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Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Those are the facts.

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Senator O'Malley should read the Minister's script.

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is mismanagement.

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: The then Minister, Deputy Martin, negotiated it with the Progressive Democrats as Government partners.

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: It was negotiated by a Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats Government.

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Where was the fiscal rectitude when the scheme was being negotiated?

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Government parties should take responsibility for their negotiations.

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Celtic tiger was mismanaged.

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: What did the Government do with all the money?

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: How did the Government focus on front-line services?

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Why were health and education so neglected when the money was available?

Seanad: Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Senator Twomey is making a very strong case for universal provision.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on human rights. Our human rights aspirations should be reflected in legislation. In recent months, organisations that promote human rights in Ireland have been attacked. This is clear from the reduced funding and budgetary changes in respect of the Irish Human Rights Commission, IHRC, which falls under the Good Friday Agreement, the...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Taoiseach is in Brussels to hammer out a deal with his European counterparts today which, it appears, will almost certainly result in another referendum in this country in less than 12 months. The Government failed to convince the people previously. It is extremely important, if the Taoiseach gets the clarification in Brussels and if the concerns of the people are met, that we have a...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: That is correct. We asked the Government to support the adjournment of the Second Stage debate.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: No. The question is, "That the debate be adjourned", in response to which we will say "Tá".

Seanad: Criminal Law (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: We want the debate to be adjourned. The information is correct.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: We do.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: Will the Leader reconsider not having an Order of Business on Fridays in this House? As Senator O'Toole raised this issue yesterday, I would ask the Leader to reconsider it. The precedent in the House has been that when there is business there would be an Order of Business and I would like to see us reverting to that. It is clear from the debate on and the international reaction to what has...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2008)

Frances Fitzgerald: This weekend's news headlines were dominated by two very serious news stories. The first was the recall announced on Saturday evening of all pork products following the contamination of pork by harmful dioxins. The initial coverage was not reassuring for consumers in terms of the effects of dioxins — that came later. It would have been preferable, however, had consumers been reassured...