Results 61-69 of 69 for ukraine speaker:Lisa Chambers

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Mar 2022)

Lisa Chambers: ...of all Senators not to exceed six minutes and the Minister to be given no less than ten minutes to reply to the debate; and No. 96(2), Private Members' business: motion regarding support to Ukraine, to be taken at 4 p.m. with the time allocated to this debate not to exceed two hours.

Seanad: Support to Ukraine: Motion (30 Mar 2022)

Lisa Chambers: I thank my colleagues in Fine Gael for bringing forward this motion and giving us an opportunity to discuss the crisis in Ukraine and all the matters relating to it. Many Senators, this week and last week, have outlined the horrific things we have been seeing. It feels very close to home because it is very close to home. There are other conflict zones around the world, but this war has,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Mar 2022)

Lisa Chambers: ...organisation. He also spoke about the recent visit he and Deputy Berry made to the border in Poland and raised the important issue of the potential for human trafficking of refugees coming from Ukraine to neighbouring countries and the need for security checks on those providing transportation to other locations. That was discussed at the EU affairs committee this morning and we have to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Response to the Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine: Engagement with Ambassador of Slovakia (23 Mar 2022)

Lisa Chambers: ...numbers entering Slovakia on a daily basis are phenomenal. We are having discussions about that issue here. We are probably getting that influx of refugees a little later because Slovakia borders Ukraine and is much closer to the war. How is Slovakia managing the accommodation situation? What did Slovakia do to find extra accommodation. What types of venues, if I can put it that way,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2022)

Lisa Chambers: ...cost of fuel is becoming a massive issue and it is going to continue. We have to acknowledge that this is not just an Irish problem but an issue globally. Oil prices are going up and the war in Ukraine is exacerbating the issue, so it is not just being felt here. There is a cost-of-living debate happening in many other countries. That is not to say we do not have a job to do here as...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Mar 2022)

Lisa Chambers: Senator O’Loughlin opened the Order of Business this morning and spoke about the situation in Ukraine, as did many colleagues. Senator Moynihan put it very well when she said it is very difficult to discuss other items of business, given what is happening in Ukraine. It dominates all of our thoughts and hearts in the work that we are doing. Senator O'Loughlin made a particular point...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Lisa Chambers: ...of Ireland, which is running a month-long campaign of awareness throughout the country on its social media platforms to raise awareness of that condition. We will have statements on the situation in Ukraine later. It is posing some very challenging questions for us as a country to consider. There has been a lot of conversation throughout the country about how we can help and stand, in...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] - Thirty-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: ...people to do this job. Another myth that Sinn Féin and other supporters of this Bill peddle is that of increasing militarisation. Throughout Europe military expenditure has declined rapidly in the past 20 years. Recent events in the Ukraine may reverse that in some countries, but here in Ireland we have reduced our Defence Forces from around 14,000 in 1990 to less than 10,000 now....

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (24 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: ...of law. These are objectives which Irish people value. I am very happy to see that Ireland is participating fully in the organisation. I am interested in hearing a little more about the monitoring mission in Ukraine. Where exactly is the money going? Do we have any direct control over where it goes or is it included in a general budget for the entire project? I have a question on...