Results 521-540 of 669 for speaker:Grace O'Sullivan
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: I am withdrawing amendment No. 4.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: For clarification, I withdrew amendment No. 4 because it was predicated on amendment No. 2.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: It did not make sense in the circumstances.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 6:In page 12, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “10.(1) Section 40(2) of the Act of 1976 is amended by inserting the following:“(g) the removal or destruction of vegetation required by a notice served by a local authority under section 70 of the Roads Act 1993 (as amended).”.(2) Section 40 of the Act of 1976 is amended by adding after...
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. He was here on 8 March when I said I had serious concerns about this Bill. I am fully in support of Senator Norris. I would like to draw the Minister's attention to the fact the island of Ireland has a coastline of about 7,500 km whereas Northern Ireland has a relatively small part of that coastline. We are talking about the history of this, whereas...
- Seanad: Death of Martin McGuinness: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: I want to offer my sincere condolences to the family of Martin McGuinness and to his colleagues here in the Sinn Féin Party. I had the honour of meeting him only last year at the time of the general election when David Cullinane was elected in Waterford. Within a short time of his election, Martin McGuinness arrived down to Waterford in the south east to acknowledge David's election...
- 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)
Grace O'Sullivan: I just want to make a comment. I was at the McVerry conference and I would like to share two points of interest. There was a suggestion of a project over the next decade to centralise property-ownership data because it is quite dispersed as matters stand. In order to have evidence-based decision-making in the future, we should consider having a data-analytics centre, again centralising...
- Seanad: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: Fisheries are a huge part of our natural resources. Given the forthcoming Brexit negotiations, I feel that this legislation is premature. As Senator Humphreys said, proper scrutiny of the Bill needs to take place. I am afraid that the Bill is a bit shoddy. I have heard from fishermen who feel they were not consulted. We live on an island that has 7,500 km of coastline with a great ocean...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: I absolutely agree with the Acting Chairman and we must move on with the debate. I welcome the Minister to the House again today but I am disappointed she has not formulated any amendments that might give us food for thought based on the last debate. I welcome the debate on this Heritage Bill 2016.It has allowed me to go and consult farmers. I am a farmer's daughter and live in rural...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: Absolutely. I was reassured in meeting them.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: I was also told by farmers that the issue was being clouded in matters of road safety. We discussed it at length on the last occasion. Matters of road safety and the Road Traffic Act can be dealt with outside this issue. It is not a road safety issue for farmers. The Minister is suggesting roadside hedges be cut and that this is what many farmers disagree with. A farmer said to me last...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: What is the period for this?
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: For 365 days a year.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: Very briefly, the Road Safety Act applies 365 days a year-----
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: If it is a problem, the legislation is there to deal with it. With regard to the grouse, the Federation of Irish Beekeepers' Associations are extremely concerned because it is from 15 June to 31 August when the bees get most of their pollen through the hedgerows. The red, unripened blackberry provides their protein for the winter. The federation has told me that cutting hedges during that...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: The waterways of Ireland are wildlife corridors and are like the blood veins of the country. Am I speaking to-----
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: On amendment 1f-----
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: Under EU obligations the conservation of wild birds must be taken into consideration. The whole canal system is like a wildlife habitat. As a result of the threat to many bird species it is really important that in all aspects of the canal legislation we recognise the annexes of the EU directives which protect natural habitats and flora and fauna along the canal system.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Grace O'Sullivan: I wish to make clear that with amendment No. a1f, I am seeking to focus on the conservation of wild birds. Senator Higgins addressed other issues, including mammals and wildflowers, but my amendment is concerned with the conservation of wild birds along our waterways. Indeed, when I say waterways, I am not just talking about the water itself but also the hedgerows and tree lines that run...