Results 21-31 of 31 for speaker:Mike Kennelly

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I am raising a very serious issue today that has blighted Knock in west Limerick and the lives of vulnerable people. Door-to-door scammers acting as bogus traders are scamming vulnerable people out of extortionate amounts of money. They are acting as tradesmen doing jobs like power hosing, painting or a tar job. One guy in the Knock area was caught for up to €4,000.Another job was...

Seanad: Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (29 Apr 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I speak in opposition to the amendment proposed by Senators Cosgrove and Harmon, not out of convenience but because of my deep concern for the energy security and future of our nation. I stand in firm opposition to the proposed insertion that states “, subject to a clear prohibition on the development of a Liquid Natural Gas...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Promotion (30 Apr 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I would like to speak on an issue that may sound dramatic but is an issue of life and death at the moment, that is, the urgent need to introduce mandatory cardiac screening for all competitive sports players between the ages of 12 and 18. Too often we only act after tragedy strikes. However, now we have a chance to act before it does. Heart conditions are among the leading causes of sudden...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Promotion (30 Apr 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I thank the Minister of State for the response. Really, it is where we are and where we want to be, to be honest. Even in the last paragraph of his written reply, it refers to response times. I want to get away from the response times and to early intervention, where people are mapped from ages 12 to 18. They need to be mandatorily screened, with a certificate if they are going into...

Seanad: Higher Education: Motion (7 May 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I wish to share time with Senator Byrne.

Seanad: Higher Education: Motion (7 May 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I move: That Seanad Éireann: acknowledges: - the establishment of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; - our long established universities across the country; - the establishment and commencement of technological universities; - the multiple locations across regional Ireland that now have university campuses; - the establishment and...

Seanad: Higher Education: Motion (7 May 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I thank the Minister. This has been a wonderful debate on the future of every student. It is a relief that we can take back what was said to their families. These are difficult financial times for many families who are sending their kids to further, higher or third level education. Students and families in my area are coming to me about gaining access to the programme. This is the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I raise a humanitarian issue for a family in Listowel. Over the last ten years, they have been flooded in their home three times. They applied for the relocation scheme through the OPW but it is not working in their favour. The family are Artur and Liene Gabrielyan and their two sons. I will outline the details of their family journey so far with the OPW relocation scheme. They applied...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (14 May 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. This Commencement matter relates to flooding. If there is time, I hope to speak later on how flooding events in the past ten years have completely destroyed many areas in Listowel. Today I bring to the Minister of State's urgent attention a deeply distressing case involving the Gabrielyan family in Listowel, County Kerry, and the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (14 May 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I wholeheartedly thank the Minister of State. The family has applied for the offer to be revised and increased. Can it take it that it is with the Department and we can look positively on an increase for the family to secure a home? I welcome all the work that has been done. It has been revised twice and the family has gone back again to look for further funding to eventually get out of...

Seanad: Public Health (Restriction on Sale of Stimulant Drinks to Children) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 May 2025)

Mike Kennelly: I welcome the Minister of State and I thank Senator Keogan for bringing forward what I believe is a very important Bill. It is timely. As a parent and as a coach all my life who has dealt with children and adults, I have seen first hand what these stimulant drinks can do. They can drive kids, young adults and even adults nearly to a certain point of breakdown. It is timely and necessary...