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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Yes, the facts.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: We have the fairy tales of Ireland.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: It was a mathematical analogy.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: That is not true.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: That is a good proposal.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I made some references in good faith last week to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Richard Bruton, regarding trees. I was talking about the fact that we will plant a lot of trees in the next ten years. I certainly did not mean to undermine the Minister in any way. I have a weeping willow at my house, which is actually bigger than the house, because I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I wish to point out to the Leader that the facility at Bruff is a live-in centre, not a day centre.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: The Leader has made the facility sound even better in terms of its standard of care.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Yesterday, I spoke about the brilliant organisation, CareBright, and I mentioned that I had been in Bruff in County Limerick and had visited one of its centres for adults with dementia. I spoke of how extraordinary the centre was insofar as it had tried to create a family atmosphere where people could live independently but in a community, in what was a village within a village. They had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Promoting Nightlife, Economy and Culture: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: Should there not be two other delegates here? Mr. Ray Yeates from the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Promoting Nightlife, Economy and Culture: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: My apologies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Promoting Nightlife, Economy and Culture: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: What the delegates are saying is brilliant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Promoting Nightlife, Economy and Culture: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I thank the delegates. I am being educated by what they have to say. I am at a stage in my life where I sit at home watching "Judge Judy" or drink wine at weekends. My nightlife is now internal, rather than external, although I take the point about the showband era, of which I was very much a part. It was so vibrant in the country. It was our lifeblood. Could Mr. Kitt elaborate on Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Promoting Nightlife, Economy and Culture: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I ask Mr. Sharpe to hold that thought and come back to me on that. I was very surprised about not only the insurance costs but also the licensing and the question that had to be answered, even though one did not want to answer that at all. Are we not to sleep?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Promoting Nightlife, Economy and Culture: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: ----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Promoting Nightlife, Economy and Culture: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Promoting Nightlife, Economy and Culture: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: There is a perception, certainly among my age group, of the violence that one hears about: the one-punch chip shop punch, or in the clubs, be it drink or drug-fuelled on O'Connell Street even in the middle of the day. There is a perception that Dublin is a dangerous city. People write about it all of the time. Can the witnesses address that? That needs to be counteracted because they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Promoting Nightlife, Economy and Culture: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Marie Louise O'Donnell: What about the art spaces in every town in Ireland, whether they be community spaces, theatres or garages? We have venues everywhere. At one stage, we had so many venues but did not have the money to keep them open or to people them. The witnesses mentioned the ones they have created themselves but do they play any part in the towns and villages of Ireland? Are they allowed to do so, or...