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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: On 11 March 2020, the then Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, forecast 85,000 people could die from the coronavirus. The death toll today is 4,989, thankfully a long way from what was predicted. We now have the data. We now know the virus. We know what to do to keep ourselves safe and what level of risk to take. On 31 May, I spoke up in this Chamber about the contradictions in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, is very welcome as always to the Chamber to discuss this highly impactful legislation. I wish we had more time to discuss it, but we are where we are. I admit that I am slightly worried by the legislation. The far-reaching implications of carbon budgets, the sectoral emissions ceilings and the myriad other mechanisms we must employ to achieve climate...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (25 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister. The Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill is another Government effort to patch up the pandemic-sized hole in the tapestry of this country. For patchwork, the Minister is doing a decent job. The pandemic has left our already compromised housing market with a stream of tensions and issues. It is important to recognise that. It is also important to recognise that some...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pharmacy Services (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I bid the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, good morning. The minor ailment scheme is an internationally recognised extended pharmacy service which allows pharmacists to improve public health access, shape further future services and broaden pharmacy roles to deliver patient care and improve health outcomes. At present, private patients who want to access non-prescriptive medicines for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pharmacy Services (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minster of State. As we rebuild our health service after Covid-19, we must remember the resources of community pharmacists and the value in which we hold them in the implementation of community healthcare. Changes were made to allow pharmacists to give the emergency contraceptive to women with a medical card.The IT systems are already in place such that in terms of a mechanism...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I want to raise an issue, which Women's Aid highlighted recently, namely, the Garda failed to respond to thousands of domestic violence calls. An internal investigation has found many victims received no help after calling 999 in domestic violence incidents. Some of the incidents involved people repeatedly calling the emergency line and not getting the assistance needed. I call on the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I will give way.

Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: Senator Craughwell already spoke.

Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I am taking Senator Craughwell's place.

Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: We swapped.

Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister of State is very welcome. I do not believe I have spoken to her before. The coronavirus pandemic has massively impacted many industries in this country and across the globe. In this country, however, aviation has been particularly affected. What has the Government done about it? In 2018, there were 140,000 jobs in aviation and the air transport sector in Ireland. In addition...

Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: That was back in December or January.

Seanad: Aviation Sector: Statements (21 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: The Government has not opened it up-----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: It is nice to see a Meath man in the Chair today. The Minister is very welcome to the House. This Bill is of great importance, as is any legislation concerning planning and development in this country. It is one of the fundamental tasks of government at a local and national level. I will begin by addressing what this Bill seeks to do. I will touch on the issue of councils that may have...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I understand that, but the Minister was not-----

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: Remote meetings were introduced by the Minister's Department. It is important, in the interest of transparency, that the councillors be given access to these data. They have sought through a freedom of information request to see and hear the video tapes. I ask the Minister to write to them. I would not like our council to end up in the High Court. I thank the Minister and apologise for...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: Can the Minister take a point?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2021)

Sharon Keogan: I would like to raise a few issues today. First, two months after the cyber attack, why is the Department of Health using it as an excuse for not coming to this House to answer questions under Commencement matters? I am sick to death of people who are in jobs refusing to do their job. The amount of funding that the HSE receives in our annual budget does not mean that it can shirk its...