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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (29 May 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: It was announced at a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts in November 2017 that Rush Garda station was among six that An Garda Síochána was recommending the Government reopen as part of a pilot programme. This was welcomed in Rush and across north County Dublin. The town has a population of 10,000 people and it is growing rapidly. It really felt the loss of its Garda...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (29 May 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I am delighted to hear the vital assessment stage has been completed and we can move to the next stage in the process. Can the Minister indicate when the procurement process is likely to be completed?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (29 May 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: May I come back in?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (29 May 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Would I be better off redirecting these questions to the Minister of State responsible for the Office of Public Works or is the Minister's Department responsible for this?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (29 May 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I would like a timescale for the tender process. I will be in correspondence with the Minister and his colleague.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Like others, I wish to pay tribute to the hundreds and thousands of volunteers and people who have worked over the past 35 years to see last Friday's result occur, and in such a spectacular fashion. In particular, Senator Bacik has been fighting a lonely battle over a number of years and has brought other people along with her. As Senator Ruane mentioned, Deputy Clare Daly raised the issue...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (30 May 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I will not be here for that.

Seanad: Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I wish to give one minute of my time to Senator Norris. It is with great horror and distress that we are here once again to discuss another shameful chapter in our nation's history. This chapter involves women and their children and how they were treated. This just goes further to demonstrate the esteem in which unmarried mothers and their children were held in this country. Let me be...

Seanad: Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I will not mention any further names, but Susan asked me to raise this in the Chamber.

Seanad: Incorrect Birth Registrations: Statements (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I just want to demonstrate that illegal adoptions took place in other institutions. Susan was born at 7 Cabra Park. Individuals within that institution arranged for her to be taken from there and given to a very nice family. The parents of that family were registered as her birth parents and to this day she does not know where she came from or the circumstances of her birth family. She...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Resources (13 Jun 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Minister. I know the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, is engaged in the Oireachtas justice committee at the moment so I appreciate the Minister staying on to answer this question. I want to talk about the drugs unit in Balbriggan. The Garda district which is known as district Y covers most of north Fingal and includes the towns of Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Resources (13 Jun 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Minister for the response. I note the figure of 1,800 recruits, 140 of whom have been assigned to the Dublin metropolitan area, north division. However, that represents only 7.7% of the new recruits, which is wholly inadequate in an area which is expanding as rapidly as north County Dublin. I hope more than 7.7% of the 200 recruits who are due to pass out on Friday will be...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rail Network Safety (19 Jun 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, for coming to the Chamber to discuss this important issue of safety on our trains and in our train stations. I live in north County Dublin. We have six train stations at Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush and Lusk, Donabate, Malahide and Portmarnock. I raise this issue because there was a report on RTÉ radio at the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rail Network Safety (19 Jun 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: The response I was given is not what the Minister read so I would appreciate a copy of the response from the Minister. I am happy to hear that an assessment is being undertaken and on the basis of that report there may be the suggestion of a dedicated transport police. I would like to know the timeline. The staff and gardaí do their best in these areas but they are under-resourced....

Seanad: 25th Anniversary of Decriminalisation of Homosexuality: Motion (19 Jun 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: It is better to seek forgiveness afterwards.

Seanad: 25th Anniversary of Decriminalisation of Homosexuality: Motion (19 Jun 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I am delighted to speak on this important motion. I am particularly humbled to be in the presence of Senator Norris who championed the decriminalisation of homosexuality. If it were not for him and his dogged campaign to end this appalling treatment of a sector of society, I do not know if we would have made advances in many other areas of equality. Senator Norris was a mould breaker and...

Seanad: 25th Anniversary of Decriminalisation of Homosexuality: Motion (19 Jun 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I am proud it was a Fianna Fáil Minister for Justice, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, who, despite much opposition within her own party and around the country, was brave enough to proceed with decriminalisation. I am delighted as Fianna Fáil spokesperson for justice to commemorate this. We will have our own event next week to mark this event and Senator Norris will be at it. It is...

Seanad: 25th Anniversary of Decriminalisation of Homosexuality: Motion (19 Jun 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: These Parts provide for parentage through donor-assisted human reproduction. The issue of the recognition of parentage for same-sex couples and their children needs to be dealt with. The failure to commence these Parts diminishes the Minister's contribution this evening. The mental health difficulties faced by young people from the LGBTI community are serious. I deal with people through...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I think the Minister will be disappointed to hear that the goodwill from yesterday evening does not translate into support for the Bill from those on this side of the House today.It will come as no surprise to him that Fianna Fáil is not supporting the Bill.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Fianna Fáil is committed to the need to reform the manner in which judges are appointed. We already agreed to this in the confidence and supply arrangement between my party and the Government. We would like to see legislation establishing a judicial appointments commission that would be fully independent of the Government and would make recommendations to the Government based on an...