Results 121-140 of 1,894 for speaker:Maire Devine

Seanad: Report of Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Maire Devine: This debate seems to allude to rural Ireland which I understand, but for myself, I get pretty fed up walking down the streets of this wonderful capital city, but seeing the same ubiquitous shops. It has all become very much the same. There is great excitement when one visits the sticks and finds different crafts and foods, which speak of who we are. Unfortunately, big cities tend to become...

Seanad: Report of Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Maire Devine: Senator Feighan should continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Maire Devine: I thank everyone for their presentations. The finance for funding climate change is talked about a lot, but there is very little discourse on divestment from fossil fuels and exploitative industries. For example, the savings, insurance policies and pensions of millions of people throughout the world amount to trillions of euro. Let us concentrate on Ireland, however. How can we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Maire Devine: Take on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Maire Devine: How many of the current 15 members of OPEC have signed up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Maire Devine: Right.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Maire Devine: Céad míle fáilte to Senator Pippa Hackett. I hope she enjoys the pantomime that this place sometimes brings. I want to comment on the overcrowding, which is often described as obscene but is also insupportable. I know the issues in Limerick are constantly being raised by Senators Bryne and Gavan, and there is also Cork University Hospital in the Leader's area, as well as the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Maire Devine: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Maire Devine: Should we stop telling the truth?

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (5 Nov 2019)

Maire Devine: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Bruton. I welcome the opportunity to address him directly on the climate action plan quarterly progress report. It is with dismay that all those who have worked so hard to influence the Government to take climate change seriously in the past year note what is happening. I am a bit downhearted to have to open my statement with an unapologetic condemnation of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: If Senator Mulherin was in government, she might be able to do something about the insupportable CAMHS waiting lists that are leading to the neglect of our children and their health and well-being but sin scéal eile. I wish to raise the Shannon LNG project. It is on the list of projects to be confirmed today by the EU. Along with other members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on...

Seanad: HSE Capital Plan 2019: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: There is much other stuff.

Seanad: HSE Capital Plan 2019: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: Cuirim fáilte arís roimh an Aire. I have been hunting the Minister down, as it were, but unfortunately for a while now I have not been able to bring back the bacon, so to speak, on the questions and responses I try to elicit. On the capital plan for the HSE, some UCD academics revealed just days ago the growing number of private hospital beds as public facilities dwindle. This...

Seanad: HSE Capital Plan 2019: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: I think the Senator might like to talk to the locals within a mile radius of the national children's hospital-----

Seanad: HSE Capital Plan 2019: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: -----construction site instead of taking the P-I-S-S out of their concerns. Shame on the Senator. I would like some further clarification from the Minister on the national children's hospital. Do we know yet what the costs will be for outfitting? What about the required IT systems? BAM went under the banner, which was recently taken down, of the Considerate Constructors' scheme. Its...

Seanad: HSE Capital Plan 2019: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: He should do it today.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am delighted to bring this Bill to Second Stage. I thank the Minister, Deputy Harris, for being present. I am expecting Mental Health Reform representatives to attend after their day-long briefing in the Davenport Hotel, which was very interesting. They are warriors who play an important role, along with all the other groups that raise...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed reply. I am delighted that he can support the Bill's passage through the House, albeit with many amendments. The Bill is good practice and policy and it gives respect and dignity. It furthers acceptance, inclusion and equality. It is about the risk to the human rights issues of somebody who is detained against his or her will and, as a...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: I thank them for their thoughtful reflections and support. The rallying of the Houses, when we achieve it, is a great sight and a beautiful thing. Most of the time we snarl too much at one another, but that is the thrust of politics. The genuine support is very much appreciated. Hearing myself discussed as I was discussed makes me go a little scarlet. I hope we will all work together. I...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Maire Devine: I thank the Acting Chairman.