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Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I congratulate and applaud all those involved in our sporting achievements this year and in recent years. There are many areas across the globe where we punch above our weight and sport is certainly one of them, from hockey and rowing to horse racing, boxing, rugby, golf and soccer. There are incredibly talented people in Ireland, and each and every one of them should be admired....

Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I will have to get the Minister again.

Seanad: Illegal Drugs: Motion (13 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I second the motion. Across this country, lives are being devastated by drug use, drug addiction, drug dealing and drug-related deaths. This Government has not invested the correct amount of funding to fight the war on drugs and the result has been a staggering rise in the consumption of drugs, addiction, social breakdown, drug-related deaths and tragedies. The situation is so bad that we...

Seanad: Illegal Drugs: Motion (13 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation Expert Review: Discussion. (13 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Many of my questions have been answered but my main concern is funding for Traveller accommodation that is not being used by local authorities. The witnesses have covered that. In my area the figure is 44% but in other local authority areas, it is 20%, 19% and 12%. We need to find a balance. Local authorities play a major role in this area. I work with many members of the Traveller...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Town Centre Living Initiative: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I welcome this. I welcome Mary Mulholland. I am from Carlow, and Carlow and Kilkenny work together. The scheme needs to be promoted more. I was going to ask how the six towns were picked and that has already been answered. Was a specific allocation made to each of the six towns picked? Is there special funding for them and if so how much? There was considerable discussion of vacant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I welcome the witnesses. Their stories are scary because they are dealing with the lives of families and children, which can have an awful effect as they go from week to week trying to pay the bills without knowing what is going to happen or if there will be a good end to this. We spoke about an independent regulator but I believe we should look at something along the lines of the Money...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We need to work to change these people's lives. Setting up the group was important but there needs to be delivery and unless we do that it is unfair on the group and on the families they represent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Rightly so. Well done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: There is one rule for one and one for another.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Support Services Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Good afternoon. This important issue involves several Departments, but it should most be heard by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, which I hope will resolve it using joined-up thinking. In my county of Carlow, a number of services provide day and residential supports for those living with disabilities. Many offer supports to people in local authority or private...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Support Services Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I welcome the Minister of State's response. It is so important. We have great service providers in Carlow, but people cannot access them. It is huge. It is a matter for all the different Departments. It is all about everyone working together from the same pot to ensure this happens. I will follow this up with the Minister of State.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Support Services Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: This is a serious issue in Bagenalstown.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Support Services Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I also welcome Senator Hackett to the House and wish her well. I congratulate the Irish women's hockey team who will go to Tokyo in 2020. They have done us proud. On a sad note, I express my sympathies to the Byrne family. Gay Byrne was a national treasure and there is no doubt about it. He had a massive impact on all of our lives. I want to raise an issue that came to my attention...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am not.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I have spoken to the Minister.

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (5 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I also want to address the Minister today because climate action is needed. It is so important that we talk about change and awareness. I know the Minister spoke about electric cars, which are very important, and upgrading our houses in the report but plastic is a serious issue and it is urgent we work on that because we need some sort of action. What is the Minister's overall plan with...

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (5 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It creates a cost for the person doing the building work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Affecting the Quality of Water: Discussion (5 Nov 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I will continue on. Many of the questions have been asked. I believe there is a huge communication problem. A system where Irish Water does not know who is vulnerable or who qualifies to be vulnerable is a problem before we even start. Irish Water does not know what the 31 local authorities are doing because every local authority is different and I believe it needs to put something in...