Results 101-120 of 309 for speaker:Keith Swanick

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: I welcome the news this morning that the Cabinet is to consider a new €2 billion cancer strategy programme. The plan, which will see between €1.5 billion and €2 billion spent on improved services and medicines over the next decade, comes with a warning that the number of cancer cases will almost double over the next 20 years. This is not news. We have known that an...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: It is the Upper House.

Seanad: Life Saving Equipment Bill 2017: First Stage (5 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for a specific offence of interfering with Life Saving Equipment and to provide for related matters.

Seanad: Life Saving Equipment Bill 2017: First Stage (5 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Declaration of Independence Day Bill 2017: Second Stage (5 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire, Teachta Humphreys, go dtí an Teach inniu. Is mór an onóir dom ar son Fhianna Fáil, agus Seanadóirí Diarmuid Wilson, Paul Daly agus Mark Daly, an Bille seo a thairgeadh sa Seanad inniu. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le mo pháirtí, Fianna Fáil, agus...

Seanad: Declaration of Independence Day Bill 2017: Second Stage (5 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Declaration of Independence Day Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: I am overwhelmed and humbled by the support across the House today. Our political forefathers who sat in that First Dáil-----

Seanad: Declaration of Independence Day Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: -----and mothers - on 21 January 1919 would be very proud of the contributions from the Senators on all sides of the House today. We need to keep reminding ourselves that we are the successors to that first election on 14 December 1918. I thank Senator Wilson for co-sponsoring this Bill and for his kind comments. I thank Senator Hopkins for supporting the Bill. As she said, Roscommon was...

Seanad: Declaration of Independence Day Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: Next Tuesday.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Children's Mental Health Services: Discussion (6 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: I thank all the contributors. I will be brief. It comes as no surprise to me that only 3% of the health budget is spent on general practice, which facilitates 25 million consultations per year with a satisfaction rating of greater than 95%. It also comes as no surprise to me but it saddens me that for the first time ever in the history of the State, GP training posts this year are...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Children's Mental Health Services: Discussion (6 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: I agree wholeheartedly that psychologists should be attached to general practitioners. It would be a good idea to have one psychologist shared among three or four practices. Sometimes there is an overemphasis on the bricks and mortar of primary care centres rather than on the activity within those centres, and this needs to be addressed. I call on the Minister to facilitate a rapid...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Children's Mental Health Services: Discussion (6 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: Dr. Brendan Doody said that there were 12 inpatient beds in 2007 and there are 76 now, some of which are not always filled due to staffing problems. What is the number of beds filled in an average week?

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Children's Mental Health Services: Discussion (6 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: Everyone knows people in their communities or families who are able to stay in the comfort of their own homes rather than a nursing home or hospital. Often only minor adjustments are required to allow this to happen but each day I encounter inordinate delays to home care packages. Six months ago, my Fianna Fáil colleague, Deputy Willie O'Dea, introduced legislation to provide for a...

Seanad: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: As a medic, I am delighted to wholeheartedly support the Bill. It is good, pragmatic, solution-driven and concise. The Fianna Fail Party is happy to see it proceed through the respective Stages as it provides for a cross-departmental, multi-agency strategy. We are happy to support the principles behind an autism spectrum disorder strategy which seeks to address the specific needs of people...

Seanad: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: With regard to the cost of the implementation plan, I see from the notes that the strategy would be published at least every three years. Would it be the Senator's wish and intention to have this as an annual publication to keep both Houses up to date with progress?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Keith Swanick: I concur with many of the points my colleague mentioned, particularly in respect of Respreeza. It is bad enough to have a chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, COPD, condition due to smoking but it is a terrible condition to have as a result of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. I would also like a timeline for when that product may be available. I know there was some discrepancy about...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (26 Sep 2017)

Keith Swanick: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Is mór an onóir dom labhairt anseo tráthnóna mar tá an seomra seo speisialta, stairiúil agus ornáideach. Ba mhaith liom moladh a thabhairt don Chathaoirleach, an Seanadóir Denis Ó Donnabháin; don Cheann Comhairle, an Teachta Seán Ó Fearghaíl; agus do Choimisiún Thithe...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (26 Sep 2017)

Keith Swanick: When the Minister, Deputy Naughten, was in the Seanad last December, he said: "Taking off my energy hat and putting on my climate change hat, it is important that all boilers are serviced on an annual basis because that improves their efficiency". There is a simple solution to this issue. During the summer I drafted proposed legislation, the health and safety carbon monoxide Bill 2017. I...