Results 161-180 of 1,179 for speaker:Marie Sherlock

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I support the Order of Business which I thought would be opposed. I am glad that we can support it and that the Bill is not being guillotined. I wish to raise the issue of special or ASD class places, particularly secondary school places. Right now many families across this country are facing into Christmas not knowing whether they will have a school place for their child with additional...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, lines 1 and 2, to delete “the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage”and substitute “An Coimisiún Toghcháin”. Senator Ruane can speak to amendment No. 1 and I will speak to amendment No. 2.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I move amendment No. 4: In page 4, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “Research on revision of Dáil constituencies 5. In relation to the revision of Dáil constituencies, An Coimisiún Toghcháin shall, within 24 months of the passing of this Act, conduct research and make such recommendations as it considers appropriate to Dáil Éireann...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I will press the amendment.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Senators Cummins and Fitzpatrick for their contributions. We are disappointed that we did not get a chance to debate this amendment. If the amendment was deemed to be too broad, then our disappointment is with the Government for not tabling an amendment to deal with some of these issues. We have been a bit bewildered by some of the response, notwithstanding some of the Minister of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank all the witnesses for taking the time to come in today. I am conscious that it is obviously a very busy time of the year, but it is also timely that they are here, particularly in light of what happened three weeks ago tomorrow in Dublin city centre. That was rioting and looting, but the issue of shoplifting and attacks on shops is not just confined to Dublin. It is right across the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Mr. Dunne. Would Mr. O'Driscoll like to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Mr. O'Driscoll. It is important to let Mr. Fee speak as well because I do not want to have a total Dublin-centric focus. It is important to get the Dundalk perspective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Mr. Fee and thank the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Mr. Jennings.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Waste Management (6 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. The results of the EPA report on the circular economy and waste statistics that were published last week very much threw into sharp light just how much needs to be done with regard to what can be recycled and what is being recycled in Ireland. In fact, the report shows that Ireland is going backwards, not forwards, with regard to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Waste Management (6 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I am supportive of all the initiatives the Minister of State outlined. However, a piece of the jigsaw is missing. We are talking to the people who want to do more, but there are people who feel they cannot do more, for a variety of reasons, or will not do more. This is not about the individual, rather, this is about the overall provision of services. At the moment, local authorities are...

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I move amendment No. 6: In page 23, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(5) Nothing in this section confers on a member of Garda personnel a power that he or she does not have by virtue of another enactment (including other provisions of this Act) or at common law.”. I withdraw the amendment with the right to resubmit on Report Stage.

Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I move amendment No. 7: In page 23, to delete line 27 and substitute the following: “(i) independently, impartially and in accordance with law,”. Section 4 sets out the policing principles. Our amendment is very basic and simple but is important and needs to be said nonetheless. The principle is that policing services are to be provided independently, impartially and in...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I thank everyone for coming for this hearing today. I, too, join with Deputies O'Sullivan and Munster, along with the Chair, in expressing that frustration in terms of representatives from X not appearing here today. This is really my first question. I have read the statements carefully and listened to what the witnesses said about the efforts they are making across all four platforms, as...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: I suppose the issue is that it is not working. We saw some of the content that was on Facebook. We spoke about what was on WhatsApp. We have seen what is on TikTok. The efforts do not go far enough.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: Okay. TikTok might come in on this question.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Safety, Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Marie Sherlock: What if I am interested in hate?