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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome Mr. Jeyes and his colleagues. I welcome that we, as a committee, have put in train the process of holding quarterly meetings. It is good for all of us to understand the issues and carry out our oversight role. The first area I wish to deal with is that of resources, which has been raised by my colleagues. I am sure every State agency would say it needs additional resources, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: It is critical.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Will it be a 24-hour service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Will the out-of-hours service be a 24-hour service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: That is very worrying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: It is extremely worrying.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Tusla - Child and Family Agency (17 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Chairperson Designate (17 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I am sorry, but I was in the Seanad. I wanted to join the meeting to welcome Professor Staines.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister of State. I thank the departmental officials who met me last week to go through the many questions I had on the Bill. As I said from the beginning, I do not stand over how Irish Water was set up or the Government's handling of it. However, we are where we are. I try to look at each Bill that comes before us on its merits. Regarding this section, I welcome the...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: As always, the Minister of State is welcome the House. I thank the Tánaiste for her commitment to the issue of gender recognition and thank the Minister of State for the energetic and robust debates we have had here in the Chamber and outside. I join other Members in welcoming the distinguished guests who have joined us here today, in particular Dr. Lydia Foy and Michael Farrell. As I...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I too echo what Senator Zappone said. In regard to what Senator Brennan has raised, I do not want to get caught up in semantics about whether the Minister brought it to Cabinet. My understanding was that the Minister wrote to the Tánaiste; I would have thought that was courteous, that one would write to the Minister who is leading the Bill asking that Minister to bring the amendments...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I wish to clarify this, as the Minister of State was talking to the Leader of the House when I spoke. I do not want to get involved in semantics but I would have thought that it was the role of the Tánaiste to bring this to Cabinet. I would have thought as a courtesy, as an outsider, that it was appropriate that the Minister, Deputy Reilly, wrote to the Tánaiste rather than him...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: On group 4 on the passport issue, I raised it when I spoke earlier. I welcome all the commitments the Minister of State has given here and I appreciate that we are pressed for time.I am merely fearful that this will preclude that from happening. The Minister of State may not be able to give me an answer today but I want to note it.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: Can we continue for a few minutes?

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I call Senator Byrne and ask him to second the motion.

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I believe it is 12.

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: The Senator's time is up.

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: The Senator's time is up. I have a long list of speakers and I want to include everybody in the debate.

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I wish to share my time with Senator James Heffernan at three minutes each.