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Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (7 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The reality from my perspective if I am to get a grip is that the balance of conversation in this House never seems to go to the worker. It is the stress and strain on workers and the young parent who is at work which is the motivation behind this Bill. I understand that the employer has to make money but a worker is trying to raise a family. Acting Chairman, there is a conversation...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (7 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The point I am trying to make is that the balance of conversation on this issue is always lopsided in favour of the employer. Scandinavian democracies such as Sweden, Iceland and Finland place a great emphasis on gender equality. I believe Iceland makes an entire year of parental leave available to parents. The aim of this is to ensure becoming a parent does not automatically lead to many...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It was the absence of a hard border.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I want to-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I second Senator McDowell's proposed amendment to the Order of Business. I join with others in commiserating with the family of Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin who brought great joy to everybody in this land and I commiserate with those in California who are waking up to the news of the death of 12 people in a nightclub in another tragic shooting. I also second the proposal...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It is important.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I just want to formally support what Senator Ruane said. I raise the matter of a secondary school in Kildare. It would be greatly appreciated if the Leader could pass on my comments to the Minister for Education and Skills because my capacity to raise this with him formally between now and next Tuesday is limited. A High Court case has been taken by a contractor regarding the tender...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The issue is about the workers, as opposed to it being a political football.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Taoiseach did that.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: We never blamed the workers.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It suits the narrative of a right-wing lunatic who uses this culture to blame workers on the front line in the health service.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I know it is serious. If Sinn Féin did something about it, it would be helpful.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I join Senator Clifford-Lee and Deputy Coppinger in expressing disgust at the argument made in the criminal courts in recent days. The Law Reform Commission has concluded a consultation process on the issue of consent related to the update of Ireland's consent laws. It would be appropriate in that context for the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, to address this House on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Heritage Council Strategy 2018-2022: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Go raibh maith ag na haíonna as a bheith anseo agus cheap mé gur cur i láthair an-suimiúil go deo a bhí ann. In the political sense there is often a lazy analysis that culture and heritage are the same thing but they are very different. Heritage is what came before us and culture is what exists now. The first presentation was interesting on how we can connect...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I go door to door as often as I can and the other night in Raheny I came across two families with children in dire need of help from the Government. One family has a child in need of a psychological assessment in a school where there are 12 such children in need of a psychological assessment. Three of them will be able to get that assessment but this child is not one of them. The parent is...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I acknowledge that the Minister of State is a compassionate individual who feels strongly about this issue. What time does he think is reasonable to wait from the diagnosis of a child just like Abigail to the beginning of intervention? What time does he aim for? What is his vision? Does he feel that three years is too long? I am sure that he does. What is a reasonable length of time for...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I cannot accept that.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Minister of State must have a view.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Deputy is a Minister of State in the Department of Health so he must have a view on what is an appropriate waiting time.