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Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: I call the Minister to speak on group 3, the subject matter of amendment No. 3.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: Does the Minister wish to speak?

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: I call the Minister to address group 4, the subject matter of amendment No. 4.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: I ask the Minister to speak to group 5, the subject matter of amendment No. 5.

Seanad: Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: Given the contribution I made earlier, I must say to Senator Norris and the Labour Party I do not see anything wrong with that amendment. I heard a lovely couple, two women who live in County Kildare, being interviewed, perhaps on "The Late Late Show" or on the radio. Between them they had two children, the biological children of one of the women. They spoke about no arrangement being in...

Seanad: Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, and I thank him for staying the course with us, as he is with this important legislation. I am very proud of the Bill and I am very pleased to be associated with it. I listened to the Minister from my office because I was preparing to speak on it. I heard him state it is ground-breaking legislation and he thanked the Attorney General and his...

Seanad: Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: There is a name for people like me. I shouted back that of all the Ministers he is one who cannot be got at. The Minister will go down in history and history will be very kind to him. Future generations will look back at today's debate as we have looked back at the debate on the Health (Family Planning)(Amendment) Act in 1985 when Des O'Malley, the father of the Senator sitting beside me,...

Seanad: Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: -----but I stood up and got a right earful and lashing from people around me. I believe if one has it in one's heart, one should let it come out. This matter is in my heart and I am glad we are here today putting through this legislation. No one has a monopoly on everything. I look forward to the debate and to hearing views opposing mine. I shall make one point on the conscience clause....

Seanad: Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: The Senator has two minutes. I ask him to address the Chair.

Seanad: Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: Only if the Senator can do so in two seconds.

Seanad: Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: I remind Senators that time is limited and that a great number of speakers are offering. I ask everyone to respect the Chair in the allocation of time. I call Senator Walsh who has 15 minutes.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: As Senator Fitzgerald correctly pointed out, the Second Stage debate on this Bill, which took place last week when the Chamber was not, perhaps, quite so full, was very special. There was a real air of empathy in respect of the staff, board and friends of St. Luke's. Everyone recognises the wonderful, valued care that is administered to people at St. Luke's, regardless of whether it is...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: Can I also ask about the money that has been raised by the Friends of St. Luke's Hospital? The Minister of State might not know that €26 million has been raised by the group. The funds in question are probably not with the HSE. I hope they are not, because the HSE would probably spend them on something else. I am sure the Friends of St. Luke's Hospital have their own bank account. The...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: St. Luke's will remain open until-----

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: She is clearly not like him.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: We all support the cancer control programme. When we get down to the small print, it is important to read it and to support it. We understand that we cannot have the St. Luke's service operating independently of the other specialist centres. The Minister of State outlined that to us the other day. Before Professor Tom Keane came here to implement the cancer control programme, Ireland was...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (1 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: I, too, welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Áine Brady, to the Chamber and thank her for her presentation. I am delighted to be associated with the Second Stage of this Bill. I congratulate my colleague, Senator Fitzgerald. It was a pleasure to listen to her presentation.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (1 Jul 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: She spoke from the heart with such knowledge. I can see she has a genuine compassion and concern for what is happening here today. That probably comes from all sides of the House, where everybody, whether one has had members of one's family or one's friends affected by cancer, knows somebody who has been through St. Luke's. Thankfully, I have never had anybody close to me there, but I have...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (30 Jun 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: There are warfarin clinics all over.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jun 2010)

Geraldine Feeney: The Minister made the point I intended to make. On Second Stage, I pointed out that, based on the figures the Minister gave us this morning relating to families, the cost works out at roughly €2.50 on average per month, per family. Even if it was €2.50 per week per family, it is still a very small charge. If Senator Fitzgerald really believes people will do without medicine because...

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