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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2020)

Lisa Chambers: I will be guided by the Chair as to what is appropriate.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2020)

Lisa Chambers: I anticipate that it is with regard to my comments around Cuba.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2020)

Lisa Chambers: Go ahead.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2020)

Lisa Chambers: Given that it is so close to Christmas.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2020)

Lisa Chambers: We are dealing with recent comments by the chief executive of Eir, blaming the call centre in Sligo for what was, in my view, a problem that existed before that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2020)

Lisa Chambers: That is the Senator's view.

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (26 Nov 2020)

Lisa Chambers: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the following arrangements shall apply in relation to the sittings of the Seanad on 30th November and 1st, 2nd and 3rd December, 2020: (1) The Seanad shall meet in the Dáil Chamber at 2 p.m. on Monday, 30th November, 2020 and the following arrangements shall apply: (a) Standing Orders 29 and...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the Cathaoirleach and Senators Craughwell and Joe O'Reilly for their kind words. I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. I am sure he will find cross-party support in this House for the Bill, as on the last occasion. It is rare that an issue unites all parties across the Oireachtas, but this is one of them. It is a testament to the strong and resilient Parliament we have and to the...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Lisa Chambers: Next Thursday.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Business of Select Committee (1 Dec 2020)

Lisa Chambers: Apologies have been received from Senators Michael McDowell and Pauline O'Reilly. I remind members to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off. I welcome members to this first meeting of the Seanad Special Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. It is a great honour for me to have been appointed Chair of the committee and I will work with all of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2020)

Lisa Chambers: The Order of Business is No. 1, Planning and Development Bill 2020 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 1.30 p.m. and to conclude at 3.30 p.m. by the putting of one question from the Chair, which shall in regard to amendments include only those set down or accepted by Government; No. 2, Private Members' business, the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2020)

Lisa Chambers: Senator Seery Kearney raised the issue of GDPR and the decision in the Schrems case. I know that Senator Byrne has also been working on that issue. For the information of Members, we will be engaging directly with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, at the Brexit committee this afternoon at 4.30 p.m. I assure Members that the issue will be raised at the committee and we might...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2020)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the Senator. ComReg is before the committee next week so we will be able to raise the issue at the committee meeting. Senator Hoey raised the issue of young carers. The figures show that there is a stark gap. If there really are 67,000 young carers between the ages of ten and 17 providing unpaid care in this country and one in four of them goes to bed hungry then that is a massive...

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2020)

Lisa Chambers: I lend my support and commend Labour Youth. It is lovely that Senator Bacik started this debate by stating that it is in memory of Cormac Ó Braonáin. I commend the Labour Youth organisation and the Labour Party on bringing this Bill forward again. I was happy to be part of the group that supported this last time and that my party, Fianna Fáil, supported this. I am really...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Migration and Asylum Pact: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. Shotter. I am really happy we are having this conversation because this is one of the most important policy changes at an EU level that there has been for some time and it will have an impact on all member states. It is one of those controversial issues that, domestically, can be difficult to deal with. I do not know whether this is to ease the concerns of member states but...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (2 Dec 2020)

Lisa Chambers: I remind members to switch off their mobile phones. We have received no apologies. I welcome the Minister to the committee and thank him for making himself available on quite short notice. As we know, we are at a critical juncture in the Brexit negotiations so today's engagement on the topic is timely. Before we begin, members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (2 Dec 2020)

Lisa Chambers: We will take two Members at a time.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (2 Dec 2020)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the Minister. We are now coming up to the last hour of this meeting because of Covid-19 restrictions. I am conscious that quite a number of members are waiting to get in. I will take the next three Senators who have indicated. I note that some Senators are not at microphones and I ask them to exchange with somebody who has already contributed. I invite Senators to come forward...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (2 Dec 2020)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the Senator.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement on Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (2 Dec 2020)

Lisa Chambers: I am the last contributor so I will ask my questions now to save the Minister responding a second time. I concur with the many Senators who have spoken about beyond Brexit and building that relationship or setting up the structures. Minister, you have spoken about exchanges between the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach. They are already looking to that new mechanism, but it might be worth...