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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Child Protection (22 Oct 2025)

Sharon Keogan: This subject might be of interest to the children. There might be some unaccompanied minors from Ukraine here this morning. We are now over three years into the largest displacement crisis Europe has seen since the Second World War. Ireland, rightly so, opened its doors, but opening doors is not the same as ensuring safety. Safety begins with knowing who is in our care. How many...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Child Protection (22 Oct 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister. Unfortunately, none of my questions were answered but the most shocking line of that contribution is that 777 children are under the care of Tusla and 432 Ukrainian children have aged out. They are no longer in the care of or accommodated by the agency. It is only supporting five young people over the age of 18 today. That is absolutely shocking. I know one young...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I will address the presidential election and the growing campaign calling for people to spoil their votes. Some have said that spoiling your vote subverts our democracy. I ask such people to look around the Houses they find themselves in today and to look at the portraits on these walls. Was it a subversion of democracy when 73 Irish MPs refused their seats in the British-approved...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Nov 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I add my voice to those who offered their sympathies on the death of Sr. Stan. I also congratulate our new President, Catherine Connolly. I wish to express serious concern about the European Commission's LGBTQ+ equality strategy for the period 2026 to 2030. This is not a strategy rooted in balance or democratic consensus; it is a document driven by ideology rather than evidence. It...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I have great concerns about the health committee's recent pre-legislative scrutiny report on the health (assisted human reproduction) (amendment) Bill. This report is not based on a general scheme but on the policy paper from the Department of Health. The committee admits this is not best practice. Why are we bypassing legislative norms for a matter as ethically complex and legally fraught...

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Sharon Keogan: Is the discussion on the Bill itself?

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I support the intent behind this Bill and I will speak plainly about why it matters, not just in legal terms, but in human ones. I welcome the decision to replace the term "child pornography" with "child sexual abuse material". This is not a cosmetic change; it is a moral correction. These are not images; they are evidence of crimes. They are not pornography; they are abuse. As such the...