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Seanad: Global Sumud Flotilla: Statements (2 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I wish to share time with Senator Alison Comyn.

Seanad: Global Sumud Flotilla: Statements (2 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We have already had an opportunity to discuss this issue briefly this morning. I welcome the fact that the Minister of State made himself available to come to the Seanad Chamber to discuss this. Even though he has a heavy schedule, he changed other commitments in order to come here because he appreciates, as we do, that this is a very important area of discussion and we need to have the...

Seanad: Global Sumud Flotilla: Statements (2 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It was me.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I add my voice of formal welcome on the behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party to the ambassador from Cyprus. It was lovely to meet him earlier. I wish all Cypriots living in Ireland a good and happy independence day. Jenny Poole would have been 29 today. She should have been celebrating her birthday with her two young children, her parents and her family. Sadly, as we know, she was...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It will not come as any surprise to hear me talking about this Commencement matter. Coming from south Kildare, it is a topic that is very close to my heart. The military and defence family are very much part of the whole social, economic and professional fabric of Kildare and right around the country. Over the years, we have seen a lack of investment in our Defence Forces and we have a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I acknowledge the work that has been done on recruitment and retention. I am disappointed that there is not anything in the response the Minister of State received from the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence's office in relation to the Curragh Plains. This is absolutely a key part here. We are halfway through the period from 2022 to 2028 to which the Minister of State referred and only...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party, I extend our sympathies to our colleague Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee on the passing of her mother, Mary, at the very untimely age of 67. Our deepest sympathy to Lorraine, to her dad, Mossie, and to all her family. There will be further opportunities to speak about the wonderful and great man that Martin Mansergh was, and my colleague Senator...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Leas-Cathaoirleach. First, I formally welcome Martin Hughes to the Chamber following his appointment to his new role. I look forward to working with him. We also send our best wishes to the outgoing Bridget Doody. She did an an incredible job while she stepped into the role in an acting capacity. The Order of Business today is No. 47(1) on the Order Paper, motion regarding...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We started this morning with Senator Comyn and I share her tribute to Kevin Geraghty from Collon. Having people in one's life who are stalwarts, as the Senator described Kevin, is so important. As every single one of us know in this Chamber and in the other Chamber, putting your name up to run for election can be a lonely business no matter whether you are a member of a party or running as...

Seanad: Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: Motion (25 Sep 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I move: That Seanad Éireann: recognises: - the absolute horror of the war and famine being inflicted on the people of Gaza and the absolute need for an immediate ceasefire to allow for food and aid to be delivered and also for the hostages to be released; - the Irish Government’s ongoing commitment in recognising the State of Palestine and for a two-state solution to end...

Seanad: Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: Motion (25 Sep 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, for being here to take this very emotive and important subject matter as a motion. This is the first Private Members' business in this session and it is appropriate that it relates to Gaza. The last Private Members' motion the House had before the recess was on the same topic. I commend Senator McDowell on all the work he put into compiling that...

Seanad: Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: Motion (25 Sep 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister of State for his compassion and understanding, and his support for the motion. I thank my colleagues for participating, delivering and supporting this motion and I commend the Opposition as well. We are all on the same page. We are not on opposite sides. We want to do our very best as legislators and as a nation to support those who are displaced from Palestine, those...

Seanad: Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: Motion (25 Sep 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Next Tuesday at 2 p.m.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I apologise for having had to step out for a brief period. There was another commitment I had to attend to. I thank the witnesses for being here. The work they are undertaking is really important, particularly in the online world we live in now. Part of what they are doing is trying to ensure users find it easy to report illegal content, but it is about how we define "illegal", to a...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: That is horrific, but I am talking specifically about smear campaigns where it is not a death threat but it is putting false information about a candidate or individual.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I hear you. It does not give me comfort but I hear you.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will raise the fact, with increased funding from the Department of agriculture, that Kildare County Council will be able to hire a new dog warden, which means we will have three in the county to improve dog control issues. That is important in enforcing legislation on the control of dogs and dog breeding establishments, responding to complaints about uncontrolled dogs and, where necessary,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Accommodation services.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. O'Brien for being with us today. In his opening statement, he said that he recognises what he is representing is only one aspect of what the committee is looking at and will need to consider. He is correct. It is only one aspect but it is an important aspect that we need to consider because there is no doubt that we are navigating very complex moral, legal, diplomatic and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Mr. O'Brien was clear about the labelling of goods and on the fact that services are not labelled. If services were to be included, does he have any idea how that could be implemented both in the legislation and in how businesses would comply?