Results 181-200 of 240 for speaker:Maria Corrigan

Seanad: Child Care Services: Statements (Resumed) (21 Oct 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on child care and its provision. Before doing so, in addition to welcoming the visiting delegation, I welcome my colleagues, the Ministers of State at the Department of Education and Science, Deputies Barry Andrews and John Moloney. I intend to examine briefly the various issues surrounding the provision of child care services. These include the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I support Senator Quinn's comments about the "egging" of people. I was struck by what he said about this behaviour. It highlighted that the activity known as "egging" has become a sinister and insidious form of bullying of people in their homes and neighbourhoods. It may be difficult to address it, but the Senator said that if a group of young people come into a shop to buy a large number...

Seanad: Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (9 Jul 2008)

Maria Corrigan: When one hears of any death, one is always struck by the preciousness and fragility of life. That was certainly the case when I heard about the untimely death of my constituency colleague, Séamus Brennan. I wish to extend my deepest sympathies to his wife, Ann, his children, his brother, Eamon, his sister, Carmel, his other sisters and brothers, his extended family, his friends, his staff...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I have raised the issue of the HSE's failure to spend the €50 million allocated for disabilities in last year's budget on anything to do with disability and I have also raised on the Order of Business and on the Adjournment the plight of school leavers with disabilities who left school last week with no assurance of a placement in September. I, therefore, welcome yesterday's announcement...

Seanad: Mental Health (Involuntary Procedures) (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (25 Jun 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I welcome the Minister of State on his first occasion in the House in his new role as Minister of State with responsibility for disability and mental health. He has a significant interest in, and commitment to, the area he outlined and I wish him well in his portfolio. Like other Members, I have no doubt this area will be the better for his appointment. I welcome the Minister of State's...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities (28 May 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for giving me the opportunity to raise this matter. I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. I raise once again the plight of school leavers with intellectual disability. The end of the school year is rapidly approaching. Additional moneys were allocated in budget 2008 to provide for those people with intellectual disability leaving school in June this year...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities (28 May 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Does it mean that school leavers in 2008 have received confirmation that they have placements in September? I appreciate that the Minister may not have that information available but perhaps he might clarify the matter at another date.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I am aware of the concerns about the proposed location of the Central Mental Hospital. However, I am concerned that we might lose sight of the need that exists for the development of a national framework for forensic mental health services. Will the Leader agree, as a matter of urgency, to invite the Minister to the Chamber for a discussion on the State's forensic mental health needs and...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I welcome the Government's acknowledgement that the current premises of the Central Mental Hospital are inadequate. I welcome its commitment to provide state-of-the-art premises that will reflect the state-of-the-art service that is already being provided.

Seanad: HSE Child Welfare and Protection Services: Statements (21 May 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber and wish him every success in his new position. I do not wish to repeat the concerns and issues raised by my colleagues so far but will use the time available to raise some additional issues and thoughts. I welcome this debate, which is essential. This is an issue which has touched everyone in our society. It has been the main topic of...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs (14 May 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I thank you, a Chathaoirligh, for giving me the opportunity to raise this matter. I congratulate the Minister of State on his recent appointment and wish him every success in the future. An issue has arisen for young people with disability who attend a range of educational facilities, some of which are special school placements and others of which are in a mainstream school setting....

Seanad: Special Educational Needs (14 May 2008)

Maria Corrigan: The response only reiterates what I was told a number of weeks ago when I asked whether the money would be spent on disability. I am certain of the Government's commitment to disability, and of the allocation of the €50 million. However, experience has told me that while the Health Service Executive informs us and the Government that it is allocating money to a particular area, the...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I welcome the ESRI report this morning on the very positive economic outlook that lies ahead. It carries with it a health warning. We run the risk of becoming transfixed by the present economic difficulties and thus missing out on opportunities. What the report tells us is that we must plan. There is no shortage of ideas and plans coming from this House, and from the Dáil. Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I tried to intervene on yesterday's Order of Business in respect of a point made by Senator Norris about the number of missing children. I support the call for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to come before the House. In respect of the children to whom Senator Norris referred, over 300 children in the care of the HSE have gone missing in the past few years. They are...

Seanad: Patient Safety: Statements (22 Apr 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I also welcome the Minister to the House and thank her for the time she so freely makes available to the House. Patient safety and quality of service are central to our health care system. Every patient should feel confident in the service provided to them, whether it is provided in a major regional centre or a local nursing home or whether they are a patient in the community, in the acute...

Seanad: Telecommunications Services (10 Apr 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for giving me the opportunity to raise the matter of the provision of broadband in Glencullen in Dublin. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources recently had the opportunity to visit the offices of ComReg. It was a very interesting and informative visit. ComReg outlined to the committee the very heartening news that the...

Seanad: Telecommunications Services (10 Apr 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Will he convey to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources that Glencullen does not have access to wireless broadband? The local school, St. Patrick's, and the library would benefit from such access.

Seanad: Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs: Motion (9 Apr 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I move amendment No.1: To delete all the words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute the following: recognises this Government's policy of mainstreaming service provision for people with disabilities within State agencies that provide services to citizens generally; acknowledges this Government's commitment to people with a disability through the national disability strategy which comprises...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Apr 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I join with my colleagues in wishing the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Cowen, well in his new position as leader of Fianna Fáil. I believe he will not only be good for the party but for Ireland and its people. I wish to raise my concern in respect of the HSE's commitment to mental health. I do not believe this commitment exists at senior level. I have great regard for...

Seanad: Mental Health Services (8 Apr 2008)

Maria Corrigan: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the opportunity to raise this issue. I accept the Government is committed to the development of appropriate mental health services and this is clearly seen in the allocation of money to those areas of the health service. My question is about the allocation of €25 million for the implementation of A Vision for Change in the 2007 budget. On 20 December last, I...