Results 1-9 of 9 for destroyed speaker:Keith Swanick

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2019)

Keith Swanick: ...Safety. Will the Leader consider bringing back my Bill, the Life Saving Equipment Bill 2017, for Committee and Remaining Stages? It is very pertinent at this time of year. More than 300 lifebuoys were destroyed or stolen in Cork alone last year.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Mar 2019)

Keith Swanick: .... It is vital legislation, which proposes to introduce specific penalties, including hefty fines and custodial sentences, for those who engage in this reckless, careless and thuggish behaviour of destroying lifebuoys and defibrillators around the country. I remind the House that this is not the same as defacing a park bench, pulling a bin off a pole or using graffiti. Destroying...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: General Practitioner Contracts (6 Feb 2019)

Keith Swanick: ...consequences for the healthcare sector as a whole. FEMPI is a key factor in the high rates of emigration of GPs as the profession becomes untenable and unviable in this country. FEMPI cuts have destroyed general practitioners practices especially in remote areas and deprived urban areas. FEMPI has not affected Ballsbridge in Dublin 4 but it has in those two types of locations I...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)

Keith Swanick: ...the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Boxer Moran, will visit us on the topic. I have raised the restoration of the FEMPI cuts and the general practice contract many times before. FEMPI has destroyed general practice, particularly in remote areas and in deprived urban areas. It is not possible to take €2 billion out of general practice without it having devastating effects on the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2018)

Keith Swanick: ...sprayed with fire extinguishers. Lifeguards up and down the country are exceptionally busy. They are under immense pressure with the good weather and now they have to contend with thugs who would seek to destroy this vital equipment that is needed to save lives. I call on the Leader to convey to the Minister for Justice and Equality the need to look after these people as they look after...

Seanad: Life Saving Equipment Bill 2017: Second Stage (23 Jan 2018)

Keith Swanick: ...had put that defibrillator in place through community fundraising. John Summers said: I can't accurately describe my feelings at finding it but it was a mixture of anger, disgust, sadness, nausea and probably a lot more emotions that I can't find the words for right now. I just can't comprehend how someone can destroy a piece of very expensive lifesaving equipment paid for by the...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)

Keith Swanick: I think we are all in agreement that homelessness is destroying lives in Ireland. As many as 3,000 children now live in emergency accommodation, which is profoundly shocking because we have been told that resources are not an issue for this crisis. As a physician I have considered the human cost of this crisis, including research from Harvard University. I have learned that the type of...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2017)

Keith Swanick: ...injuries that Tamara would be cut out of the vehicle. This vehicle was not involved in the accident, but was the vehicle of Paul Egan, the Good Samaritan. In summary, his 2008 Opel Astra car was destroyed in the operation, including having its roof removed. She was then removed from the vehicle and airlifted away by helicopter. The kindness of strangers such as Paul on that night helps...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2016)

Keith Swanick: ...in his condemnation of recent attacks on United Nations and Red Crescent convoys. I echo this condemnation and despair when I see media reports of medical and United Nations facilities being targeted and destroyed. In this context, I wholeheartedly support the comments of the Taoiseach who wants Ireland to introduce a Naval Service hospital ship to deal with global emergencies. It is...