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Seanad E´Ireann Vol. 195 Thursday, No. 8 14 May 2009 DI´OSPO´ IREACHTAI´ PARLAIMINTE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES SEANAD E´ IREANN TUAIRISC OIFIGIU´ IL—Neamhcheartaithe (OFFICIAL REPORT—Unrevised) Thursday, 14 May 2009. Business of Seanad ………………………………403 Order of Business …………………………………403 European Asylum Support Office: Motion ………………………418 Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (resumed)………………………419 Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad Bill amended by the Da´il]: Report and Final Stages … … 454 Adjournment Matters: Pre-school Services ………………………………455 SEANAD E´ IREANN ———— De´ardaoin, 14 Bealtaine 2009. Thursday, 14 May 2009. ———— Chuaigh an Cathaoirleach i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m. ———— Paidir. Prayer. ———— Business of Seanad. An Cathaoirleach: I have notice from Senator Frances Fitzgerald that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health and Children to outline the details of the operation of the new scheme to provide a child care place for three year old children, the payment methods, number of available places and the level of uptake in the scheme which she expects from child care providers. I have also received notice from Senator Geraldine Feeney of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health and Children to clarify the reason an expectant mother with private health insurance can only access a private room in a private hospital and not a private room in a public hospital. I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion on the Adjournment and they will be taken at the conclusion of business. Order of Business. Senator Donie Cassidy: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the European Asylum Support Office, back from committee, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, Adoption Bill 2009 — Report Stage (resumed), to be taken at the conclusion of No. 1 and to adjourn at 3.30 p.m., if not previously concluded; and No. 2a the Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad Bill amended by the Da´il] which is expected from the Da´il later today and will be circulated by way of supplementary Order Paper. It is proposed that this Bill will be taken not earlier than 3.30 p.m. The business of the House will be interrup- ted between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Senator Frances Fitzgerald: We have discussed a number of times in this House services for children. Yesterday we had the publication of the Monageer report, which was only published in part. Will the Leader take a message back from this House to Government that we want to see this report published in full? We had a similar situation previously when the Kelly Fitzgerald report was published. Initially, it was not published in full but then it was published through the mechanism of being sent to a committee of the Houses and it was then placed in the Oireachtas Library. The same should happen in this case. If we are to learn anything from 403 Order of 14 May 2009. Business [Senator Frances Fitzgerald.] the lessons of the past about protecting children in this country it is that co-ordinated action is required between agencies. It is clear this family was known to the authorities over a long period. A range of organisations, agencies and individuals were involved with the family from a very early stage. It is extraordinary that after ten years of the Celtic tiger, we do not have the basic child care services in place with the co-ordination that is necessary to give families such as this the supports they need to prevent the terrible tragedy that we have seen. We certainly need to debate that in this House and I ask for an early debate on child protection services. There is a front page story in The Irish Times today which states that cases involving severe abuse are not being allocated because there is a shortage of social workers and that the files are remaining on the shelves of offices throughout the country. That is extraordinary. Where has the priority been for the past ten years of the Celtic tiger if we cannot provide basic child care services for vulnerable families? We have yet another report outlining deficiencies. Heads have rolled in England when this has happened. There is no accountability in this country for the lack of services to these families over the past ten years. The Government puts its money where its mouth is, and if it is not put into child care, that is an absolute dereliction of duty. I want this issue debated in this House as soon as possible. We have a report this morning from exporters. I spoke yesterday about the report from small businesses. The key point is the lack of competitiveness in this economy. Senators from all sides of the House have called for a debate on competitiveness. There is an absolute necessity to become more competitive if we are to retain jobs. I ask the Leader to convey to the Minister for Foreign Affairs the disquiet of this House about what has happened to Aung San Suu Kyi, with the continuation of her 19 year confine- ment in Burma and the trial she is undergoing once again. What is happening to that woman and the length of time she is being kept in isolation is an outrageous abuse of human rights. Senator David Norris: I support Senator Fitzgerald on what I understand to be a call for a debate on the rights of children and the services to support them. While there may have been some arguments for redacting some elements of the Monageer report, I find no justification whatever for editing out the seven recommendations. How on earth is this Parliament to exer- cise its role of supervision in assessing whether these recommendations have been fulfilled if we are not allowed to know what they are? That must be made known. In a debate on children, I would like to include the situation in the children’s hospital in Crumlin, where wards are being closed and children with serious cardiac problems are placed on intolerable waiting lists. I have received representations on a number of cases, including that of a young boy, the optimum age for whom to undergo the second part of a serious operation — the first part took place when he was a small infant — is three to three and a half years, which means that it should take place between June 2009 and January 2010, but he may well not get a bed. This is intolerable, given that the Government claimed it would protect the vulnerable. There are other heart-rending cases, including one involving a special needs child. I support the repeated calls that have been made for a specific date for a human rights debate. We could take in the trumped up charge against Aung San Suu Kyi. We could compliment the US Government on having taken its position on the human rights council of the United Nations, which is very important. We could raise cases such as that of Ezra Nawi, someone who is personally known to me, a human rights activist in Israel who has intervened in a non- violent way to try to prevent the destruction of Palestinian houses, who was arrested and is being sentenced in a case over which there is precisely the same doubt as there was regarding the Denning judgment. This is an appalling case about which I will circulate details and against 404 Order of 14 May 2009. Business which I will ask members to join the international outcry. The Minister should be involved in this case. In the general context of the two previous items, I raise the extraordinary situation concern- ing the cut in overseas aid. On RTE’s “Primetime” on 5 May, the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Power, a very decent man, stated that “we are protecting short-term emergency and humanitarian aid because that is where our focus is. We want to save lives.” This was in answer to a question from Justin Kilcullen of Tro´ caire. When Irish Aid’s emergency recovery unit was contacted to confirm this, however, it stated that, despite what the Minister of State said, given the current economic circumstances, the earmarked funding for rapid onset humanitarian emergencies was cut from \20 million to \6 million. That is a 70% cut, which is a direct contradiction of what the Minister of State said. When it got back to the Minister of State’s Department, it was told that he meant to say that the reduced amount of humanitarian aid would be delivered. This is a nonsense. We need a debate on this and to get clarification from the Minister of State. Senator Dominic Hannigan: I give a guarded welcome to the publication this morning of the Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009, which will come to this House, I believe, next week. It is the most important Bill regarding estate agents and particularly management companies for many a year and it is not before time. There are many families in Dublin and across the commuter belt, in places such as Dunboyne and Ashbourne, who are paying more than \1,000 per year to get their grass cut, if they are lucky to get it cut. I am glad this Bill will come before the House, but it is only a first step on the journey. I impress upon the Leader the need not just to bring this Bill forward, but to also bring forward other Bills relating to this matter.
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