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Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Update on Withdrawal Agreement, Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland and Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs (24 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I have one more question. Senator Gallagher has joined us in the committee room because the technology is not working and we will take a question from him. Senator Wall sent me a question because again the technology is not working. You mentioned the word "trust" at the end of your comments, which leads on to my next question. We have just discussed the state of the current...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Update on Withdrawal Agreement, Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland and Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs (24 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Senator O'Reilly has joined us. He was in the Chair in the Seanad. I am conscious we only have five minutes remaining. With members' permission, I will call Senator O'Reilly to ask a brief question. Apologies Senator O'Reilly, we have had the same difficulty with other members. The technology is not working. We cannot hear those using remote access. We will go to the Minister, Deputy...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Update on Withdrawal Agreement, Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland and Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs (24 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: That brings our meeting to a conclusion. I thank the Minister, Deputy Coveney, Ms Maeve Collins and Mr. Karl Gardner for their time and for giving evidence to the select committee and being on hand to answer questions. I apologise to Senators Joe O'Reilly and Wall who were unable to ask questions due to technical difficulties. I thank Members also. Today's meeting is our last meeting...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (19 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: It is vitally important that at the first opportunity in this Chamber we rise to our feet and raise with the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Deputy Browne, the recent horrific and tragic killing of Ashling Murphy. Our hearts go out to her family, her partner, her friends and her community who are all grieving this loss. As a nation we are heartbroken for the life stolen from...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (19 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: On behalf of my colleagues, I thank the Minister of State for his response. We join him in supporting a zero-tolerance approach but we must get a definition for that. What does it mean or what would it look like? We welcome the imminent publication of the national strategy but, again, the devil will be in the detail. What does it suggest, will money be put behind it and how will it be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022, referral to committee, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; and No. 2, motion regarding the report of the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science entitled The Impact of COVID-19...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: As expected, almost all Members rose this afternoon to express their condolences and deepest sympathies to the Murphy family and to Ashling's community, friends, school colleagues and the children at her school on what was an extremely tragic and horrific murder. Many colleagues have requested justice debate. We have secured a debate with the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, next...

Seanad: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2022: Motion (19 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: I move: That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36)(Appointed Day) Order 2022, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 29th November, 2021, be referred to the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, in accordance...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the roll-out of broadband, to be taken at 1.30 p.m. and to conclude at 3.30 p.m., with the opening contribution of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, those of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes, those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes and the Minister to be given not less than ten minutes to reply to the debate;...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (26 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Members for contributing to the Order of Business. The Order of Business kicked of with Senator Seán Kyne raising the issue of the Passport Office. There are ongoing delays but we would expect there to be a greater demand. A number of other Members, including Senator Malcolm Byrne and others, raised a similar issue around passports, as did Senator John Cummins, in terms of...

Seanad: Final Report on Impacts of Brexit of Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: I spot my colleague, Senator McAuliffe and his mum and dad in the Gallery. I want to say "hello" to our visitors. It is nice to have people back in the House. We have been waiting a long time for that. They are most welcome.

Seanad: Final Report on Impacts of Brexit of Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: I am thankful for this opportunity to speak today. I want to begin by thanking the members of the committee but, importantly, the clerk to the committee, Christy Houghton, and members of the secretariat, John Foyle, Claudia Zelli and Haley O’Shea, who worked with myself and committee members over the course of a year to put together this final report on Brexit on the withdrawal of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: The Leader will be aware, as will other Members, that recently the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy Roderic O'Gorman, announced that there would be a new scheme in place for childcare in this country and the Government has announced core funding for the childcare sector. The Minister is due to publish specific guidelines for the sector that private...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the Senator for her proposed amendment. She and I had a conversation about this matter earlier, and I understand what she was trying to achieve. I assure her, however, that subsection 2(a) adequately deals with the "repeated" behaviours required. It is a similar word to “persistent”, so I am confident the Bill does what we need it to do, and I hope the...

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: I would like to make some comments, if the Cathaoirleach will grant me some latitude.

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: On Wednesday, 9 February 2022.

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. This is a more positive experience than when we took Second Stage of this Bill last September. I am pleased to have brought this legislation to the House to make the offence of stalking a stand-alone crime in Irish law, which is currently not the case. Members will be aware from the contribution I made last September that I believe this Bill is...

Seanad: Violence Against Women: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: The Minister opened very well when she spoke about the very tragic passing of Ashling Murphy and what that has done for our country in uniting all of us in the joint approach to tackle now the scourge of violence against women in this country. There are many issues to be tackled, not alone in the legislation, but as I mentioned earlier today, the wraparound services and how we deal with...

Seanad: Violence Against Women: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: The education piece will be key. I know the Minister will have to work cross-departmentally with the Minister for Education on this. Much responsibility is placed on our teachers' shoulders in terms of how they are supposed to do everything at this particular age. It is really important at a young age, particularly when a person is coming into his or her teenage years, that we teach young...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Special EU Programmes Body: Engagement with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (26 Jan 2022)

Lisa Chambers: That is great. I thank the Minister.