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Seanad E´Ireann Vol. 185 Thursday, No. 19 1 February 2007 DI´OSPO´ IREACHTAI´ PARLAIMINTE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES SEANAD E´ IREANN TUAIRISC OIFIGIU´ IL—Neamhcheartaithe (OFFICIAL REPORT—Unrevised) Thursday, 1 February 2007. Business of Seanad ………………………………1653 Order of Business …………………………………1653 Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (resumed) ………………1667 Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Da´il]: Committee Stage ……………1692 Adjournment Matters: National Lottery Funding ……………………………1714 Departmental Properties ……………………………1717 1653 1654 SEANAD E´ IREANN do something for victims who find themselves in this appalling situation. ———— Does the Leader of the House agree that it may well be a useful exercise for this House to De´ardaoin, 1 Feabhra 2007. establish a select committee to report to the Thursday, 1 February 2007. House on how it may help victims who find them- selves in this situation, with specific reference to ———— the point made by Mrs. Lynch, namely, the right in law for victims to have prior notice of the tem- Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar porary or permanent release of the person who 10.30 a.m. has been convicted of the murder or man- slaughter of the victim? The House should con- ———— sider this matter and Mrs. Lynch has requested legislators on all sides to do so. She has also Paidir. requested legislators to ensure that other victim Prayer. supports are put in place. It is horrendous that such a situation can be visited on a family with ———— all the appalling consequences yet no one con- tacts the family, supports the family or offers Business of Seanad. counselling. It is not just the case of Mrs. Lynch’s An Cathaoirleach: I have notice from Senator family. Countless other cases exist where this set Browne that, on the motion for the Adjournment of circumstances has arisen. It would be useful if of the House today, he proposes to raise the fol- a select committee of the House could make a lowing matter: report to Government on legislative changes so The need for the Minister for Arts, Sport and that a new charter for victims could be put in Tourism to provide funding to be allocated to place. Will the Leader consider this proposal in New Oak boys’ soccer club, Burrin Road, discussion with other colleagues in the next few Carlow, under the national lottery sports club days to see if this House can lead the way on fund. this issue? The news that BUPA is to be bought is very I have also received notice from Senator Coghlan good news in terms of saving jobs in County Cork of the following matter: and for the continuance of competition in the The need for the Minister for Health and Irish health care market. The claim by Mr. Quinn Children to ensure the availability of some of that he will be offered or given a three-year St. Finan’s Hospital lands, Killarney, when it exemption on risk equalisation needs to be clari- closes, for social and affordable housing, fied. This is a matter for the regulator but I ask together with some voluntary social care and the Government to make statements on this sporting purposes. matter to the House as early as possible to bring clarity to the issues which have been raised in the I regard the matters raised by the Senators as past 24 hours. suitable for discussion on the Adjournment and they will be taken at the conclusion of business. Mr. Norris: I agree with Senator Brian Hayes about the contribution made by Mrs. Lynch when Order of Business. referring to her murdered son and the inap- Ms O’Rourke: The Order of Business is No. 1, propriate writing of letters. The Minister of State, Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006 — Second Deputy Killeen, is a very decent and responsible Stage (resumed), to be taken on the conclusion man. We should not target any individual because of the Order of Business until 1.20 p.m. with the the practice is endemic. There is something wrong contributions of spokespersons not to exceed 15 with the system. Every Government, not only minutes and those of other Senators not to Fianna Fa´il Governments, provide staff to Mini- exceed ten minutes and the Minister to be called sters to nurture the constituency. This results in upon to reply not later than ten minutes before letters being sent out without the knowledge or the conclusion of Second Stage; and No. 2, Health approval of the Minister. This practice is idiotic (Nursing Homes)(Amendment) Bill 2006 — and a corruption of the system. In my post this Committee Stage, to be taken at 2 p.m. and to morning I received a document notifying me of conclude not later than 4 p.m. There will be a sos the launch of a book entitled “Performance” or from 1.20 p.m. until 2 p.m. something similar. This is about show politics, veneer and appearing to do something. It is pop- Mr. B. Hayes: Last weekend the country heard ulism which must be rooted out of the system. from a Mrs. Lynch, the mother of a murder vic- I was extremely impressed by Mrs. Lynch and tim. This followed the controversy concerning the the way in which she presented her case. She Minister of State, Deputy Killeen. The country mentioned that she had prayed at her son’s owes a debt of gratitude to Mrs. Lynch for speak- funeral for the family of the man who murdered ing so eloquently and articulately on the need to him. In her dignified way she showed an extra- 1655 Order of 1 February 2007. Business 1656 [Mr. Norris.] students and those who are vulnerable in terms of ordinary degree of Christian charity. The their health. Let us not elevate competition and reopening of this case in this manner brought technology above the rights of the individual back all the trauma and devastation that was vis- citizen. ited on the extended members of the family. While I agree with Senator Brian Hayes’s com- Mr. Ryan: I thought Mrs. Lynch was an extra- ments, I believe it is in all our interests to exam- ordinarily warm and Christian woman. Her ine the system. family’s circumstances and the way in which she I also partly agree with Senator Hayes on dealt with a terrible trauma in her life has been developments in the case of BUPA. I am not an example to everybody. She stated she had no ideologically committed to the notion of compe- problem regarding the prisoner in question tition. Its elevation to a kind of totem has receiving whatever he needed if he was suffering damaged the interests of ordinary people in many in any way. She said she was not seeking ven- areas. It is perfectly clear that BUPA was not geance and spoke solely about the under- open about what it was doing in the Irish market. standable fear victims of such an individual would It was a hit and run company which entered the experience if he was released suddenly without market and made a considerable profit which it preparation or warning. This valid point, which repatriated to subsidise the British health service. was raised with great dignity by a courageous It is not up to us to subsidise the national health woman, needs to be addressed. service in Britain, much as I admire it. All Members should learn a careful lesson from I am worried by a comment made on a radio this case, namely, that irrespective of how programme this morning and hope it is not true. efficient one’s office staff are, one must still take It was stated that Mr. Quinn expected favourable responsibility for writing letters. I do not want to treatment because he was a crony of the turn a dignified woman’s case into a political foot- Taoiseach. If that is the case, it would be a great ball but it is time the political system addressed shame because the interests of patients should be the issue of representations. No representation the main consideration in this matter. should be entertained until after a case has been Mr. Quinn is entering the market with what is dealt with by the Ombudsman. For this reason, supposed to be a new company when it is per- we should resource the Ombudsman to deal fectly obvious it is not new. In the old days in efficiently with all delays and complaints and only Dublin this approach used to be called the those cases which cannot be resolved should be Phoenix syndrome and was particularly common the subject of political representations. I have in the entertainment business and nightclubs, dis- held this view for 25 years. cos and so on. I was involved in this area and whereas we paid all our tax, others set up com- There is something fundamentally wrong with panies which they collapsed the minute they the attitude of the CAO. Having worked in the received a tax bill. They then created a new paper third level system, I have been aware of the CAO company and never paid any tax. This approach since it was established and I note a change in its is wrong and the loophole should be plugged. attitude. The office was always focused on On the issue of the CAO, this is another students and initially provided a service that most example of the system triumphing over the indi- public bodies were incapable of delivering. It was vidual. Young people trying to make their appli- a model of how to deliver a service to the public cations were told that with new technology they because it was efficient, accessible, user friendly would be able to log on to the CAO website and and tried hard to ensure it produced a large vol- make their applications via the Internet.
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