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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Seán Sherlock: ...for private investment. It has no other choice. That is a given. Coillte is State-owned. That is the difference. I hope Mr. Carlin can appreciate here that what is a resource and what people feel they have ownership of is an entity that they want, not for their generation but for future generations who belong to us all. Can Mr. Carlin understand the fears of people when he talks...

Seanad: Cuimhneachán ar Chothrom Céad Bliain an Chéad Suí de Seanad Éireann – 11 Nollaig 1922 - Commemoration of the Centenary of the First Sitting of Seanad Éireann – 11 December 1922 (12 Dec 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: ..., son of James Connolly and of Pimlico. We have also been represented by people such as former Senators Ivana Bacik, Michael D. Higgins and Evelyn Owens. With the indulgence of the Cathaoirleach, I feel it is only right to honour the legacies of some of the Labour Party women who were trail-blazers when they came through the Seanad. Evelyn Owens was one of those people who came to the...

Dublin Bay Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...we can to provide support to the family in what are absolutely heartbreaking circumstances for them and the school community, which happens to be in my constituency. To return to the Bill, we feel strongly about Dublin and believe it deserves protection and enhancement. We feel strongly that lessons have to be learned from the various crises we have had over the years. People...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Citizens' Assembly (8 Dec 2022)

Duncan Smith: ...Department of Health is having to do more work on that going into January. That is understandable and a good thing. I am conscious of the pressure the Department is under but this is something we feel must be brought forward as early as possible. The work of the national drugs strategy that would complement the health-led approach to drug use and, ultimately, decriminalisation of the...

Teacher Shortages: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...is allowing Dublin to die on its watch. We cannot get teachers, nurses or gardaí to live in the capital city and to serve it. Our schools are being bled of talent that could teach these children, and the children feel it and know it because it is they are in classrooms without a teacher, or with a substitute teacher, or else they have a succession of teachers. They know there is...

Seanad: Childcare Services: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Marie Sherlock: ...major breakthroughs, and I know it is through the Minister's own commitment to the sector that we have seen these delivered. They are not without their difficulties. Many services that only provide early childhood care and education, ECCE, hours feel left behind. While €13 per hour does represent a pay increase for those working in the sector, it will not make paying the rent or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Brendan Howlin: ...in the European Commission and the parliament and so on. However, our own foreign affairs team working in Brussels has been incredible. For many, it is a more fulfilling career because people feel they are fighting the national cause. This relates to my second question. We would like to hire our own, but what importance is there to having a strong cohort of Irish people who take an...

Building Defects: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Dec 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...the situation than we were in recent years. I do not want people who are listening to this debate in the Public Gallery to go home angry and just angry. They need to go home from this debate feeling that they might get somewhere. When they heard "ten years", I am sure it broke their hearts a little.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: .... He flagged this for a long time. He has brought it before the Oireachtas and, in fairness, he has delivered. That is in his favour and needs to be said on the record. It is strong legislation. We feel it could be stronger. The levy on gambling needs to be increased and should fund more than the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund because the ring-fenced nature of that funding deserves...

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I wholeheartedly support Deputy Naughten’s proposed amendment because more of us are interacting with people who are definitively feeling the effects of long Covid. The amendment is a reasonable one in that it seeks to have a report laid before the House on particular measures, especially, as stated in the amendment, in designating long Covid as an occupational illness. We all have...

Drugs Policy: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Alan Kelly: ...personal drug use is absolute madness. I represent Templemore. If the Minister of State were to talk to any gardaí, they would tell him it is a waste of resources. They do not even want to be doing it. They feel sorry for the people. We really need to change policy. We need a change in policy that shows compassion but also deals with this in a realistic way. This is not about...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Permits Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Gerald Nash: ...by some to be at arm's length. There are a number of layers to that, adding to the complexity for people who are already in difficult circumstances and working in difficult conditions, and who feel they do not have the agency and may not have the knowledge to vindicate their own rights. They may not understand their rights in this country. Creating this new tier is problematic. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Duncan Smith: ...not want to. Is the friction that continues to exist between the DAA and Ryanair resolvable? Surely it is not good for Ireland? It cannot always be just about airport charges all the time. It feels like this is going on for decades, since I was in my teens, with Ryanair versus DAA. These are two good news stories, if you want to look at it in a purely economic perspective, but there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...to witness our deliberations because this issue obviously affects them too. We have heard quite a number of presentations from different agencies and actors over the past number of weeks. The feeling is that there is a tsunami of a mental health crisis across our school system and among our young people. I want to touch on a few points. I am taken by the model in Limerick. It sounds...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Recent Trends in the Private Rental Sector: Residential Tenancies Board (29 Nov 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...tenancies legislation mean that if landlords, for example, give a notice for eviction and do not sell within nine months, they have to offer that tenancy back, but I know some tenants who feel they have not been offered the tenancy back or that they have moved on and found somewhere else at that stage. In effect, this change makes no difference for them. What, therefore, is the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Amalgamation (24 Nov 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...component to it because the Department of Education is involved. The process is being so mishandled that, regardless of one's view on the future of primary schools in Raheny, everybody would feel as if they are not being heard, the independent facilitator is not doing the job properly and there has to be a restart. Anybody who knows anything about my politics will know that I believe in...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Alan Kelly: ...is incremental marketing, and just 2% has been used on the "shall" bit, which is top-up prizes or prizes. Obviously, for anybody watching this debate and for us, that is not acceptable. It may be that Ms Boate feels the licence and the way in which it is worded is the issue. Is there another issue? To any taxpayer watching, however, that is not acceptable. Why is this allowed to...

Transport in Galway and Other Areas: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Duncan Smith: ...in my constituency, be it a big project such as MetroLink or a small one such as the coastal greenway, which people have been wanting and know have been needed for years but, ultimately, they feel that the projects will not happen because they have been let down so often. However, we cannot allow the city of Galway and, indeed, our western seaboard to continue to be let down. We need...

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Annie Hoey: ...have been left for decades, social unrest will happen and people will blame the wrong people. There are bad actors out there who are more than happy to drive us to blaming one another and making people feel unsafe in their own communities and streets. When we think about safety in our capital and the areas people mention, Members have spoken about O'Connell Street many times in both...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Annie Hoey: ...happened in the East Wall over the past couple of days. My heart is broken thinking about the people who have fled war and sought safety and asylum here in Ireland. I cannot imagine how they are feeling. Let us imagine if any one of us had to leave Ireland to seek a better life and get a start for our families only to be met by what was, quite frankly, a baying mob. The scenes that I...