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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank Dr. Shannon. It is always a pleasure to listen to him. He has given us another masterclass and has made points I am sure will be repeated in both Houses as we debate this legislation. It is very welcome to hear the right to identity being highlighted in the way Dr. Shannon has highlighted it. All too often we hear about the right to privacy as if it were a right that trumped all...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Motion (27 Jan 2015)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome the Minister to the House. I welcome the changes he announced regarding the definition of women and the inclusion of sampling of county homes by the commission. The existence of mother and baby homes is a stain on Ireland's social conscience. It is a shame we carry individually and as members of the collective that turned a blind eye to the abuse and suffering of women and...

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (24 Sep 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move amendment No. 5: In page 37, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following:“Amendment of Adoption Act 2010 36.Section 89 of the Adoption Act 2010 is amended in subsection (2) to now read "A certificate referred to in subsection (1) must disclose that the person to whom the certificate relates is an adopted person.".".I thank the Minister of State, the Tánaiste and...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: We will not go there. It was anticipated that the terms of reference on mother and baby homes would go to Cabinet today with a discussion to be held in the Dáil on Thursday. Can the Leader advise us on the up-to-date position? Many groups, organisations and Senators await the terms of reference. It is critically important that the work is commenced but, equally, it is critical that...

Seanad: Child Protection: Motion (5 Mar 2014)

Jillian van Turnhout: I move: “That Seanad Éireann – -recognises that childhood, as a time-specific and unique period in a person’s development, is a distinct space from adulthood; -appreciates the difficulties and pressures faced by children and parents as the distinct space between childhood and adulthood becomes increasingly blurred through media, advertising and popular culture;...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House and comprehensively outlining for us what is in the Finance Bill. I join others in welcoming measures such as the travel tax and the home renovation incentive but I will spend my time on the matters with which I have issues, which are section 7, obviously, and Part 3 on VAT where other matters could have been addressed but were not and I...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I echo and agree with everything Senator Power said. I spoke about this on Second Stage yesterday so I will not repeat myself but I am concerned because I know part of the narrative is that the payment is going up for some people while it is going down for others. The payment is going down for 95% while it is going up for 5%. Ms Orla O'Connor of the National Women's Council said a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Executive Service Plan 2013: Discussion with HSE (7 Mar 2013)

Jillian van Turnhout: I welcome Mr. O'Brien and his team. The service plan is essentially about delivery of services. While I welcome what was said about the mental health budget and the ring-fencing of the €35 million, what reassurance can we be given that the service plan for the mental health sector will be implemented this year? Has the recruitment of staff allocated under the service plan started?...

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

Jillian van Turnhout: Successive Governments have made promises to strengthen children?s rights in the Constitution and with this in mind I heartily congratulate the Government, and in particular the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, for publishing the wording and for setting the date for the children?s referendum. Acknowledgement of the need for change is not new. It was first...

Seanad: Symphysiotomy: Statements (16 May 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: The Minister, Deputy Reilly, himself acknowledged last March that symphysiotomy continued to be used in Ireland for some time after it had been all but discontinued in other developed countries and continued to be used for a longer period in particular hospitals, most notably in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. Rather than a procedure arising out of medical necessity, the evidence...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: ...about this. Amendment No. 2 to section 1 offers a good compromise. While I would not be entirely happy with it I acknowledge that it is fair. Looking at our provision of child care in Ireland, in the past we had a model where we provided child care based on the status of the parent. It was purely a measure to get women back into the workplace. We provided child care because we needed...

Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements, Questions and Answers (28 Mar 2012)

Jillian van Turnhout: ...the Minister of State to the House. I welcome the opportunity provided to the Seanad to have this important debate. This morning The Irish Times quoted from the most recent CSO survey on income and living conditions in Ireland, which showed that the gap between the richest and poorest grew by more than 25% in 2010. The rate of those at risk of poverty rose from 14.1% in 2009 to 15.8% in...