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Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. It is great to have her here. It is good to have an opportunity to discuss the vaccine roll-out because as the Minister of State has said, vaccinating an entire population against a virus which, as far as we are aware, only came into existence just over a year ago is probably the most important public health initiative in living memory. It is...

Seanad: Matters Arising from the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I welcome the Minister. We are only three months into this new Brexit environment but it feels much longer. It is fair to say that a lot has happened in the short few months that the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement has been in operation. There is still a bedding-in period to go yet. There will inevitably be further teething problems. I take this opportunity to relay some of the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Business of Select Committee (29 Mar 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off. I welcome everybody to our Seanad Special Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. In correspondence, a submission has been received from Medicines for Ireland on Brexit and patients' access to medicines in jeopardy due to delays to the import and export of medicines on the island of Ireland,...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on Business Sector: Discussion (29 Mar 2021)

Lisa Chambers: The agenda for today's meeting is the impact of Brexit on Irish businesses, helping Irish businesses to deal with Brexit through supports, and life beyond Brexit with opportunities for Irish businesses. I must read a note for our witnesses. If witnesses are giving evidence from within the parliamentary precincts they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on Business Sector: Discussion (29 Mar 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Ms Sinnamon for that most comprehensive opening statement. I will open the discussion to committee members to pose whatever questions may arise from that opening statement and any other areas they might want to touch upon. Following that we might have a back and forth between members and the witnesses. I will leave it to Ms Sinnamon to direct responses from her own team depending...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on Business Sector: Discussion (29 Mar 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Senator Garvey, and I thank Ms Sinnamon, Ms Dwyer and Mr. O'Neill for that. Are other members offering to come in? I think we have had everybody in to ask questions who has indicated. Do our witnesses want to make any closing remarks before we wrap up?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on Business Sector: Discussion (29 Mar 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Ms Sinnamon. We are in agreement on that front. We are not seeking to replace the UK as a market. We are looking to move elsewhere also to see those new opportunities as we become more mobile and more global in our approach. It is very positive to hear from Enterprise Ireland that Irish businesses are still very positive about the UK market, that there are a lot of supports there,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (19 Apr 2021)

Lisa Chambers: The fair deal scheme at its heart should be fair. We know from speaking to small business owners and farming families that the scheme is not fair to them.Whereas the contribution by the private dwelling house towards nursing home care is capped at three years, the charge put against the family farm or small business continues for the entirety of the person's stay in a nursing home. The 7%...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (19 Apr 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I am thrilled and this is fantastic news. It is exactly the start to the week we needed to know that in the next two weeks this will go before the Cabinet. I have no doubt it will get approval right across both Houses. It is great to be able to inform farming families and small business owners that this battle and campaign will finally come to an end. It is really important for a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Apr 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I begin my contribution this morning by acknowledging Jennifer Poole, a lady who lost her life at the weekend at the hands of her partner, a man. Once again, yet another woman has died in this country because of domestic violence and the violence of a man - her partner, someone she trusted and knew. She leaves behind her two children, family, friends and neighbours, who are all devastated...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Business of Select Committee (19 Apr 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off. I ask them to mute their devices until they are contributing. I welcome everyone to the meeting. We have no correspondence for today's meeting. Next is the adoption of draft minutes for our meetings of 12 April, which was a private meeting for the work programme, and 29 March, which was a public meeting with Enterprise...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: New and Future Relationship Between the UK and Ireland: Discussion (19 Apr 2021)

Lisa Chambers: The agenda for today's meeting includes a discussion with the Institute of International and European Affairs, IIEA. We are focusing on the new and future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union and its implications for Ireland, as well as an analysis of the latest developments in Brexit and their impact on Ireland. Our witness this afternoon is Mr. Dáithí...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: New and Future Relationship Between the UK and Ireland: Discussion (19 Apr 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. Ó Ceallaigh for his openness and candour. He has given members a lot to think about. I will open the meeting to members to ask questions and contribute. We will go to and fro with questions and answers. I ask members to raise their hands on screen to indicate that they wish to come in.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: New and Future Relationship Between the UK and Ireland: Discussion (19 Apr 2021)

Lisa Chambers: We are always looking for the silver lining. The next speaker is Senator Tim Lombard.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: New and Future Relationship Between the UK and Ireland: Discussion (19 Apr 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I have a couple of questions, coming from two angles. The first touches on Mr. O'Ceallaigh's comments on the Good Friday Agreement and Northern Ireland. What does Mr. O'Ceallaigh believe the future for the Good Friday Agreement will be if the engagement between both Governments that is required to maintain the agreement is curtailed? Ask we all know, peace in Northern Ireland is always a...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: New and Future Relationship Between the UK and Ireland: Discussion (19 Apr 2021)

Lisa Chambers: It did. I thank Mr. O'Ceallaigh. His response was along the lines of my own thinking. I share the view that it is worrying this has become a constitutional issue for the unionist community. I am concerned about the vote in Stormont that will be required in four years' time to continue the operation of the protocol. It has become a sectarian issue and the lines have been drawn for the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: New and Future Relationship Between the UK and Ireland: Discussion (19 Apr 2021)

Lisa Chambers: You did. I thank Mr. O'Ceallaigh. Those are very practical suggestions in terms of investing in teaching languages, perhaps at a younger age, but also getting people into the Commission. The committee is aware that Ireland had many senior people in the Commission and throughout the various ranks in Brussels but we have not managed to follow through on that over the years. That may be...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: New and Future Relationship Between the UK and Ireland: Discussion (19 Apr 2021)

Lisa Chambers: The secretariat and I were in shock that Senator McDowell would be intimidated. We were in agreement with Mr. O'Ceallaigh in his surprise. Senator McDowell is correct about the Cathaoirelach's suggestion. I and Senator McDowell are members of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs and there is not enough capacity or time to do all that work on top of the other issues the committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Industrial Policy Priorities, including Vaccine Production and Digital Transformation: Discussion with Commissioner Thierry Breton (20 Apr 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Vaccines have been covered quite well. I refer to the vision for Europe's digital transformation. Could the Commissioner touch on the priority around secure, resilient and sustainable digital infrastructure, in particular secure infrastructure? It will be a major concern for every member state to ensure those services are protected and they want to know how Europe intends to do that across...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Today marks the next stage of the reopening of the country and economy. Listening to the radio as I drove up from Mayo this morning, I felt I was missing out on getting into golf. Between RTÉ and Newstalk, there were reports from across the country of membership increasing in every club, with people being encouraged to join their local golf club. I am definitely thinking about it as...