF — A Case Review 1983 to 2002, on the Order Paper. I want the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children,...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Mar 2010)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is a sad reflection on the Taoiseach and the Government that this report has not been published and that it is eight years since the child died after an appallingly sad and difficult life. I move an amendment to the Order of Business that the Minister comes to the House to discuss this.