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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2007)

Nicky McFadden: I call for a debate in this House on the severe water shortage affecting this city. I am deeply concerned about the abstraction of 350 million litres of water from Lough Ree as proposed by Dublin City Council. It would be a grave disservice to the people of the midlands were this to occur and it would severely upset not only the flora and fauna but also boat users and tourists. Given that...

Seanad: Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Sep 2007)

Nicky McFadden: On the appropriateness or otherwise of the Minister having a role in the VHI with a view to encouraging competition, as Senator Quinn stated, it is wholly appropriate that the Minister should have clear control over pricing. This is a crucial responsibility because we have seen, following the privatisation of Telecom Éireann and Aer Lingus, that it is unsatisfactory to have no control over...

Seanad: Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Sep 2007)

Nicky McFadden: It is because they are not accessible.

Seanad: Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (27 Sep 2007)

Nicky McFadden: We want a community-based service.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2007)

Nicky McFadden: I support Senator Leyden's call for a debate on the health services. He has been consistent in his opposition to the recommendations of the Hanly report, attending along with myself and Senator Cassidy public meetings against it in Athlone. I have serious concerns that acute operations will be finished and accident and emergency services will be downgraded at Portiuncula Hospital. While we...

Seanad: Shannon Airport: Statements (10 Oct 2007)

Nicky McFadden: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, for attending this debate. The Minister for Transport and the Marine needs to intervene and reinstate the Shannon to Heathrow services. I do not believe it is a fait accompli, nor do I accept the links are gone. The Minister still has a chance to intervene. Aer Lingus has proposed an extraordinary general meeting on expanding its fleet. The...

Seanad: Water Supply. (10 Oct 2007)

Nicky McFadden: I wish to share time with Senator Ryan. In 2006, Dublin City Council published a draft feasibility study in which three options were considered to meet the projected water demands of the greater Dublin area. The options were to abstract water from the River Shannon at Lough Ree, abstraction from the River Slaney, River Barrow or both and abstraction and desalination of sea water from Dublin...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Nicky McFadden: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (17 Oct 2007)

Nicky McFadden: I do not doubt that the Minister of State, Deputy Pat Carey, is sincere. I applaud him on his allocation of €50 million for dealing with this serious issue. This is another crap report, however. I apologise if that is unparliamentary language. All its aspirations are worthwhile and sincere. No work has been done on prevention or treatment in my local area. We do not have a regional...

Seanad: Serious Crime: Motion (17 Oct 2007)

Nicky McFadden: Senator Jim Walsh claims the Fine Gael Party is simply opposing for the sake of it. We are not and have a proud tradition of having the two best Ministers for Justice the State ever had, Paddy Cooney and Nora Owen.

Seanad: Serious Crime: Motion (17 Oct 2007)

Nicky McFadden: This country again needs a policy of zero tolerance. I welcome the Minister's comments on rolling out CCTV in major towns. I will, however, remind him that the roll-out of CCTV in Athlone was first mooted in 1998. Last year, the then Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Michael McDowell, said Athlone would have it in several weeks. We are still waiting. Recently, there have...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Nicky McFadden: As for the issue I wished to raise on the Adjournment in respect of Bord Gáis, I am aware this matter pertains to the regulator. The Leader should ask the Minister to raise with the regulator the issue regarding the connection to the network of Moate, County Westmeath. Bord Gáis was supposed to connect the towns of Moate, Kilbeggan, Kinnegad and Edenderry this year. However, due to the...

Seanad: Suicide Prevention Strategy: Statements. (24 Oct 2007)

Nicky McFadden: I attended a course in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, ASIST, last Friday and Saturday in Athlone. It was an intensive course, provided by the Health Service Executive to equip members of the community to be the first person to intervene and give aid. Like Senator McDonald, I have met many people who are down on their luck, experiencing black days. I was appalled and disgusted...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Oct 2007)

Nicky McFadden: I wish to raise an issue to which Senator Fitzgerald alluded, namely, the lack of closed circuit television throughout the country. In our town of Athlone a serious situation has arisen where three ladies were assaulted. It was clear from the "Crimecall" television programme last night that the Garda has not yet apprehended anyone for these crimes. We have had planning permission for CCTV...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Nicky McFadden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Nicky McFadden: I join with my colleagues in saying that cancer services should not be subject to a political discussion, but I agree that we must have a debate on what is a very serious issue. These are not numbers, but women waiting to hear whether they have the all clear in terms of their health. They have been deprived of an early diagnosis, which is so important when dealing with breast cancer. The...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Nicky McFadden: That is what I said.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Nicky McFadden: It is not one tragedy.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Nicky McFadden: Why do we not have cancer care centres?

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Nov 2007)

Nicky McFadden: The Senator is not waiting for results.