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Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2007)

Nicky McFadden: I move amendment No. 27: In page 4, before section 4, to insert the following new section: "4.—The Minister shall, within 3 months of the commencement of this Act, lay before each House of the Oireachtas, a report on the number of eligible persons and proportion thereof availing of the Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance, among low income families.". This amendment is similar to...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Nicky McFadden: I wish to ask the Leader once again about the Clonbrusk primary care unit in Athlone. I have a press release dated 3 December which states that having reconsidered the project, the committee recommended that it be approved to progress through planning and construction in accordance with the capital projects, etc. When I previously asked the Leader about this issue I stated we did not need...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Nicky McFadden: It would be a great place for a centre of excellence.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Nicky McFadden: And responses I received in respect of questions I did not even pose.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Nicky McFadden: I will do better on the next occasion.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Nicky McFadden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2008)

Nicky McFadden: Young people in the midlands are being denied access to free dental care. Will the Leader invite the Minister for Health and Children to outline to the House whether this is an issue that relates specifically to the midlands and to explain the medical care provisions for children from when they begin primary school until the age of 16? Free dental care should be available to children...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2008)

Nicky McFadden: I raise with the Leader the issue of the primary care unit in Athlone. Before Christmas I asked about the lack of progress on the primary care unit in Athlone since the designs were first drawn up in 1999. The property has been purchased and nothing is happening. I am disappointed that I have got no response from the Leader and that nothing seems to be happening. I appreciate it was...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Nicky McFadden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Nicky McFadden: Last week I raised the issue of the proposed primary care unit in Athlone and the Leader suggested that I had the same access to the HSE as he did. In that context, I duly contacted the HSE but the manager, who did his best to give me as good an answer as possible, said that the unit falls under a national directive. I ask the Leader, as a member of the Government, to find out from the HSE...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Nicky McFadden: Or the Athlone sewerage scheme.

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (13 Feb 2008)

Nicky McFadden: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach and welcome the Minister of State back to the House. He was in the House the last time I raised an Adjournment matter and I thank him. I wish to raise a pressing issue regarding the Athlone main drainage project and the Government's failure to allocate adequate funds to the scheme, as promised by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local...

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (13 Feb 2008)

Nicky McFadden: I thank the Minister of State for his reply, which I welcome. He is acknowledging that €15 million is being allocated. However, how is the shortfall of €65 million to be met? The Minister of State said the Department will be responding to the council very shortly. What does he mean by "very shortly" in light of the delay of seven or eight years?

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (13 Feb 2008)

Nicky McFadden: The total cost of the project is €80 million.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2008)

Nicky McFadden: I support the call by Senator Ross for a debate on autism. I also raise the issue of stray dogs and our desperate disregard for dogs. I ask the Leader to invite the Minister to come into the House to discuss this topic. In County Westmeath last year we destroyed more than 600 dogs while in the whole of Scotland last year that number was not destroyed. It is all about awareness and lack of...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2008)

Nicky McFadden: I wish to draw the House's attention to the plight of the former employees of Gentex, a factory in Athlone which closed in the mid 1980s, causing severe financial hardship for a number of families. It appears that New Ireland Assurance was attempting to wrap up a pension plan when it discovered that all payments had not been made. New Ireland Assurance informed Mercer, which is the trustee...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2008)

Nicky McFadden: Or in the midlands.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2008)

Nicky McFadden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2008)

Nicky McFadden: By whom? The Fianna Fáil led Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2008)

Nicky McFadden: Will the Leader invite the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to the House to discuss indigenous business? It was very sad last Friday to hear the announcement of the 500 redundancies in Arnotts, a company that has provided fantastic service in our capital city for many years. Some of the employees had worked for 30 years in Arnotts. This will change the face of shopping in...