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Seanad: Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Mar 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Now.

Seanad: Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Mar 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Now.

Seanad: Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Mar 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I congratulate the Minister and the officials on the passing of the Bill in the Seanad. It is a momentous day for them. I know how hard they have worked on it and how important it is, especially to patient advocates. We all know the names of patient advocates throughout the country. There was Vicky Phelan, of course, and other unfortunate victims of the CervicalCheck scandal. This is a...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Mar 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. He is always welcome to the Seanad and is one of our most frequent ministerial visitors, such is the pace of the work in the Department of Health, which includes the preparation of all the Bills he is bringing forward. This is a fantastic day. This short Bill is really significant for the people of Ireland. It speaks to the Minister's commitment,...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Mar 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Next Thursday.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic Violence (7 Mar 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, to the Chamber. I thank him for coming to discuss this very important matter which is the issue of the lack of women's refuge in north County Dublin. North County Dublin has the fastest growing population in the country. I am very lucky to live there and represent the area but there is an acute need for a women's refuge and an awful lot of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic Violence (7 Mar 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank the Minister of State for that response. I appreciate it. I know Fingal County Council is working with agencies to find the site and deliver this, and that the Housing Agency is linking in with it. I feel there is a role for the Department of Justice to co-ordinate this, in light of the domestic violence strategy. I am glad there will be extra spaces in Wexford, Dundalk and Navan...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic Violence (7 Mar 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I ask the Minister of State for clarification that the new agency he referred to, to be set up by the Minister will fall under the remit of the Department of Justice.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I rise to discuss the imminent sale of Nazi memorabilia at auction in this country. I am sickened, horrified and shocked that such items are being offered for sale and that people will profit from the sale of items connected with the most murderous, disgusting and appalling regime that has ever been witnessed. Millions of Jewish people were murdered, tortured and terrorised, as were gay...

Seanad: Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Bill 2019: Second Stage (7 Mar 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank the Minister for outlining this comprehensive Bill. I know he is not finished yet, and that this just gives a flavour of how wide ranging this comprehensive legislation is. It is very significant. It is a major step forward in health services provision in this country and in the interaction the public as with the health service. He has been committed to it since becoming the...

Seanad: Citizens Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (23 Feb 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: It is positive that we are having this debate. The citizens' assembly will hopefully be established as soon as possible and this very important issue will be discussed. It has been on the cards in these Houses for a number of years and I am glad the programme for Government prioritised it. Halfway through the Government term, it is about time to make progress on it. Citizens' assemblies...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Measures (22 Feb 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit agus maidin mhaith dó. Tá áthas orm gur tháinig sé os comhair an tSeanaid chun an t-ábhar seo a phlé. Chuir mé an ní i dTosach Suíonna seo faoi bhráid an tSeanaid mar go bhfuil deis iontach ann don Rialtas céim a ghlacadh i dtreo chomhionannais sa Stát seo. Tá oidhreacht...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Measures (22 Feb 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Tá an-díomá orm an méid sin a chloisteáil ón Aire Stáit. Tá sé seafóideach mar déanann tíortha eile, ar nós Ceanada agus gach tír eile le dhá theanga, an méid sin gan aon fhadhb. Tá sé maslach amach is amach má chloínn an Rialtas leis an gcinneadh sin. Is féidir leis an Aire athrú...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Measures (22 Feb 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Ag an bpointe sin, ní raibh Fianna Fáil ann. Tá meon an-dhifriúla ag mo pháirtí féin i leith na teanga.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Measures (22 Feb 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Níl siad ag freastal ar phobal labhartha na Gaeilge.

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I apologise for missing the start of this debate on what is a very serious issue. The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health recently heard from a number of different unions representing health workers including the INMO, Fórsa and the Irish Medical Organisation, IMO. It was really shocking to hear what some healthcare workers are putting up with. The shortage of healthcare staff is a...

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I propose that we suspend the House until the conclusion of the division in the Dáil.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Feb 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I ask the Cathaoirleach for some leeway in that because I would like to commend Mr. Mícheál Naughton, the president of the LGFA on the leadership he has shown and to commend him and his team on the publication of the report. As the Cathaoirleach may know, Mícheál is a Fianna Fáil councillor and we are very proud of the work he is doing in that regard. I would like...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Seirbhísí Fuíolluisce Poiblí sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (15 Feb 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Tá ceithre comhalta i láthair, Teachta agus Seanadóir san áireamh. Mar sin, is féidir linn an cruinniú a thosnú. An t-ábhar atá á phlé inniu ná riachtanais bailithe agus cóireála fuíolluisce atá ag sráidbhailte agus lonnaíochtaí sa Ghaeltacht nach bhfuil rochtain acu ar sheirbhísí...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Seirbhísí Fuíolluisce Poiblí sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (15 Feb 2023)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Gabhaim buíochas lena ár n-aíonna as na ráitis sin.