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Seanad: Naming of National Children's Hospital for Dr. Kathleen Lynn: Motion (24 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Naming of National Children's Hospital for Dr. Kathleen Lynn: Motion (24 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Last year my colleagues in the Seanad Independent group and I tabled a motion to name the children's hospital after Dr. Lynn. The motion was held without debate and passed by the Seanad.It was a rare moment of partisanship with members of the Opposition and I happy to be speaking on this again today. Dr. Kathleen Lynn was an incredible woman whose life reflected the development of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I am sure many of us saw on Twitter the video of an exchange between a member of An Garda Síochána and "Billboard Chris", a Canadian father of two who has been touring North America, and now Europe, engaging in conversations about the use of puberty blockers on children. While walking Grafton Street over the weekend wearing a sandwich board that read "Children cannot consent to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: There are a few things the public expect from the Government. It is not too long a list and the demands are not too unreasonable, by and large. They include a roof over their heads and a reasonable hope their children may have the same, a job that is able to put food on the table and a functioning healthcare system. At different times and in different ways, the Government of this country...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Cathaoirleach very much. I strongly condemn that act of violence on that young child in Navan yesterday. It was absolutely horrendous to watch it online. We must do anything we can as legislators to stop that happening in the future. The school officials need to look at this very strongly and see what they can do to educate their children on being a little more inclusive to...

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (17 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Does Senator Boylan want to make a concluding remark?

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (17 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Pursuant to Standing Order 154, it is reported to the Seanad that the committee has amended the Title of the Bill.

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (17 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: When is it proposed to take the next Stage?

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (17 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: This House must acknowledge and debate the happenings on Pearse Street, Sandwith Street and Mount Street in the past week. In recent weeks, these locations have been home to what may be described as makeshift camps populated by international protection applicants. First, it must be said that any acts of violence or aggression towards another are to be condemned in the strongest terms. No...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Having looked after children who had been in care over the years, I know of the trauma that even one night in care can cause for a child. That the Minister has disregarded the children under discussion from the remit and payment is absolutely scandalous. He is not acknowledging the trauma they face and have faced over the years. I am very disappointed that he has not agreed to acknowledge...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I find the last comment by Senator Seery Kearney very insulting.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I am well aware who it was intended for. It is really not about the money here. It is about acknowledging the wrong that was done to the mothers and babies in those homes. The Government has chosen to put a two-tier system in place. I am sure the people who are getting money would not mind even sharing that money with those who were in the mother and baby homes for less than six months....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Last Monday, the Joint Committee on Health published a report on its pre-legislative scrutiny on the health and so-called safe access zones legislation. The report is not a great advertisement that the safe access zone legislation should go ahead. It seems that the committee’s job is just to grease the wheels of that process. It contains one weak recommendation of how the provisions...

Seanad: Electoral Reform (Amendment) and Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (10 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Before I call Senator Higgins, I welcome Lily Coyle and Ed Nicell and all the SIG staff to the Public Gallery They are welcome to the House this evening.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: It is no secret in the Chamber that in my eyes the protection of children and the provision of care for them is of paramount importance. From education to safeguarding to mental health and holistic well-being, the Government's role in ensuring the children of this country are given every opportunity to grow, succeed and flourish cannot be understated. Yet it seems that every week there is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I, too, want to associated with the remarks to the ambassador, H.E. Ms Sochaska, and to Colonel Michal Sprengel on Poland's independence day. I am calling for a debate on independent journalism in this country, and this Government's attitude to it. Does the Government believe that the inconvenient truths are still truths, or that the public has a right to know these truths? Is it the...