Results 321-340 of 2,039 for speaker:Máire Devine

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: I support those comments. As a member of the climate action committee for nearly a year, I know it has consistently discussed just transition. Every Department must understand that label of "just transition" and implement novel ideas because we will need them. Bord na Móna is currently in negotiations with the union and it will revert to us towards the end of October or November to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: I am sorry I missed the presentation. I was busy elsewhere. The project is brilliant. It is unfortunate the witnesses are pioneers and it has taken so long, which is frustrating. The committee has discussed this and has recommended that the one-stop-shops should be run by the local authorities. However, given their experience, the witnesses are the experts. Have the local authorities...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: The community-led type is what we need for sustainable communities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: It is a type of code, or it is expected.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: I want to concentrate on the national children's hospital, which is located at the end of my street. The Minister met some of the residents from the area when they attended the health committee on several occasions and he knows their concerns about the impact on their surroundings, their neighbourhoods and their homes, which are still collapsing, as well as the ongoing difficulties with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: There is the revised application, the notification to those who made the 120 original submissions and observations, and the revised timeline for the opening operation of the hospital.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: Will the HSE let us know so we are aware of it and we have it on the record?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments (1 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: The country was a bit taken aback and none more so than those with disability, their families, carers and supporters, and those working within the disability sector. The rehabilitative training, RT, allowance facilitates independence and recognises those who are working hard to better themselves. In turn our economy and community benefits from them. We get new workers, new skills and new...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments (1 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: The Minister of State started by saying this misinformation was during the summer when the Seanad and Dáil were not in session. The Minister of State can spin it whatever way he wants but I call them cuts and they occurred when the Seanad and Dáil were not available. Last week, Senator Dolan spoke passionately about this. He has a finger on the pulse of the disability sector....

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (1 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I thank the Tánaiste for his comprehensive statement on the UK withdrawal. Everybody here has talked about the profound implications for this country. A no-deal exit will bring lasting damage at every level. I tend to concur with Senator McDowell when he says the UK Government has no intention of getting a deal. It is playing silly...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: I concur with what Senator Horkan said about the Stardust tragedy. Some of us here are old enough to remember the events of 38 years ago. There was no social media and hardly any telephones then. As a young woman I remember listening to the news getting drip-fed through to us. A fog of sadness and shock fell over Dublin. There were no answers at that time. The families and those who...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: It is a problem for us all.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: With lots of interventions.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: I was alarmed by the report on climate action at the weekend and also by today's report from the EPA on premature death due to pollution, which is said to be at 1,100 and climbing, according to the latest statistics from 2016. Across the EU alone, the figure is up to 700,000 deaths per year, which is a significant amount. The problem is that we have lower levels than those specified in EU...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: I ask the Leader to put it on the agenda.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: I thank the Leader.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: I thought the Chairman would call me next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: I thank Deputy Ryan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: I thank Deputy Ryan, who has done this previously for me.