Results 1-20 of 16,537 for speaker:Brian Lenihan Jnr

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (23 Oct 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have no plans to visit Newcastle West. The Senator will be aware that the Minister of State, Deputy Callely, has been assigned special responsibility for the elderly at the Department of Health and Children. I take this opportunity, on behalf of my colleague the Minister for Health and Children, to set out the current position of the health services. I thank the Senators for their...

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (23 Oct 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Thank you.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Medical Indemnity Claims. (23 Oct 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am replying to this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin. I will have to trespass on your patience, a Chathaoirligh, as this is a somewhat complex and technical matter. One of the great difficulties which arises when litigation is resorted to is how to assist those who have a very great need. Some people are able to obtain substantial,...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Cancer Treatment Services. (21 Nov 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I thank the Senator for raising this matter on the Adjournment and for giving me this opportunity on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, to set out the current position on the development of radiotherapy services nationally and in the Mid-Western Health Board specifically. As the Senator is aware, the Minister established an expert working group on...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Cancer Treatment Services. (21 Nov 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There was no information in my reply on that. If necessary, I can ask officials from the Department to communicate with the Senator.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Hospital Accommodation. (21 Nov 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am dealing with this matter on behalf of my colleague the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, who is fully aware and appreciative of the services Roscommon County Hospital provides for the population in its catchment area. Throughout the years the hospital has served the community well in areas such as surgery, medicine, geriatric assessment and psychiatry, as well as providing...

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption by Young People: Statements. (11 Dec 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There is no denying the extent of under age drinking in Ireland. However, the problem of drinking is not restricted to under age or young categories but affects all age groups. The Health Behaviour in School Aged Children survey, published in 1999, found that over half of young people begin experimenting with alcohol before the age of 12. In the younger age groups, under 15 years, more boys...

Seanad: Primary Education: Motion. (11 Dec 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I made no promises.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Colleges of Education. (12 Dec 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am glad the Senator has given me the opportunity to outline the position regarding capital development at Mary Immaculate College of Education, Limerick. The Minister for Education and Science acknowledges the contribution and commitment of Mary Immaculate College of Education to teacher education in this country. Its response to the demand for additional primary teaching places is...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Cervical Smear Tests. (12 Dec 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Does the Senator want to outline the position at greater length?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Cervical Smear Tests. (12 Dec 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Minister for Health and Children and I thank the Senator for raising this important matter. The Senator's concerns relate to the restricted availability of smear kits in the South Eastern Health Board area. These kits are supplied by the board to smeartakers, predominantly GPs, in order to assist them in the provision of services in the case of women who present for opportunistic cervical...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (17 Dec 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The purpose of this Bill is to remedy a defect in the Domestic Violence Act, 1996, which resulted in the Supreme Court on 9 October declaring section 4(3) of the Act unconstitutional. In doing this, the Bill restores to our courts the power to make interim barring orders ex parte.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (17 Dec 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: This is very important because the power to grant an interim barring order ex parte is essential in certain cases to protect innocent persons in their home. That is an important jurisdiction and, since the Supreme Court decision, the courts have not been in a position to exercise that jurisdiction because that power has not been available to them. In such circumstances, it will be important...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Dec 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: A Minister has to be in this House for legislation.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Dec 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I thank Senators for their contributions and the constructive way in which they have approached this measure. It is an important measure that has been necessitated by the decision of the Supreme Court. This debate has been wide-ranging, covering not only the legislation but exploring the implications of violence in family relationships and the resultant problems posed for our health services....

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (17 Dec 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The amendment promises much but fulfils little in the sense that it does not provide the desiderata or criteria which are to be operated on by the courts. This is the difficulty with the amendment, which I cannot accept. It is an important issue and I understand the motivation behind the amendment. The amendment says that the phrase "having regard to the circumstances of the particular case,"...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (17 Dec 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I will not rap the Senator's knuckles.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (17 Dec 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: We are all legally qualified.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (17 Dec 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: No one has a monopoly on legal expertise in this House. We are not the first with the best intentions to have created the worst, as Shakespeare once said. I agree that we must be careful about the words we use. The phrase "necessary or expedient" was mentioned. That was included in the original legislation. Expediency as well as necessity were imported as ideas from the original legislation....

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages. (17 Dec 2002)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is an exceptional development.