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Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2007)

Fergal Browne: I will restate some points I made during the Second Stage debate on the Bill. A prescription is valid nationwide; a prescription written by a doctor can be used in any pharmacy in Ireland. Is the HSE planning to have this stated clearly on prescriptions in the near future? I am aware it is drawing up guidelines in this regard. However, so doing would help remove any misconception or...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006)

Fergal Browne: I know the Senator did not start it, but I will not blame anyone. It is time we moved on. We should always encourage responsible fiscal management of the country and budget surpluses. To throw money at people and go into debt is not the way forward. It happened between 1977 and 1979 and it bankrupted the country. Senator Brady agrees with me but I will not engage in that debate today. ...

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits. (27 Jun 2006)

Fergal Browne: ...week. She made a simple point to me. In her case, where she must constantly supervise her child, would it not make more sense for her to be given extended paid maternity leave? If she had left her baby in hospital to be looked after, she argued, it would have cost the State a fortune. Instead, she was doing the State a service by taking on the enormous responsibility of looking after her...

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Fergal Browne: I second the motion. Our major difficulty is that the Minister and the Department of Health and Children are on record as saying one thing while the HSE is saying another. This issue was raised by Deputy Twomey, the Fine Gael spokesperson on health, in an Oireachtas health committee last July at which I was present. The Tánaiste gave a clear commitment to clarify the point and get back to...