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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: Along with other groups and agencies, such as the Galway chamber, I am very much in favour of TTIP. As has been highlighted here by contributors, there are some understandable concerns around the ISDS mechanism. Parties to the treaty all operate transparent and independent legal systems. I am just not convinced on allowing investors to take legal action in the domestic courts. I would...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: I refer to hospice care, in particular an announcement made in Galway this week, where a Galway hospice is planning to submit an application for planning permission for a 26 bed future-proofed unit in Merlin Park which it plans to have open within five years. It is currently planning a fundraising drive to support the capital costs. Even when the country was awash with money under previous...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This legislation represents a significant and positive reform to Ireland's industrial relations law. It enhances and protects workers' rights, particularly those of low-paid workers, and offers certainty for employers in terms of wage costs. The Bill is quite simple in its intent, providing for the reintroduction of a mechanism for the...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: I wish to raise again the issue of the proposed greenway between Galway and Dublin, particularly the proposals concerning the route from Loughrea, Craughwell, Clarinbridge and Oranmore into Galway city. Following discussions between the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, myself and a number of other Oireachtas Members, he instructed his Department to engage in further consultation on...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: I wish to draw attention to a report that was issued yesterday by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport entitled Transport Trends: An Overview of Ireland's Transport Sector. Among other things, it noted that Galway is one of four national urban areas that has experienced a decreased level of service due to congestion. Anyone who knows Galway would hardly find such a conclusion...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: After the severe storm damage caused in recent years in various parts of the country, including Galway, there was a Government commitment to provide for coastal and river flood protection works. I am glad to say a risk assessment is now taking place in Galway with a view to drawing down funding from the OPW, the lead Government agency in providing long-term flood defences. The Government's...

Seanad: Conditions of Work: Motion (8 Jul 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: I welcome the Minister to the House and welcome this constructive motion put forward by the Independent Senators. This discussion is timely because over the past few years we have seen manifestations of very sharp practice by some employers. They seemingly value the euro over the well-being or entitlements of their employees. Every business has a need and a right to make a profit....

Seanad: Conditions of Work: Motion (8 Jul 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: Ar 10.30 a.m. amárach.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (9 Jul 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister for attending. I recently had the opportunity to talk to a retired nurse of senior standing who qualified in what was then the regional hospital in Newcastle, Galway, in the early 1970s. She had been there from the mid to late 1960s. The hospital is now University Hospital Galway, UHG, which is located on University Road. It was a hugely informative discussion. She...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (9 Jul 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. My reason for raising the matter this morning was to emphasise the importance of forward planning in University Hospital Galway. Over decades we have had add-ons in dribs and drabs and the hospital is still not capable of dealing with the demands placed on it. We must also consider a plan for the future, taking into account the congested...

Seanad: Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Jul 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: Would the Minister of State like to respond?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Flood Prevention Measures (23 Sep 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Simon Harris, for coming to the Seanad this afternoon. As he will know, the long-range weather forecast has estimated that severe flooding will occur in the west, particularly Galway city, in the coming days. Water heights are estimated to rise to 20 ft., which is much higher than the quay wall at the Spanish Arch in Galway city. Any such high tides...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Flood Prevention Measures (23 Sep 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. I look forward to the national flood risk management programme continuing its work but we also need to have the long-term plan put in place. As the Minister of State states, this will take a multi-annual approach and continual investment so that we can protect our coastline against events such as those that have happened in the...

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: Senator Cullinane, without interruption. Let the Senator speak.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Senator's time is up.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: Senator Jim D'Arcy. I thank Senator Cullinane.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Senator's time is up; he is well over time.

Seanad: Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Senator is well over his six minutes. Senator Jim D'Arcy has six minutes.