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- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I support Senators Darragh O'Brien and Colm Burke on the urgency of the life-saving drug for cystic fibrosis. We are talking about lives and lives must come first. The Government must please wake up on the issue. I would appreciate if the Leader could communicate the issue to the Minister for Health. I agree with Senator Lorraine Higgins on the issue she raised. The flooding is most...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Gabh mo leithscéal, pro-choice agencies were recommending-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: -----how to get the abortion pill, that was not taken as bona fide proof.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: There are many questions to be answered. If those are lawful and good practices to be approved by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for use by the public service broadcaster, then they can be used by every other agency in this country. I do not believe they are honourable practices.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Can the Senator clarify what that means? What parties is he referring to?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Will the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources come to the House to address practices?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I wish to make a point of order.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Will the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources come to the House to address the practices involved?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That is my question.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That is my question.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I asked my question.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Is the matter all over?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Is it all over?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Leader did not hear my question until today, with respect.
- Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister of State had to read through the amendments.
- Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I move amendment No. 5:In page 10, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:“ “chemical restraint” is the intentional use of medication to control or modify a person’s behaviour or to ensure a patient is compliant or not capable of resistance, when no medically identified condition is being treated, where the treatment is not necessary for the condition, or...
- Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: In some cases, I understand there is. Amendment No. 245 further states: "Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), the appropriate use of drugs to reduce symptoms in the treatment of a medical condition does not constitute chemical restraint but the administration of such medication should be clearly documented on the relevant person's file and the reasons for the administration of...
- Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Exactly.
- Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I also believe a definition is vital because we must have agreement on what we are talking about. When SAGE put its case to me, I had to ask what was meant by the term "chemical restraint" because I wanted to make sure we were talking about the same thing. This Bill, without a definition of chemical restraint, will not be strong enough to prevent the use of drugs to control behaviour for...
- Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes.