Results 1-17 of 17 for other and baby speaker:Denis Naughten

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Oct 2022)

Denis Naughten: ...received from constituents regarding correspondence from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties on the legislation. It has raised the following three particular points. The scheme should be expanded to all survivors and the six month threshold needs to be looked at; the legal waiver, criticised by the UN which has specifically asked for its removal, should be removed; and the compensation...

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: I will ask the Minister a few questions and give him time to respond at the end. This debate, sadly, relates to the issue of trust. In the week we are debating the ownership structure of the national maternity hospital, on Tuesday, during the introduction of the Birth and Information Tracing Bill to rectify the issue of illegal birth registrations, the Minister for Children, Equality,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (24 Mar 2022)

Denis Naughten: The childcare sector, like every other sector, is looking at increasing costs right across the board. The cap that is in place for some of them is going to be inoperable because of the dramatic rise in costs. The Minister needs to look at that issue specifically. He also needs to look at the broader issue of affordability. Even in a county like my own, a rural county constituency of...

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill and thank the Minister for being present. I welcome the legislation. It is a very positive development. It is a response from Government on foot of the campaign that was run last year for the extension of maternity leave for women who were on such leave when Covid-19 initially kicked in. They had been losing out on part of the maternity...

Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021)

Denis Naughten: The problem of affordable housing is complex, and no single measure can promise a comprehensive solution. Last July, when speaking on this topic in the House, I stated that there are certain risks with some proposals and there will be unintended consequences but we must take those risks in the interests of the thousands of families across the country that do not own their own home or do not...

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (20 Jan 2021)

Denis Naughten: ..., Katherine Zappone, played in supporting the commission throughout her term of office, which was not easy at times. Most important was her engagement, in a respectful manner, with the survivors and their families. History will show that the Independent Ministers in the previous Government fought against the systemic bias towards sweeping issues under the carpet and just hoping they...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (20 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: Staff packing baby wipes on supermarket shelves can earn more than a staff member using those very same wipes who is responsible for the care of a baby and two other babies. That is fundamentally wrong. We need to ensure there are proper pay scales put in place for those providing vital childcare services across this country.

Early Years Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jul 2020)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. This day last week the House discussed the need for a temporary extension on maternity leave to mothers of young babies. I stated then that the one point we must accept is that Covid-19 has changed matters utterly and we cannot simply dismiss proposals like those that were rejected out of hand by Governments in the past. Who would have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (29 Nov 2016)

Denis Naughten: ...positively, at least 80% of consumers shall be equipped with intelligent metering systems by 2020.” The majority of energy customers in Europe are expected to have an electricity smart meter by 2020 and smart meters are also being rolled out in other parts of the world including the United States, Brazil, India, and China. In Ireland, the National Smart Metering Programme...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the Bill. I also acknowledge that the Minister is present to hear the debate, which is important. This is important and far-reaching legislation which is long overdue. Nevertheless, I have concerns that we are rushing the legislation. It is a complex Bill and some of its unintended implications have not been thought through. I am afraid we may have...

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: I acknowledge the presence of the Minister in the House. This proposed commission of inquiry is yet another investigation into a dark era of abuse of children in Ireland, an investigation into the destroyed lives of both mothers and their babies, and, of course, an investigation into lives cut short, some having spent only a short time on this earth. There are many aspects to this. There...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (11 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 647. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the RTE "Prime Time Investigates" programme on Portlaoise Hospital if similar reviews into baby deaths have been performed in other maternity hospitals; the number of such incidents; if families have been informed of any such reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6855/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (5 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: The most disgusting aspect of the debacle is that the parents were told their innocent baby was stillborn when the baby was born alive. How can any health professional stand over this? Not only does it have major implications for how the birth is treated from a legal perspective, but far more importantly, it has far-reaching consequences for the mother, who will naturally question herself....

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Denis Naughten: ...to require a termination of pregnancy by one or more psychiatric colleagues, an obstetrician who is tasked with dealing with this situation is faced with an enormous ethical dilemma. Delivering a baby at 25 weeks' gestation could lead to death, due to extreme prematurity or it could lead to a child with cerebral palsy or with other significant developmental issues for the future.That is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Denis Naughten: I thank the delegates for their evidence. Professor Casey indicated that United Kingdom statistics show that four women per year die by suicide before the birth of their baby. Is it her view that this rate would be higher if abortion were not available in that jurisdiction? The figures referred to by Professor O'Keane seem to suggest a much higher frequency of suicidal ideation in...

Ryan Report on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (Resumed) (11 Jun 2009)

Denis Naughten: ...lies in the volumes of the Ryan report, which, in institution after institution, list appalling accounts of destroyed lives. A whole generation of children experienced some of the most inhumane and barbaric atrocities perpetrated against human beings in the last century. This report shames us all, our society and those who were in charge of it during the period in question. The litany...

Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 Oct 2006)

Denis Naughten: I welcome this positive Bill which deals with many the current issues and commend it to the House. Everyone in this House is aware of the devastating impact of road fatalities on the families who are left behind and on those who are seriously injured in road traffic accidents. We all need to be conscious of that and ensure we can take steps to improve safety on our roads on that basis....