Results 1-20 of 38 for going forward speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...the citizens who contributed to that excellent piece of work and who gave up their time through Covid. I have met a number of them subsequently as part of the committee and I know that they also got a lot from the process, as well as having given so much to the State in their effort. I also thank Deputy Bacik for chairing the committee which we all engaged in over a period. It was a...

Increased Fossil Fuel Divestment: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Deputies Pringle, Connolly and Joan Collins for putting forward this motion and giving us an opportunity to talk about this matter. I disagree with Deputy Pringle's comments that COP was a farce. I do not agree that it was. The progress overnight was really important. Eamon Ryan was one of the EU's lead negotiators and he has put enormous effort into two things in the past two...

Report of Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motion (23 Nov 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Deputy McGuinness and the members of the committee for the invitation to discuss the Report on Banking 2022, which was published ten months ago. I appreciate that it is a wide-ranging report, and I want to address all the points. I also want to address the specific issues that Deputy McGuinness raised. I will try to do both in my time. The first ten recommendations in the...

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...think it is perhaps one-sided and does not represent the complete suite of experience in the industry, and the working practices in the sector. I think in reality there is more nuance with what is going on. I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett for bringing this forward. I reiterate that the recommendations outlined in the report cover a broad spectrum of areas that impact the audiovisual...

Report on Section 481 - Film Tax Credit: Motion (6 Jul 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Deputy for bringing forward the motion. I watched much of the committee proceedings on this matter. I was interested in it. The Deputy and I share a constituency adjacent to where much of this work happens and many of the people who live in our constituency are involved in production or work in the industry. It is a matter of great importance to the Deputy and me. For that...

Flood Insurance Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...progress and developments in the wider insurance reform agenda and European Union and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development policy space to evolve.". I thank Deputy Brady for bringing forward this important legislation. I totally support the sentiments behind protecting homeowners and trying to make sure everybody has home insurance, irrespective of the area in which...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2023: Second Stage (25 Apr 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I appreciate the opportunity to speak on the Bill, which has been passed by the Dáil. The Bill is relatively short and provides for some of the cost-of-living measures announced by the Government in late February. The full package of measures will cost €1.2 billion and will put money back into people's pockets, help with bills and ensure that there is no cliff edge for the...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2023: Second Stage (25 Apr 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...cycles with their suppliers, which is an important consideration. I also believe that thresholds have to be looked at again to make it easier and more attractive. It is very important that Revenue is going to do this work for businesses, rather than businesses having to do it a second time. It is certainly my view that any time the State and its entities can lean in to the citizen, can...

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...enormous work into this Bill in collaboration with the credit union sector and the Department. I take this opportunity to again pay tribute to him. I also pay tribute to Deputy Harkin, who put forward a Private Members' Bill to improve credit unions generally. I am very open to discussing with her that Bill and how it sits with this legislation. Perhaps she would like to meet privately...

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...discussions I have had with credit union managers, directors and representative groups. I have met staff and volunteers who are eager for change and for credit unions to reach their potential. I look forward to continuing these engagements throughout my time as Minister of State. I would like to take this opportunity to issue a challenge. I ask that collectively, we set a vision for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Children's Hospital (9 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...heart, a professional woman, a woman Deputy, and a paediatric medic. There is nothing not to like and I have been encouraged to learn more about her. The new children's hospital, which I had the good fortune to have the opportunity to visit when I was a member of the Committee of Public Accounts, is a key enabler of a major strategic reform of healthcare services for children and...

Mortgage Interest Relief Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...way comfortable. That is creating significant cost-of-living pressure that Deputies are hearing about from their constituents on a day-to-day basis. The Minister has set out the response of the Government, which includes both one-off and permanent measures to try to address that pressure. In the budget last year, €11 billion worth of support was aimed primarily at supporting...

Seanad: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...particular and the impact that would have. As Minister of State with responsibility for financial institutions, credit unions, and insurance, one of the things I am very committed to doing is to going to communities where there has been an exit by retail banks to speak with chambers of commerce and others about the impact on the operation of their businesses and the practical effects of...

Seanad: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: There have to be fair procedures at every stage. I want to go through some of the engagement that was correctly highlighted with the committee at an earlier stage. The fair procedures have to work both ways. For example, there is the six-year rule highlighted by Senator Black and the look-back in regard to fitness and probity. The reason that is being introduced is that there was a...

COP27: Statements (29 Nov 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...offshore wind energy completely. The opportunity for cheaper electricity, energy security and to shift away from fossil fuels to renewable sources is a no-brainer. When the proposal was put forward, I, like everybody who saw it, had many questions, such as the following. Why does it have to be put there? Could it not be put further out? What about the impact on the seabed? Should I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (29 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...women and men who have experienced such difficulties in their homes and workplaces and on our streets for many years. This strategy and the implementation plan that goes with it are a real step forward by the State. What will be important now is how we measure its implementation by the various Departments, including the Departments of Education, Children, Equality, Disability,...

LGBTQI+ and Equality: Statements (23 Jun 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am glad to have the good fortune to be able to speak in the Dáil about LGBTQI+ and equality today. We discuss this today from a really positive baseline, in an Ireland that has evolved and developed, moving from intolerance and exclusion to something quite different. We are moving towards real inclusion. A gentleman I particularly want to remember today is my husband’s...

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...the period, including different uniforms and weapons that were in use. It was a moment to reflect on the history of An Garda Síochána and the bravery with which so many members have approached their work, going out every day in various circumstances in communities with additional difficulties into difficult places and difficult situations. It was a reminder to me of the...

Financial Resolution: Excise (9 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...imposed and who will pay for the difference. Given that we do not control the cost of energy coming into this State, if we choose to place a cap on it, who makes up the difference, how much is it going to be and from where will money be cut elsewhere to fund it? The measures announced tonight will cost approximately €380 million, which is a significant amount of money. Where is...

Committee Report on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community: Statements (3 Mar 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am pleased to be here to discuss the report of the Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community. I welcome Senator Flynn to the House. We look forward to seeing her here more often, I hope. I also wish to take a moment to acknowledge, as others have, Ronnie Fay, co-director of Pavee Point, who recently passed away. On this day last month, so many gathered to say...