Results 241-257 of 257 for speaker:Keira Keogh

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: It was different in the real-life interview.

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank Mr. Holohan. I will definitely bring him in again in the second round. We will suspend for five minutes to give everyone a comfort break. We will resume then, and I will find out where everybody is.

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: We can consider that in a private meeting. I move to Deputy Aidan Farrelly.

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank the Deputy. She has been in multiple committees, interviews and everything else this morning. As I said to the witnesses, the Houses are busy today and it is no slight on the importance of this topic or how much we value them. Does Senator Andrews want to come in again?

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: Is Deputy Ó Murchú indicating?

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: There is still time for Mr. Joyce to come in if he wants.

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank Mr. Joyce. I ask Deputy Ó Murchú to be brief.

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank Deputy Ó Murchú for his brief six minutes. I thank all our witnesses for appearing before the committee and for their comprehensive engagement. It is very helpful. The secretariat will be very busy over the summer putting together the pre-legislative scrutiny report. I thank Ms Ryan from SIPTU, Mr. Joyce from ICTU, Ms Walsh from UCD, Mr. Holohan and Ms Gorman from Add...

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: I agree. You are all becoming much more efficient with your questions and rarely going over. We get to a second round and sometimes a third. With that, the meeting stands adjourned.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (17 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: 387. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the timeline for the proposed amendments to the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 to take effect in view of the fact that homeowners are depending on these amendments in their rebuild; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40617/25]

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank our guests for being with us this morning. I noticed that in both opening statements assistive and new technologies are mentioned as a way to increase participation, especially in voting. As a behaviour consultant who really saw the change that assistive technology can make to my neurodiverse clients, I am interested in hearing how they see that working within polling stations.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank both guests. The IWA in Belmullet, County Mayo, was mentioned, as was Western Care in Mayo. Both organisations really went as far as they could to ensure their service users could exercise their right. It would be interesting to have a breakdown, by county, of service providers who went out of their way to ensure their residents could vote. It might be interesting to examine the...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: Crying over spoiled votes.

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: Thank you, Ms Barry. I call Sharon Keogan. There will be a second round.

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank the Senator and witnesses for that. I just want to check whether we have Senator Mike Kennelly online. I do not hear him, so we will move to Senator Cosgrove.

Committee on Children and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2025)

Keira Keogh: I again apologise. Members have been coming and going all morning. If the witnesses see me on the phone, it is because I have two members in the Committee of Public Accounts meeting next door, another who is in the wrong meeting and people taking part in radio interviews and different things. The witnesses should not feel it reflects on the importance we give this issue. It is just the...