Results 3,681-3,700 of 4,933 for speaker:Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am delighted to welcome them. As a Senator working on behalf of the people of Carlow, it is great to see that coming and I am delighted.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Today the Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I want to speak. I am so delighted to be working on behalf of Carlow.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Leas-Chathaoirleach is right. Today the Joint Committee on Future of Mental Health Care, which I sit on, will launch its final report. I commend the Chairman, Senator Joan Freeman, for spearheading the work of the committee. She has done tremendous work and I want to say "Well done" to her. The committee deserves praise for its joined-up thinking with all parties together which I want...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: -----and we worked together as a team for the future of mental health.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I have only started; the Leas-Chathaoirleach has to allow me more time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: One area that has been identified as having serious barriers is the area of young adult and teenage mental health. There are not enough services for that age group and we lose real people in the statistics.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: This is it. I have been interrupted.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That is why today I especially want to talk about three young people-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That is why I especially want to talk about three young people who I had the pleasure of spending some time with recently and it was in kick-boxing. Kick-boxing is thriving as a sport around the world. In the WAKO world kickboxing championship in Italy, Kickboxing Ireland competitors won 12 gold, 11 silver and 29 bronze medals on the global stage. Three of these gold medalists were from...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Let me mention this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: They are a 14 year old girl, Jack Dawson a 14 year old boy and Jamie Walker a 12 year old boy from Carlow. They all won gold medals-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: -----and we are so proud of them.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I have more to say but I will be back again tomorrow.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I will.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Yes, I did. I want clarification on timing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Excuse me, the previous speaker raised five different matters, with which I have no problem, but I raised two and the Leas-Chathaoirleach made me sit down.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I have the four matters brought up by Senator-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is a point of order.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Leas-Chathaoirleach is not timing it right. He needs to get it right.