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Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: The Senator is not allowed to mention someone unless he or she is a Member of this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: I support other Senators who asked the Leader to keep child protection to the fore of our agenda. I agree with all Senators who have spoken on this issue, in particular Senator Ó Murchú when he said we need several debates. We do need several debates. The Senator said, quite rightly, that what happened in Rome over the past few days was the beginning of a process. If it is the beginning...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: The question is that we would keep child protection to the fore of our agenda. I heard two priests on the radio this morning. They discussed why the pope could not see fit to meet one or two high-profile victims who would carry the message of those who had been abused and hear their pain at first hand. Michael O'Brien asked that there be a message on Easter Sunday from the pope - that was...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: I rise to support my colleague, Senator Alex White, in seeking a debate on a report which is hot off the press given it was only launched during the past hour. As Senator White correctly stated, it is a consensus report. It is the first time ever we have had all-party consensus on such an important topic as children's rights. The timing in this regard is correct in light of the Murphy,...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: I rise to support Senator Buttimer — I see him smiling, because I do not often support him — in his call for the resumption of social partnership. None of us needs to look too deeply to see the social unrest out there at the moment as a result of the economic downturn. There is an onus on every one of us to encourage anyone we know on either side — whether the Government or political...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: Senator Fitzgerald is right to say there are more important stories than the George Lee story. I ask the Leader to organise a debate on mental health services. I have asked for such a debate on several occasions. The George Lee story was captured by the media all day yesterday. Perhaps one eighth of that time could have been devoted to mental health issues such as obesity, eating...

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: I am rising before my time. I did not believe I would be called so soon. I welcome the Minister to the Chamber and am delighted she is present to hear what Senators are discussing. I am sure Senator Buttimer agrees. These statements highlight the concern surrounding head shops. I did not know much about head shops until a few people contacted me about them just before and over Christmas....

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Feb 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, and thank him for doing an excellent job. As Senator Healy Eames pointed out, he is here for the duration of the Second Stage debate on the Bill. That does not surprise me because he takes ownership of and a great interest in his brief, on which I commend him. I was listening to the debate in my office before I came to the Chamber. It...

Seanad: Tourism Promotion (27 Jan 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: Does the Minister of State have that information?

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: I support other Senators who have concerns about head shops. In the last six to nine months these shops have mushroomed throughout the country. Wherever I go, whether I am out shopping or going for a walk, I am constantly meeting parents of children as young as nine or ten and up to 16, who are worried about their sons and daughters. They may not even be going into the shops but are...

Seanad: Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (Resumed) (9 Dec 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews. He is doing good work, and I note how quickly he read himself into his brief. Senator Fitzgerald and I sit on the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children and of all Ministers, he certainly plays his part. That has to be acknowledged and is very much appreciated. Where does one start when it comes to debating...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: I read in the health supplement of The Irish Times this morning an article on bullying in schools. I was shocked to see that boys as young as six to nine years of age are being bullied in the most horrific manner. In many cases parents are not even be aware of what is going on. I raise this is because I again want to ask the Leader not to forget about having a debate on mental health when...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: I support the call by Senator McDonald for a debate on the recently launched report on the participation of women in politics. It was said to me recently that if Lehman Bros had been Lehman Sisters we would not be in the mess we are in today.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: It is obvious this is a male dominated Chamber. I call on the Deputy Leader to set aside some time next week for a debate on the long awaited report on child abuse in the Dublin diocese which is being launched this afternoon. It is welcome and long overdue. It will bring closure for some people but for others it will be a re-opening of the raw pain they had to live through. Could a couple...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: I will be interested in the Minister's reply. I echo Senator Burke's sentiments, in particular as somebody who receives a nomination from the Defence Forces. As I said earlier, I would not be here if I did not. The Minister will be heartened by today's debate and the number of Senators showing interest in it. That has always been the way in regard to his Ministry. It is heartening for...

Seanad: Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: That is unparliamentary language.

Seanad: Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Nov 2009)

Geraldine Feeney: Why does the Senator not use the Irish word "liathróidí"?