Results 21-26 of 26 for cervical speaker:Mattie McGrath

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Mattie McGrath: ...This abortion will turn into a similarly badly thought-out mess in court cases, as we have in illness litigation. We are aware the costs of that and the damages involved, with plenty of cases of cervical cancer and God knows what else. The Minister has rejected protections for disabled babies from abortion and protections for babies born alive. He has rejected provisions for ultrasound...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Oct 2018)

Mattie McGrath: ...value as a significant contributor towards the development of better legislation.” Goodness knows, there are enough faults in the HSE and enough clamour and serious scandals of huge proportions, including the latest one concerning cervical cancer. Surely, for this sensitive legislation around healthcare for women, young and old, though mainly young, we would have pre-legislative...

Health Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2018)

Mattie McGrath: ...not be tolerated in any democracy. The Government is just hiding behind the HSE. In any other democracy, the Minister, Deputy Harris, would be long gone. He would have been long gone with the cervical scandal but the Government wanted to get the referendum over the line. It stuck together like glue to get that over. Where is the compassion now for women or patients? It is disgusting....

Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)

Mattie McGrath: ...is deceased. Nothing will bring her back. Just ten minutes ago, the family were told that they will have to wait another four weeks before they get any information. The woman in question died of cervical cancer and it is just not good enough that the helpline cannot cope and is so inefficient. It is time something was done. The investigation is ongoing but I worry about it because our...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (22 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: ...laughing. I would prefer if he listened, with respect. It is not funny for the victims of crime in this country, those who have nobody to help them and who have been abandoned. We have seen the failure to react to the cervical cancer issue. This is no laughing matter. It is a serious matter in rural Ireland. Fine Gael is a farce but of course, €606 million goes to its friends...

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Mattie McGrath: ...with disabilities accessing labour activation measures, without debate; No. 8, motion re twentieth report of the eighth committee of selection, without debate; and No. a25, statements and questions on cervical check screening programme, to conclude within three hours and ten minutes. Private Members’ business shall be Second Stage of No. 46, Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018,...