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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality (27 Jun 2018)
John Dolan: ...to vote. This was a basic measure but it is only guaranteed for referenda. It was resisted tooth and nail by a Department for many years before Mr. Robbie Sinnott pulled it out of their heads. He did it doggedly and was threatened that the State would go after him. The attitude that we cannot do this, because it would cost money remains. This is not a criticism of the Minister of...
- Seanad: Autism Spectrum Disorder Bill 2017: Second Stage (17 May 2017)
John Dolan: ...strong collaboration and joined-up thinking will be required across a number of Departments and stakeholders to ensure the very best legislative solutions are provided. That is an issue that has dogged public services in this country since Basil Chubb wrote about it in his book almost 50 years ago. We still have, in effect, 15 different governments, as he described it. We talk about...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2015: Discussion (8 Dec 2016)
John Dolan: ...to do is to keep schtum, yet the view of the State Claims Agency and others is to let this be voluntary. Is there not a case to go down the road of a mandatory approach? If the place goes to the dogs in terms of claims, the State is well able to shut the door quickly if it needs to. Would that not be a better way to go at this time? We wear seatbelts and we do not drink and drive...
- Seanad: Delivering Sustainable Full Employment: Statements (16 Jun 2016)
John Dolan: ...disabled people losing their jobs when the bust came. They did not, as one cannot lose what one does not have. I do not state that in a recriminatory sense but simply observe that we missed out when we were top dog with full employment. We had money to burn but still could not do it for people who badly needed to be in the workplace.