Burke, ColmWednesday, 28 March 2012 |
Seanad Éireann Debate
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Order of Business
We need a dose of realism in respect of the household charge. I said this before in respect of the payment of commercial rates. People who are paying commercial rates should place on their front doo...
It is an issue that should be raised on the Adjournment because with over 40% of people having medical cards by the end of the year, we have a huge amount of information already available on computer....
Amendment put.
Voted No
Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages
I have one or two comments. I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for introducing the Bill. I thank Senator Bacik for taking the initiative two years ago. When the matter was last before...
Housing Policy: Statements, Questions and Answers
An elderly couple came to see me recently with a query about downsizing. Now that their children are grown, they would like to downsize their four bedroom home to a single-storey building. They are ...
I have referred to an elderly couple who now are tenants in a four-bedroom house. They do not need that space and wish to downsize to a two-bedroom house specifically aimed at elderly people.
Yes. One would then have available a four-bedroom house for a young family.
It needs to be given priority.
Small Business: Motion
I welcome the Minister of State to the House and also the business people in attendance. As someone who has been self-employed for many years, I am deeply aware of the difficulties small businesses a...
Amendment put.
Voted No
Amendment put.
Voted No
Adjournment Matters - Rare Diseases
My matter relates to the medical condition epidermolysis bullosa, commonly known as EB. It refers to a group of genetic conditions, the central feature of which is extreme fragility of the skin. It ...
My information is that one in 18,000 babies born is affected by this disease. At present, 88 patients are attending the two specialist EB clinics in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin and St. ...
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