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Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: As a voluntary retiree although not entirely wishing to be, I wish to take this opportunity to thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach, the Cathaoirleach, Members and staff of the House for an enjoyable ten years and say a fond farewell to everyone. As others stated, it has been a privilege and a pleasure to serve. Not many people can state they had the opportunity to do so. I wish everybody...

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Ministers of State) Bill 2007: Second Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: Or the girls.

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Ministers of State) Bill 2007: Second Stage (4 Jul 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: I, too, congratulate Senator O'Gorman on his maiden speech. I hope he gets an opportunity to contribute further in the future but, if not, he can be assured that he has made a contribution to this Seanad. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this legislation. I congratulate my constituency colleague, Deputy Hoctor, on her appointment as Minister of State. She has been given considerable...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (25 Apr 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: Like Senator Feeney, it is with great sadness I note the passing of our great friend and colleague, Senator Kate Walsh, whom I did not know until I met her in the Seanad, though I had heard of her on account of her extraordinary vote-getting abilities in Kildare, to which other Senators referred. Any of us who have stood for election must have great admiration and respect for somebody of...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: That is true.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: The House must note with concern that the nurses' dispute appears to be getting worse by the hour and the entrenched position being taken by the Government is not helping in this regard. It is worth noting in the commentaries and in the radio phone-in programmes that many people are unable to distinguish whether the cancellation of elective surgery is due to the work to rule by the nurses or...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: That is true.

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

Kathleen O'Meara: Amendments Nos. 23 and 24 are related and both may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: Unpaid.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: That is the proposal.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: When the child is aged——

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: On a point of information, the Minister has published proposals to the effect that lone parents——

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: ——will lose their benefits and must go to work when their children reach eight years of age.

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (1 Mar 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: Clearly, Senator O'Toole is not knocking on doors these times and the issue of work-life balance does not arise for some of us. However, work-life balance must be considered in the context of family friendly policies. The Government has done little in this regard. Parental leave, for instance, is still unpaid and Ireland is one of the few European countries that does not have paid parental...

Seanad: Occupational Injuries Benefits Scheme. (28 Feb 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me raise this important matter of the situation faced by a number of former miners in the Ballingarry, Thurles area. Ballingarry was the location for coal-mining for a good number of years. Coal-mining was a strong industry in this area until it ceased a number of years ago. During the period when this group of miners were working in these mines the...

Seanad: Occupational Injuries Benefits Scheme. (28 Feb 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: There appears to be a sense abroad that the Government intends to create some sort of special compensation scheme for the miners in question. Is this the case?

Seanad: Occupational Injuries Benefits Scheme. (28 Feb 2007)

Kathleen O'Meara: That is why I tabled this matter for that Department.