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Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: -----and to housing those who are homeless. I feel there are a few things councils could look at doing. I would like the Minister to come to the House to have a debate with us on the issues. One of the things I am concerned about is the repair and lease scheme. It was instigated by the previous housing Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney. It is a very good scheme but it has not been taken up...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Remuneration (19 Sep 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House again. On 3 August 1923, the new Irish State passed the Defence Forces Act, which raised an armed force to be called Óglaigh na hÉireann, comprising such numbers of officers, non-commissioned officers and men as may from time to time be provided by the Oireachtas, the new Parliament of the Irish Free State. Ever since that...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Remuneration (19 Sep 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I will be very brief.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Remuneration (19 Sep 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: Okay, I will be very brief. I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I do not deny his or the Government's respect for, or pride in, the Defence Forces. However, the pay commission is taking too long. Some time between 2012 and 2013, I told the Minster of State that technician's pay needed to be reinstated. I raised that with the Minister of the State back then but it still has not...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: Will the Leader invite the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, to the House to engage in his own portfolio? Fáilte Ireland launched a brand, Ireland's Hidden Heartlands, for the midlands. It was launched with huge fanfare a couple of month ago in my home town in my constituency. For some strange reason they decided not to invite anybody who was not from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Engagement with Minister for Health and Minister of State at the Department of Health (11 Jul 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for attending. The development of mental health services in the country is evidenced by the fact that we have a Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care and a Minister of State with responsibility for mental health. Those are very forward-thinking measures which bring mental health into the open and encourage people to talk about it, which was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Engagement with Minister for Health and Minister of State at the Department of Health (11 Jul 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: The Minister is sure to be re-elected.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Engagement with Minister for Health and Minister of State at the Department of Health (11 Jul 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: That is politics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Engagement with Minister for Health and Minister of State at the Department of Health (11 Jul 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: Perhaps, but the Minister will not know about it.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I welcome the Minister to the House. I did not intend speaking and I do not have a need to talk down the clock as some Members are doing. When I hear phrases such as "rotten system", "appointing friends" and "threats to the media", I cannot but speak. While I understand the reason the Minister has put forward the Bill, it is important to point out that the Judiciary has served us very well...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: It could be argued that the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board, JAAB, needs to be changed with respect to how it does its business, to make it more transparent and to ensure it proposes fewer names to the Government. It has provided us with many excellent judges over the years. We have a Judiciary that is proud of its independence from Government. I disagree with Senator Daly's comments...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: -----the late Gráinne O'Neill, Deirdre Gearty, Leonie Reynolds and Mary Devins. It is important we acknowledge that the Judiciary is independent of Government and that, thus far, all judges, male and female, have been appointed on merit. Many Members of the Oireachtas have used this debate to attack the Judiciary. Some of them are interested only in progressing personal vendettas...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: According to the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers, RACO, there is a manning level crisis in the Defence Forces. It is not only RACO that is saying this but it also is being said by many ordinary honest-to-God personnel who I meet on a regular basis. This does not just affect officers but all personnel within the Defence Forces. The current trend of early voluntary...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 and Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motions (14 Jun 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I move:That Seanad Éireann resolves that section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 32 of 2009) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30 June 2018 and ending on 29 June 2019.”

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 and Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motions (14 Jun 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: The Offences against the State Act came into being for a simple reason, namely, that there were and continue to be people who refuse to recognise the legitimacy of this State. Such people fought and continue to fight to subvert and disrupt the effective administration of law and order. The Act was in place in the 1970s to fight the sort of people who felt they were justified to shoot and...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 and Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motions (14 Jun 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: -----while refusing to condemn kangaroo courts, punishment beatings, shootings, disappearances-----

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 and Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motions (14 Jun 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: -----that were planned and carried out by their colleagues.I could go on but I will not. In 2018, this Act is in place to fight those who continue to pose a threat to the State and safety and security of its citizens. Whether the threat comes from so-called republicans or organised crime, we should do all in our power to meet that threat and ensure justice prevails for all our citizens.

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: Maidin amárach ar 10.30.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I second Senator Bacik's comments on Dublin Honours Magdalenes. It was a fitting tribute to the ladies. I commend everyone involved, particularly the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, whose office facilitated the invitations. For Senator Murnane O'Connor's information, if someone applies for a passport online, he or she can get it within seven days. My husband did that...