Results 121-140 of 146 for going forward speaker:Lisa Chambers

Shared Maternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Nov 2018)

Lisa Chambers: I am very disappointed with the tone of the Government response in rejecting this Bill. For the Minister to deliver such a scathing response to a very well-intentioned Bill, which is supported by Opposition parties in this House, and then walk out of the Chamber without listening to a single response is very insulting to those of us who are passionate about this Bill and the positive...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Lisa Chambers: ...the people. Our job is not to question the validity of the vote just because we may not agree with it. Our job is to respect that vote and to give effect to it. The eighth amendment is already gone - it went the day the vote happened. As legislators, we must fill the vacuum that now exists with legislation. That is the job we were elected to do. We need to be reminded at times that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statement of Strategy 2018-2021: Engagement with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (19 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: ...member of the family returning to work. While it is not directly under the remit of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, it can work with other Departments to formulate a policy and strategy going forward to address this. We know that women coming through second and third level reach the highest standards of qualifications and do well with third level qualifications....

UK Withdrawal from the European Union: Statements (24 May 2018)

Lisa Chambers: ...or anything in between - regardless of how advanced the technology is. It harks back to the days of violence on this island. It is imperative that it is at all times stressed to Mrs. May and her Government that a border is a border, no matter which way one spins it, and the people of this country will not accept it. In December, it was announced with much fanfare that the Government...

UK Withdrawal from the European Union: Statements (24 May 2018)

Lisa Chambers: It was very worrying that she was unable to tell me whether the task force knew how it was going to work but what she did say was that we must accept that trade will be very different and that things will not persist or remain as they are. However, she could not say how that was going to look. She was very clear that her job was to maintain the integrity of the Single Market and that what...

European Communities (Brexit) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 May 2018)

Lisa Chambers: ...to withdraw from the European Union. While we believe that both Houses of the Oireachtas should be kept up to speed on the status of the Brexit negotiations, we regard this Bill in the context of the ongoing negotiations as inappropriate and untimely. Ultimately, it could endanger our position in terms of negotiating. We are also cognisant that there is already an opportunity to discuss...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (15 May 2018)

Lisa Chambers: In December we were told that the commitments given on the border were "bulletproof", "rock solid" and "cast iron". Fast-forward six months and it is quite clear that those commitments were oversold. While I acknowledge that what was agreed in December, albeit tentatively, was progress, it certainly was not the level of progress articulated by the Tánaiste at the time. The issue of...

Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2016: Motion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Lisa Chambers: ...in place and the fact that they are continuously checking, assessing and rechecking themselves. There is encouragement of what they refer to as a just culture. Serving members are encouraged to come forward when they identify possible breaches or areas for improvement, and the officers will work with those members to try to make those improvements. We have come a long way when one...

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2018)

Lisa Chambers: ...a vote by the Irish people in a referendum. We have properly discussed and debated this issue at length and the time for talking is very much over. It is now time to vote on the issue and to move forward. There are those who challenge the process and have attempted at every opportunity to undermine it simply because they did not like the outcome. No evidence has ever be produced to...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)

Lisa Chambers: ...of the treatment of women is one that I find shameful; it angers and upsets me. On a regular basis, scandals emerge or we revisit a previous scandal or an atrocity that took place not very long ago. We have had discussions recently about the Tuam mother and baby home and mother and baby homes more generally, the Magdalene laundries, the Kerry babies tragedy and the treatment of Joanne...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: ...needs to change. The idea that a woman anywhere in this country could be taking medication on her own, without any medical assistance, to end a pregnancy and could fear that she could not come forward because she might be prosecuted is morally wrong. That needs to change. In terms of the options open to us, the legal advice to the committee was very clear that the best option in terms of...

Defence Forces: Motion (4 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: It is a pity the Minister of State, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan, decided to exit the Chamber so quickly. He appeared to be confused in supporting a non-existent Government amendment. Perhaps his colleagues might inform him of same. The suggestion the motion is somehow inconsistent with the White Paper needs to be considered in the light of the fact that the failures of the reorganisation...

Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (15 Feb 2017)

Lisa Chambers: That is in the past. I am asking about the situation going forward.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Estimates for Public Services 2017 (Revised): Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Lisa Chambers: ...from Deputies here today. There is no criticism as such in giving a pay increase to a public sector worker and nobody is disagreeing with that aspect of it. We, however, have a job to do. If we go back as far as the budgetary process when we scrutinised Government proposals and put forward our own proposals, certainly all the Opposition parties, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Undocumented Children: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I apologise for being late, but I am aware of the organisation and have read the documentation that it forwarded to the committee. Like Senator Freeman, I wish to clarify the situation in which people find themselves. When people come to Ireland on work visas, are they restricted in how much they can work? The witnesses referred to €41 million lost to the State in revenue, but they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Support Services for Family Law Courts: One Family (30 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. The organisation does fantastic work. I know the difficulties families go through in these situations. In my previous life I was a lawyer and I did a lot of family law work. I have seen at first hand what children go through when they go through the courts system. Very often, unfortunately, parents tend to forget the impact their conflict,...

European Defence Agency: Motion (15 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: ...Our participation in these training programmes ensures that our soldiers receive the best training and expertise that they can get to assist them in their overseas duties. We know our soldiers go on peacekeeping and peace enforcement missions but we should be clear that these are not holidays. They are extremely dangerous excursions for up to six months or even longer. It is very...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: European Defence Agency: Motion (3 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: ...available. We can connect with other members states, pool our resources and benefit from economies of scale in training provision and having access to knowledge and resources. That can only be good. As has been said by many Deputies, our participation in these training programmes and projects ensures our personnel and soldiers receive the most up-to-date training and gain expertise in...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I welcome the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 as it is good legislation. As has been pointed out by other speakers in this debate, there are gaps. It is the purpose of this debate and the process of legislating to identify these gaps, have a conversation about the issue and, as a House, try to make the legislation better and more effective. I welcome very much the aspects in...

Au Pair Placement Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jul 2016)

Lisa Chambers: ...The Bill also provides for setting up mechanisms for hearing complaints and resolving disputes on behalf of au pairs and host families. Those are all very welcome improvements to the current situation and go towards addressing the concerns raised. If one makes someone an employee, it completely changes the relationship that an au pair has with their host family and we would be naive...