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Seanad: United Nations Principles for Older Persons: Motion (21 Oct 2015)

Mary Ann O'Brien: ...rooms and a screen showing lovely movies from the years when the guests themselves were young, to allow them to reminisce. Nursing homes are needed in which animal lovers are able to pet a lovely carefree dog. As Senator O'Donnell is aware, I adore dogs and bring two dogs into the nursing home every Saturday and for old people with serious dementia in particular, my blessed dogs give...

Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Sep 2014)

Mary Ann O'Brien: ...betting facilities. We all welcome this Bill as a means of levelling the playing field. Many of the bookmakers who provide a service in small towns in rural areas have gone out of business. Punters must pay to enter a dog or race meeting. I ask if the same levy or taxes should be applied to on-course bookmakers as to online bookmakers. I welcome the comments of other Senators about the...

Seanad: Child Protection: Motion (5 Mar 2014)

Mary Ann O'Brien: ...of their children and help them grow from childhood to adulthood. It is not their job to bring them to pageants. I also disagree with Senator Hayden's comment that pageants are similar to dog shows. While I hate dog and puppy shows, dogs do not return from a show with low self-esteem or body image issues or wondering whether they are good enough, nor do dogs acquire eating disorders....

Seanad: Food Provenance Bill 2013: Second Stage (3 Jul 2013)

Mary Ann O'Brien: ..., mainly to China. Back in 2008, melamine was discovered in infant formula in that country, a nasty chemical which is added to watered down milk to bring up the protein level. Having been detected in dog food four years earlier in the United States, and having caused a number of canine deaths there due to kidney failure, the Chinese got a battering from which they have yet to recover....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Burger Content Investigations: Discussion (5 Feb 2013)

Mary Ann O'Brien: Dog food has a higher price per kilo, which is frightening.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Mary Ann O'Brien: ...Minister might explain the rationale to us. Let us consider the variations in disability. For example, I could be completely blind — I know I am not supposed to use those words — and need a dog to walk around, as opposed to needing a book with big print, or I could be severely developmentally delayed. It is difficult for me to use the latter term; however, because I had a little boy...