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- Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: There was information that it was gone.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Does the Minister of State realise that we were all complaining today because the system is not working? The Minister of State's system is not working?
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: No it is not working.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Labour Party and Fine Gael Government introduced the local property tax.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We have it going into the Government's budget.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We have it-----
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We are back on track.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That is not true.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Government is not.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Senator Coffey did.
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: There are issues with qualifying are there not?
- Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That is not true. Many people want to own their own home.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We are not in government.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The gender pay gap in respect of pensions was constantly brought up at my clinics during the summer. According to a recent report from the Economic and Social Research Institute, an Irish woman's weekly income is €153 less than that of an Irish man in retirement. The report found that women were less likely to receive a contributory pension than men and that, among those who did,...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I wonder if we need to look at having a minister for women. We are totally forgotten. I am a firm believer that men and women are equal but women are always forgotten.
- Seanad: Seanad Reform Implementation Group: Statements (24 Sep 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Since becoming a Senator in 2016, I have learned a lot, seen a lot and thoroughly enjoyed my work in the House. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. Seanad Éireann has been the subject of no fewer than 14 separate reports on proposed reforms. It is widely accepted that the Upper House can and should play an effective role in Irish politics. Irish people...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I welcome our senior citizens from Carlow. We are delighted to have them here today and I hope they have a lovely day. Today I want to talk about the general data protection regulation, GDPR, which is a year old this month. A most complex piece of legislation, the regulation was an attempt to unify existing legislation enacted after the 1995 directive across the European countries. This...
- Seanad: Local Government Rates and Other Matters Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Fianna Fáil is also in total agreement with this amendment and will support it. As Senator Gavan said, Deputy Pat Casey spoke about this issue in the Dáil. I also believe it is important to provide for phased increases or decreases for that matter. As the Minister of State will be aware, businesses, especially smaller companies, often cannot afford large increases in rates,...
- Seanad: Local Government Rates and Other Matters Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Shops closing is a bigger issue. We see shops closing all the time. We should be able to introduce an incentive in that regard.