Results 341-360 of 1,003 for speaker:Róisín Garvey

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Is ea.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Is iad sin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Action Plan on the Development of the Islands: Department of Rural and Community Development (13 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Tá an liosta soiléir ansin agus níl mé ag cur ceisteanna air. It is obvious from the list in front of us that the Cabinet has agreed to it, which is brilliant but this was in July 2019 and we have had Covid-19 in the meantime. How can we best, as a committee, help the Department to expedite this because we heard from the islanders last week and they seem to be seriously...

Seanad: Flood Risk Management: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I move: “That Seanad Éireann: acknowledges that: -floods are an inevitable part of life in Ireland but the frequency and intensity of flooding has greatly changed both now and into the future, as Met Éireann can confirm, because the type and intensity of our rain and our weather has changed and our flood management needs to adapt also; -floods are usually caused by a...

Seanad: Flood Risk Management: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: This was a very good debate, which does not always happen. Sometimes debates are very polarised but this was a good one. It was great to have all parties on both sides of the House, and Independents, all supporting the motion without any amendments. I thank the Minister of State for his time. We have been here for a couple of hours now and he has listened with great patience. Rivers have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the officials for their time. It is always good to have an opportunity to talk to the EPA. I have been working with water issues for a long time now. It is a basic human right but unfortunately, as a very wealthy developed country, we do not seem to have got it right. Even though there are a lot of places where the water is good, there is a huge issue with the confidence people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I am sorry. I will leave the officials with the two minutes. I could go on for a long time about water. I thank them for the Liscannor treatment plant. We are delighted about that but there are huge issues with water and I want to do anything I can to support the agency in getting what we need for everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Vice Chairman for allowing me in again. I thought I had asked a question the first time around, but what I got was a description of the EPA's job, which I am very aware of, so I will try again. How will we resolve the issue of understaffing in local authorities? They are the backbone of how information is fed into the EPA and Irish Water on many matters, including the framework...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I appreciate the witnesses' answers. When is the review of local authorities' resources due? Where does it stand?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: That is fine. It is out for public consultation at the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I thank Ms Gurrie.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I do not envy them, especially on the back of a lockdown, where people will say it is all their fault. It is not. This has caused huge delays. I have to say the BCPs have been brilliant. We have ten in Clare and we are getting one in my own village of Inagh, which is brilliant. There are a few questions I want to ask. How is the Department getting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: To clarify, I asked about the Department's relationship with Eir and whether it is a co-operative one. It seems madness that it is literally bypassing houses and businesses very close to its infrastructure. As I said, Gregans Castle is 2 km from Eir broadband and it was not given any opportunity to link in with it at all. I wonder how it works. Is it slowing things down or how is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Yes, that is why I am asking about it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I suppose it is not as financially viable. Eir does not make as much money out of us people in rural areas. It is sad to hear a business has to pay €450 per month. I nearly would happily see it get its broadband before me. I thank the witnesses for their time. Are you cutting me off, Chair?

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament (2 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: The MEPs are amazing being MEPs, as being a Senator is mind-blowing. I do not know how they do it for the whole of Europe. I do it for County Clare and the country, but hats off to them. I hope people appreciate that it is not that easy. The meeting happening in Scotland this week is the single most important meeting that has ever happened on this planet and that will ever happen on this...

Seanad: Energy Security: Statements (2 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. He has a busy week ahead of him. I thank the Minister for the work he has done to date. For the past 30 years, he has been one of the few people talking about energy conservation and the need for the country to become sustainable and independent energy-wise. Were it not for the Green Party, we would be trying to figure all of this out. It is great to see...

Seanad: Energy Security: Statements (2 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I thank Senators for their contributions and invite the Minister to respond.

Seanad: Energy Security: Statements (2 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister for his time. I thank all the speakers for their contributions. I wish the Minister the best of luck with his onerous task in Scotland over the next couple of weeks. He has a lot of weight on his shoulders, as have our other leaders. Go n-éirí leat leis sin. When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I will talk about the Coast Guard situation in Clare. It is not just an issue in Clare. The only reason we have a Coast Guard in Ireland is the volunteers. The management would not be able to carry out the Coast Guard functions, of which there are many, by itself. I thank all the volunteers in the Irish Coast Guard for all the work they do, for free, off their own bat. They put...