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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I listened to the same nonsense.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: It does not hurt me at all. What hurts me is hearing of those children in hotel rooms.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: That is what this Government is-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: State money is being used to pay for Fine Gael election propaganda.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: That is not the question.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: The issue is State money being spent on Fine Gael election material.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Senator Buttimer is purposely not responding to that comment.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: It was marked as advertising.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: The editors of local papers have found that.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I am not a bit upset.

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: We are supporting this Bill. It is important that the base from which the next Garda Commissioner is chosen is as wide as possible and this Bill allows the net to be broadened. Equality must reign supreme when we are choosing the next Garda Commissioner and the best person for the job should be chosen. It is a very important role. I support this Bill on behalf of the Fianna Fáil group.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Like other speakers, I am glad to be here tonight to speak on this very important issue. We have heard a great deal of debate in the House across the aisle and in the media on this issue, which is very relevant. As lawmakers, we are grappling with it because it is so new and evolving and, as such, we are not as familiar as we really should be with the concerns that exist. I also wish to...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I move amendment No. 9:In page 22, after line 34, to insert the following:“(3) Where the holder of parental responsibility over a child gives consent in relation to an offer of information society services directly to a child, the data controller shall make reasonable efforts to verify such consent. (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), a data controller may obtain verifiable...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Coastal Erosion (6 Mar 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I welcome the Minister of State to the Seanad. Following the recent snow event and Storm Emma the residents of Portrane are extremely upset and worried about the further coastal erosion in the area. There is a real risk now of many homes being flooded by the sea. If the Minister of State saw the news last night, he would have seen Grainne Hannigan talking about her home which is now in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Coastal Erosion (6 Mar 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I understand it is a matter for the local authority, first and foremost, but I call on the Minister of State to put pressure on the local authority to act in this regard because it has not done anything since 2012. As he outlined, funding was received to complete a study and that has been completed for some time. The strengthening and reinforcing of the existing dune system has not been...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Coastal Erosion (6 Mar 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I know two local councillors, Adrian Henchy and Paul Mulvihill.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: It is not Fine Gael election candidates that are supposed to be getting public relations.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: My amendment relates to journalistic sources and the need to strengthen them but I will not press it. I will withdraw it and reserve the right to reintroduce it on a later Stage.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I move amendment No. 17:In page 28, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: "38.(1) No application to access personal data processed for journalistic purposes may be made by any party, including, for the avoidance of doubt, an authorised officer, An Garda Síochána, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commissioner, the Revenue Commissioners or the Defence Forces, except...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I move amendment No. 90:In page 116, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“(2) (a) In addition to the publication requirements contained in section 144(1), the Commission shall publish details of public authorities or public bodies that have been found to have contravened the Act.(b) Subsection (2)(a) shall not apply to a public authority or body where the authority or body...