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- Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I understand the merits of this amendment, but I believe the Minister said yesterday that where there was a shortfall, people, particularly the elderly and people with disabilities, can apply for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, grants and for the housing adaptation grant, and that is up to €30,000. The mobility grants are available up to €8,000. There are...
- Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I would ask both sides to please stop playing politics with people's lives and homes. We are here as legislators to do what is right by the people. These are their amendments and I will support all those that have been proposed by the people. While it is cumbersome to apply for these additional grants, we have to ensure they know they are available and that there is opportunity for people...
- Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I missed the earlier part of the debate, so forgive me, I do not know where I am coming in.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: The second grouping of amendments.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Right. Okay. I have prepared something so I will continue. A headline I saw yesterday encapsulates the essence of this Bill and the amendments presented to us today. It came from the satirical Waterford Whispers News website. The headline was, "Government Celebrate Winning Confidence Vote By Ramming Through Planning Laws Only Developers Want". The amendments before us undermine...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Well done.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I also wish to be associated with the condolences to Senator Timmy Dooley and to Deputy Alan Farrell on the deaths of their fathers. I offer congratulations to Councillor Ian McGarvey who will be 92 years of age. I met him and Marjory on his 90th birthday. Good health to him for many more years to come. I submitted a Commencement matter this morning that was not selected, but I really...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Now that he has said it all.
- Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I thank my colleague, Senator Boyhan, for bringing forward this amendment, the purpose of which is to change the definition of “defective concrete blocks”. We believe that the definitions listed in the legislation and in the amendment proposed by Sinn Féin Deputies in the Dáil do not go far enough. The current definition in the legislation is too restrictive. Too...
- Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: It is really hard to get a builder at the moment. Anyone who has tried to get someone to do any work will know how difficult it is. I am getting work done on my home and I am waiting more than a year for the builder to visit. I support the amendment. I am concerned by some of the comments we have heard in regard to the shortfall in funding. I ask the Minister for his attention on this...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (12 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I am delighted to see the Minister of State, Deputy English, here his morning to answer this really important question. I hope I will get a very favourable answer due to the fact he is from County Meath and knows the area. Figures from the Central Statistics Office, CSO, clearly show that our population has increased by almost 13% over recent years. The development of new houses, along with...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (12 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I look forward to that review. There is a great deal of development taking place in the south of the county towards Grangerath and Mornington. There is a 1,000-pupil school being built there currently, but that will be filled with what is coming down the line due to population increases in that area. I am specifically seeking a secondary school for my area. The need and demand are there....
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Well said.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I welcome the family of the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy English, who are in the Gallery, all the way from Bohermeen and Courtown. They are very welcome. It was early May when I asked the Leader for a debate with the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, on his plans to lessen the impact of rising inflation on the people of Ireland and his...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Is the Senator on the left?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I am sorry. I am a bit lost here.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Is Sinn Féin on the left?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.