Results 141-160 of 1,954 for speaker:John Gilroy
- Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. I am very glad to be able to stand here today to support the legislation. I am also glad to see the Department has pre-empted what might have come from yesterday's judgment and shown prescience in constructing the Bill at such short notice. While a debate on national drug policy and how we might confront the illicit drug trade is a very important one...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: In light of recent calls for a Minister of State to be appointed with responsibility for the implementation of the drugs task force recommendations, I ask the Leader if we could have a debate on the use of illegal drugs. A recent report in The Lancetindicated that the increasing prevalence of high potency cannabis use among young people in particular is putting people at a much greater risk...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: It was unconstitutional.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: The Senator-----
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Perhaps it would be more appropriate for me to speak on the section rather than the amendment.
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I acknowledge and welcome to the Chamber Ms Elizabeth Coppin and her husband. Ms Coppin is a former ward of the State and survivor of the Magdalen system. We had a substantial and productive debate last week on Second Stage and have taken further steps to determine whether we can address the needs of the survivors and the perceived difference...
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: The Minister of State has gone a long way to clarifying the issue. However, will he clarify whether the services to be provided free of charge to the survivors of the Magdalen laundries, such as dental, ophthalmic and aural services can be provided by providers in the private sector as well as the public sector in the same way as the section specifies in terms of general practitioner care...
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Is the Minister of Stating saying on the record that is the case? That is at variance with some of the information put forward. Some of the information, from wherever it comes, is saying that these services are not available in the private sector but only under schemes provided by the HSE.
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: What the Minister of State is saying could not be clearer. There can be no ambiguity about what the Minister of State is saying.
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: I agree with the two previous speakers, and Senator O'Brien also, that clarity is the single biggest issue at stake with regard to this matter. I will take a few minutes of my time, which I believe I can do on Committee Stage, to go through with the Minister, word for word, the points laid out in the press release by Justice for Magdalenes.
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: It is 100% relevant to amendment No. 1. If the Minister does not mind I will go through the points from No. 1 to No. 10. I have the press release issued by Justice for Magdalenes. My eyes are not what they used to be so I cannot find a date on this document, but it is the right one. The press release states: All of the following services are available to HAA cardholders. None of these...
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: It does provide for GP services, unambiguously.
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: If the Minister says so on the record of the House, the House is obliged to-----
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: It was certainly laid out in the Second Stage contribution of the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, on the record of the Dáil, and it was also referred to here by the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, last Tuesday. It is on the record of both Houses. Point No. 2: "Any and all prescribed drugs, high tech drugs, medicines, aids and appliances (rather than being restricted to...
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Okay. Point No. 3: "Any and all chiropody/podiatry services from any qualified (including private) chiropodist/podiatrist, without the need for a GP's referral."
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: That is provided for under the HAA card.
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Point No. 4, and we realise there is a difference and that this is not provided for in the Bill: "Complementary therapies, including massage, reflexology ... once referred by a GP." However, last Thursday morning, the Minister gave me and my colleagues a commitment that a similar scheme will be set up within the Department of Justice and Equality, not the Department of Health, to provide...
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Not in legislation but the Minister has given that commitment, and the Minister of State is doing so now on the record of this House.
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Point No. 5, with which we agree and to which I referred earlier: "Counselling, including psychological and psychotherapy services, from any professionally accredited counsellor, available to the woman or her immediate relatives, with no restriction or limit on the number of sessions attended. No GP's referral is required under the HAA card." Could the Minister comment on that?
- Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)
John Gilroy: Is the Minister giving any consideration to setting up such a scheme outside of the HAA provisions?