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Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: Fianna Fáil was in government for 14 years.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I was delighted to hear the news yesterday that Ireland is finally to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It is a very significant development and I warmly welcome it and commend the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, and the Minister of State, Deputy McGrath, on finally bringing it to that stage. I have spoken on the matter, as have Senators Dolan and Conway....

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: Tá fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit ar ais go dtí an Teach. Some 65% of children who entered primary school this year will work in a type of job that does not currently exist. This poses challenges for the education system and the third level sector in particular needs to be able to adapt to meet these challenges. The Technological Universities Bill is an important...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: Senator Ó Ríordáin should not be sensitive.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: The Office of Public Works, OPW, and the ESB are monitoring the water levels in the River Shannon after a sharp rise in the past week. The ESB has increased the level of water discharged through Parteen Weir and Ardnacrusha since yesterday. The levels south of Athlone have risen in the past week by about 28 cm. which is approximately 17 cm. off the level in 2015 when the council issued a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I thank the witnesses for being here and giving of their valuable time. I acknowledge their offer of information, help and support. Not wishing to be parochial, although I will be, it is very good to get that offer because the people in the first group we had in here from the national office were not very forthcoming or nearly as helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I am trying desperately to be polite. I acknowledge the offer of information and support. Deputy Corcoran Kennedy raised the issue of staffing, which was one of the questions I intended to ask, in terms of CAMHS only working at 60%. She highlighted the possibility of that being for various reasons. I will not ask the same question she asked but I have two other questions on that....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: When they are finished answering my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: That is probably a fault because if that comes under primary care and the witnesses are responsible for mental health services, there is no linked thinking in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: That is something we need to examine in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I would like that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I have three comments. The first relates to something that should not but does happen to public representatives. This is where a person comes to us who is suicidal. I advise these people to go to their general practitioners, GPs. The GPs send them to hospital and the hospital sends them home. What should a politician do in that situation? Where should I send someone? The person I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: That is fine. I was simply seeking a layperson's explanation.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I wholeheartedly support the Bill and its intention. I agree with the Minister of State that it needs to be examined, as nothing should crop up down the line, for example, benefit-in-kind or other tax implications. We need to do this properly as people deserve their tips. When I eat out, I am always conscious to bring cash for a tip. I never leave it on a card because I am concerned to...

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: Ar 10.30 maidin amárach.

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Care of the Elderly (23 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I welcome the Minister of State to the House again and thank him for coming here so often. We are all too aware of the problems with overcrowding that affect many hospitals around the country, particularly at this time of the year. We are all deeply concerned about this. None of us wants to see our relatives, or anybody’s, lying on a trolley, especially if they are elderly. This...

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Care of the Elderly (23 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I acknowledge and welcome his support and encouragement as it is refreshing. The elderly have worked all their lives, paid their taxes and never got anything for nothing nor looked for anything for nothing. They deserve the best. I urge the Minister of State to look at a system whereby geriatrician and nursing teams go specifically to nursing...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I rise today to raise my reservations ahead of the opening of the new family hub in Dublin next week. Lynam's Hotel is due to open as a family hub next week and 38 families will be accommodated there. They will have kitchen and laundry facilities, as well as play facilities for children and places for them to do homework. While all of this is welcome, it is not ideal. My concern is that...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: I have always disagreed with it. I believe very firmly that if a family hub centre is going to be run it should be run by a charitable organisation because they know how to do it. The midlands Simon Community in my area has been deemed as the most cost-effective organisation in the country in the provision of homes for homeless people. That is the sort of organisation which should run...

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Gabrielle McFadden: Like other speakers, I wish to say "Well done" to all the members of the committee, particularly to Senator Noone. We are immensely proud of her and how she conducted the whole process. When we listen to debates on the issue of abortion we so often hear the voices of the zealots at either end of the spectrum, people who hold entrenched views and who believe that anyone who does not support...