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Seanad: Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (11 Jun 2014)

Fidelma Healy Eames: ...was born in the Grove Hospital in Tuam which was run by the Bon Secours nuns. I have wondered since this story broke whether we were born alongside some of these children who were condemned to the mother and baby homes. Subsequently, I went to boarding school in Tuam and I taught for some time in Tuam. What I am trying to get at here is that never in my living history did I know about...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I move amendment No. 30: In page 10, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:"9. (1) Any pregnant woman who presents as suicidal at her general practitioner or at an accident and emergency department shall be entitled to a Care Pathway which shall comprise the following steps--(a) a full psychiatric assessment and an assessment of capacity within two hours of presenting at her general...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I believe I heard Dr. Craven correctly. He stated that a conscientious objection does not arise when there is evidence-based practice and a duty to both patients. What about the Supreme Court judgment in the X case which was not based on medical evidence or best practice? In Dr. Craven's view is this judgment ethical? I agree with Dr. Fletcher that we have an ethical obligation to value...

Seanad: Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (2 Oct 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: This is a good day for all of us. Nelson Mandela's comment to the effect that "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children" highlights the stage we have reached with the referendum on children's rights. I compliment the Minister, who has taken the lead in respect of this matter and spent a great deal of time researching it, on the work...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (15 Dec 2009)

Fidelma Healy Eames: .... Perhaps it is the place to be, given that is where all the action is with such a large welfare budget. My overarching position is I do not favour a welfare state but social justice is important and that is why I am a member of Fine Gael and why I live and work under this mantle. I am a member of the party because, on the one hand, we promote enterprise and entrepreneurship and, on the...

Seanad: Foster Care: Motion (17 Dec 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I second Senator Fitzgerald's amendment to the motion. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, to the House. I spoke to him previously on some of these issues when the House debated child abuse. I compliment the Government side on tabling this welcome motion. The Irish Foster Care Association recently called for parents who would take on older children and teenagers. I have...

Seanad: HSE Child Welfare and Protection Services: Statements (21 May 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, congratulate him on his new post and wish him well for the future. I wish to raise two specific issues, namely, missing children, an issue which has been raised by many Senators, and the serious understaffing of social workers in Galway city, which leads to serious child protection concerns. Since 2000, some 441 children have gone...