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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: My County Mayo colleague, Senator Burke, raised the very important issue of the scarcity of broadband in many rural areas. Mayo is a perfect example of a county where in some pockets broadband is very good and in others there is none, and there is no sign of it coming any time soon. It is great that the connected hubs network was launched in Swinford this morning. It is fantastic and it...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: My colleague, Councillor Deirdre Conroy, is contesting the election as well so I wish her and all the other candidates in Dublin Bay South the very best in the upcoming election. We would be very sad to lose Senator Bacik if she is to leave the House but we wish her the very best nonetheless. Senator Martin raised the question of the UK's defence and foreign policy around nuclear...

Seanad: Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Order for Second Stage (31 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."

Seanad: Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Second Stage (31 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: It is welcome we are finally consolidating all the legislation in this area into one Bill. As a young law student working at the Bar for my instructor at the Law Society of Ireland, I distinctly remember being asked to do some work on the law of the sea. I had to go to the bottom of the back shelves, dust off old books and try to make head or tail of what was in them. It is a very complex...

Seanad: Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Second Stage (31 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Tomorrow.

Seanad: Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the Senator for proposing this amendment. It shows a very diligent approach to the legislation. I attended Second Stage yesterday when the Minister of State indicated the Government is willing to look at this to try to incorporate it on the next Stage. I thank Senator Higgins for the very fair manner with which she is approaching this. To be fair to Senators, if an amendment is...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Senator Moynihan's amendment addresses a particular issue with access to affordable housing by single people, single-parent households and households in which only one individual is working. It is more difficult for such households.All of us know from our own local areas that quite lengthy housing lists are being dealt with. We prioritise families with children. It is extremely difficult...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Business of Select Committee (24 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I remind members to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off. We have received apologies from Senators Eileen Flynn and Róisín Garvey. I welcome all to today's meeting. The correspondence we have received is a submission to the committee from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, dated 21 May. I propose to note the correspondence. Is that agreed to? Agreed. ...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: The agenda for today's meeting centres on the area of citizens' rights in Northern Ireland post Brexit. As members will be aware, our meeting will be broken up into two sessions. I need to go through my usual spiel about privilege at the start of the meeting, so please bear with me. Witnesses giving evidence from within the parliamentary precincts are protected by absolute privilege in...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. Holder for his very comprehensive opening statement. If it is okay with him, I propose to take questions from committee members as they come in. Members should raise their hands and indicate if they would like to ask a question. We will then go back and forth with Mr. Holder to clarify some of the points made in his statement. Ultimately, we will be reporting as a committee in...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Mr. Holder raised an interesting issue that we would not have considered in great detail before now.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: We are tight on time and due to wrap up the session at 4 p.m., so, if it is all right with Mr. Holder, I will bring in the final member who wishes to contribute and Mr. Holder can then respond to both members.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. Holder. He has great timing because the bells have just started to ring for a Seanad vote and we are approaching our concluding time of 4 p.m. I thank him for his evidence to the committee. He has dealt with many questions across various areas. The committee has focused heavily on the trade aspect of Brexit, but this session was important for bringing the discussion back to...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Apologies for our slight delay in restarting. A vote was called in the Seanad, so I and other members had to make our way to the Chamber for that. I ask Mr. Allamby, Ms McGahey and Ms Gibney to bear with me. I have a little spiel about privilege for witnesses that I have to read out so I will just run through that again, as is required. Witnesses giving evidence from within the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: No problem. Thank you very much, Ms Gibney. I will hand over to you.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: The Senator is not alone. Mr. Allamby's connection is dropping in and out.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I sympathise. I live in County Mayo. It is an ongoing issue there too. We will proceed and see how we get on. If there are major difficulties, I might suggest that Mr. Allamby turns off the video, because sometimes that allows the sound to come through.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: We will give it a go.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I apologise to Mr. Allamby but it seems that we are not getting a much better connection. I make the following suggestion. A hard copy of Mr. Allamby's opening statement has been circulated to all members. If members and the witnesses are agreeable, we can take it as having been read by the members and proceed straight to questions. It might be easier. Is that okay with you, Mr. Allamby?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion (24 May 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Is that agreed with members and the other witnesses? Yes. We will take Mr. Allamby's statement as read. It is a difficulty we encounter often at our virtual committee meetings. We have found ways of working around it. I thank the witnesses for their most comprehensive opening statements. It is great to hear that the three organisations are working so closely together. It is very...