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- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Early Years Sector (19 Feb 2019)
John Paul Phelan: -----better having been ill recently. Baby boxes for newborns are to be trialled in a pilot under First 5, the recently published whole-of-Government strategy for babies, young children and their families. Piloting baby boxes is just one initiative which is part of a wide-ranging strategy addressing various aspects of the lives of children from birth to age five, including supports for...
- Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)
John Paul Phelan: Fair enough. I am just saying that the representative group for councillors favours the municipal district system. It also favours giving the districts more power, autonomy and money, which is the point I was trying to make. Deputy Fitzmaurice referred to the strengthening of the municipal districts. Part of the meeting we will have with the Galway members will be about that very issue....
- Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2015)
John Paul Phelan: I wish to comment on the establishment of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes and to commend the Minister, Deputy Reilly, on his swift action on the issue. Mother and baby homes are just another chapter in what has been a series of revelations in the past 20 years in this country about the treatment of certain groups in society since the establishment of the State, as...
- Northern Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2014)
John Paul Phelan: I would say eight minutes will be plenty. I am glad to have the opportunity to speak. I do not think I have ever spoken on matters relating to Northern Ireland as a Member of the Dáil. There have been some very interesting contributions. I have listened to most of the debate earlier today and this evening. I found myself in the unusual position of agreeing with a large chunk of what...
- Symphysiotomy: Statements (15 Mar 2012)
John Paul Phelan: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on this issue. I raised it a number of times when I was a Member of the other House. As a society, in the past number of years we have lifted many flat stones, shone light into several dark corners and looked in horror at the scandals that lived beneath our notice. Just as no person can be completely sane without coming to terms with past...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Oct 2009)
John Paul Phelan: I join other Senators in asking the Leader to arrange a debate on the crime figures announced yesterday. There are significant increases under a number of headings and most notably in regions such as those I represent in a large rural constituency. Many elderly people, particular those living alone, are in a state of fear. The announcement in the McCarthy report that further rural Garda...