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Government Response to Situation in Ukraine: Statements (30 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: I again express solidarity with the people of Ukraine for the turmoil the country has been put into and the vicious war that has been orchestrated from the Russian Federation which has cost the lives of so many and has scattered people all over the world. Some have come to Ireland. In my local community in County Leitrim, a Ukrainian neighbour of mine, Ivan Tarkovych, worked to get his...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: The idea of circular economy and waste management is certainly not new to most people who grew up in rural Ireland. My father worked all his life fixing farm machinery. My brother had what was basically a scrapyard. He took in old beaten-down cars. Everyone who had an old banger that they wanted to keep going would come to him. If the radiator had burst, they would get one from him. All...

Women's Health Action Plan: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: I also welcome this plan today. It is certainly a decision to move in the right direction. As has been said by many others, we have had a chequered past in regard to women's health in this country. Hopefully, we can keep that in the past and ensure there is no reoccurrence of it. I particularly want to raise with the Minister today the issues in regard to menopause services,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: 106. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to establish another secure hospital for forensic patients; when the most recent comprehensive review into the National Forensic Mental Health Services was undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16213/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rehabilitative Opportunities within the Prison System: Discussion (29 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: I thank all the witnesses for their time and effort and for their opening statements. I was struck by the comment, I think it was from Mr. Mullins, that many people have no home to go to and nobody to welcome them. To follow up on previous questions, it seems clear that we have a system in the Prison Service that does its best. Clearly, it does not always reach the level that everyone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rehabilitative Opportunities within the Prison System: Discussion (29 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: It is clear that Mr. Graham has done an awful lot of work to get to the position he is in today. While much work is being done by everyone involved in the system, there are clearly a large number of people who went to prison at the same time he did who did not make that progress. Many people said in their contributions that there has to be a commitment on behalf of the prisoner to make an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rehabilitative Opportunities within the Prison System: Discussion (29 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: Is addiction, which many prisoners would have, a big problem in respect of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rehabilitative Opportunities within the Prison System: Discussion (29 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: All of us are contacted frequently by people who have been victims of crime. They may have had their lives brutalised or experienced significant trauma. Often, when we engage in this format and discuss these issues, we get a kickback. Many people feel their lives have been destroyed. In other jurisdictions, and to some extent in this jurisdiction as well, the use of restorative justice as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rehabilitative Opportunities within the Prison System: Discussion (29 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: Is one of the problems that restorative justice is so haphazard? Does it need to be more formalised?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rehabilitative Opportunities within the Prison System: Discussion (29 Mar 2022)

Martin Kenny: Mr. Graham is indicating.

European Union Regulation: Motion (5 Apr 2022)

Martin Kenny: This proposal is worthy and worthwhile. It will move us in the right direction. Joint investigation teams have been working for many years on a multinational format to tackle organised crime, particularly the drug gangs, etc., that plague our communities. Every community in every part of Ireland can recognise the impact that they have on young people, who become addicted to drugs and who...

European Union Regulation: Motion (5 Apr 2022)

Martin Kenny: That is the wrong business.

Vacant Properties: Motion [Private Members] (6 Apr 2022)

Martin Kenny: Vacancy and dereliction are serious issues in rural Ireland. There is significant dereliction in every small town. Houses are lying empty and shops, pubs and other business premises in once-thriving communities are dying on their feet because of the changes in how people conduct their commerce. They now shop in big towns and so on. We have a huge problem with that in the private sector...

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Martin Kenny: All of us understand and agree that this motion on carbon budgets is about setting the destination to which we want to get. We all share a common bond in our desire to get to that destination. Where we may have disagreements is in the route that we take. There are, of course, difficulties for many sectors when we get into this issue and try to deal with it. There are also opportunities...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (7 Apr 2022)

Martin Kenny: 87. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on any engagement that he or his Department have had with the stakeholders affected by the job losses at a company (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18755/22]

Home Heating Fuels: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Apr 2022)

Martin Kenny: The vast majority of people who use turf as their main fuel are those who are in poorer circumstances across the country. They live in rural Ireland and do not have many options. They, more than anyone else, need retrofitting grants that are an awful lot bigger than those the Government is offering. They cannot afford to retrofit because they do not have €25,000. Retrofitting costs...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2022)

Martin Kenny: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2022)

Martin Kenny: I am sure you would not turn it down. I thank the Minister. This is an area that requires reform and we all understand and accept that. The Bill certainly goes in that direction. It is welcome. It is a vast improvement on where we have been up to now. The perception has been that it has been a closed shop. People with obvious connections got into positions that perhaps they would...