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Seanad: Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Twenty-one people applied for the repair and lease scheme in Carlow but only six qualified. I want to promote that initiative. I was here to be positive about it but the fact is that the uptake of this scheme is not good. It is a pilot scheme and the Minister needs to address it. It is the same with the rental accommodation scheme, RAS. People were taken off the housing list and put on...

Seanad: Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: -----but, overall, I thank him for coming into the House today.

Seanad: Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I said zoned land in general.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (9 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I know this matter will be debated in the Seanad on Tuesday. I will have lots of questions then so there is no point in repeating them here. I have a massive issue about trying to find out who owns a particular property. If we could work at getting this sorted more quickly, it would be good because one faces problems when one goes to one's local authority to find out about a vacant...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Projects (9 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I welcome the Minister of State. The European Commission recently circulated proposals for revising the Renewable Energy Directive. The proposals recommend ending the EU production of all crops-based biofuels. If enacted the proposals will have a disastrous impact on farming and on rural jobs across Europe and in Ireland and they will destroy efforts to revive the Irish sugar industry....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Projects (9 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State. I am disappointed that the Minister, Deputy Denis Naughten, cannot be here. It is important to emphasise that European farmers, through the COPA, have rejected the proposals from the Commission. I know all about it as I live in Carlow town where the sugar factory was one of the biggest employers. It is crucial to revive the Irish sugar industry for the sake...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (9 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I agree with all previous speakers today. I want to express my most sincere sympathy to all those affected by the mother and baby homes. This deeply saddening discovery confirms our worst suspicion about mother and baby homes. It shows the importance of the ongoing commission of investigation. This is across Ireland. The sadness here today is evident. There is such sadness in the Seanad...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I agree with the previous speakers on the mother and baby home in Tuam and the Magdalen laundries. It is absolutely shocking. Accountability is needed because this is devastating for families. To bring it up today is heart wrenching. I also wish to speak on rural Ireland. For the past few weeks, we have been hearing that there is so much extra work available and that is welcome, but it is...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: He may come back in again-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ----- because he did not announce that up to 80 rural post offices may be closed. That is unacceptable. I want the Minister to come to the House to address this matter today or, if not today, first thing in the morning. This announcement is unacceptable and I seek clarification on it. A report was published that one in ten children lives in poverty; it is now 2017 and we are told we are...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is all in the newspapers.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: All right. I shall table a Commencement matter.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Accommodation (2 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State. At this stage, she is probably fed up listening to me talk about the few issues I constantly raise. I am always bringing the Minister of State back because I firmly believe that there is no follow-up. When a Minister comes to the Chamber and we receive the answer, there is no follow-up from the health boards or the Department of Health. That is a major issue...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Accommodation (2 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Yes, I have not.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Accommodation (2 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State. She has always been most courteous in the House. I probably have her tormented. Anyway, this is a good news story for Carlow. I thank the Minister of State. I am delighted with this good news. You are right, a Chathaoirligh. It is a question of the follow-up. I am constantly bringing up matters but I am not getting much feedback.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I wish to comment on the hedgerows and whatever. My colleague, Senator Daly, has summed it up. Fianna Fáil is here to offer support. It is about give and take. It is a question of balance. I have represented this issue from the local authority side. People would have come to me about various issues related to tree-cutting and hedges and so on. Two issues arise. We need to get a...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: They do not need to be.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I wish to agree with the previous speakers, particularly Senator Ó Domhnaill. There is so much confusion. This is about the people who use the canals. The Barrow runs through my own area. We have had massive meetings about the Barrow walk, as it is known. An issue I have had for years is that between Waterways Ireland, the OPW and local authorities, there is nobody responsible for...