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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: To follow on, are any steps being taken with regard to a filtration process? The witnesses talk about stopping something at source. Is there anything that could be done to stop it from getting into the public system?

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I also commend the Minister on the work he is doing on this issue and for his very comprehensive statement. A vote to repeal the eighth amendment to remove Article 40.3.3° from our Constitution is a vote for compassion and common sense. Let me make something clear. Voting for repeal is not about voting for abortion. Voting for repeal is about voting for choice. Choice means that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank the delegates for their presentations. What concerns me listening to Dr. Mahon is not only the issue of microbeads and microplastics but also the releasing of contaminants. We are not just talking about a marine littoral problem. We are also talking about pollution, contaminants, the impact on biodiversity, habitats lost and the effect on the sustainability of the seas. Without a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I am glad that Mr. O'Connor mentioned climate change because one thing we do not talk about when we talk about polymers is their base. We are talking about fossil fuels and complete societal change. My objective is to build momentum.

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: The Minister of State is very welcome. I am sharing time with my colleague, Senator Black.

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: In preparation for speaking on this matter I contacted councillors across the country to hear from them about their lived experiences of councillors. I got considerable feedback from a diverse range of elected representatives, including men and women, young and old, party and non-party and rural and urban. All of them were absolutely united in being dissatisfied with the current system of...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 36:In page 47, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 28 (Ministerial guidelines) of Principal Act 10. Section 28 of the Principal Act (as amended by section 2 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act of 2015) is amended by deleting subsection (1C).”. This amendment proposes the deletion of the power for the Minister to...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 37:In page 47, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:"(2) Section 34 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2):"(2A) A planning authority shall, unless a derogation from the provisions of the Water Framework Directive has been granted, refuse permission for any project which may cause a deterioration of the status of a body of surface...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I hope that it is okay that I am speaking ahead of the other members of the committee. I must leave to attend a debate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Deputy Martin sincerely apologises for not being able to be here today because of a family bereavement. I know that Deputy Martin has been working with Marie, Ms Carr and the parents of the board of management on the issue. In fact, it was she who asked that the witnesses be brought to this committee. The presentations we heard made this a very worthwhile exercise. I would also like to...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I second Senator Byrne's request that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport attend the House for a debate on supporting the participation women in sport. I was a surfer when I was growing up in Tramore, County Waterford, and I recommend more participation in sport. I welcome the Government's announcement last week of plans to construct 42 new schools in areas of need across the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I want to follow up on Mr. John O'Mahony's and Mr. Derek Tynan's point about the Netherlands. I lived there for nine years. It strikes me, having lived there, that its methodology for densities is incredible. The problem here is cultural. We are used to older people living in their family homes and it is no longer smart living. It is inefficient in many senses. It is not efficient to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Great.

Seanad: Forestry Sector: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: It was good to hear the Minister of State talk about ecosystem services with regard to forestry. The one thing the previous speakers and I all have in common is that we would like to see more forestry in the right places in Ireland, which would require an increase in Government support for forestry. Forestry is unsurprisingly a topic of great interest to me as an ecologist and to the Green...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Here we are again making statements on housing. It is impressive to hear the Minister talk about the numbers of houses being built, etc., but if I talk to people in my constituency in Waterford or meet people here in Dublin, the word on the street is that we still have a housing crisis. The articles I read in the newspapers are still about those who are suffering because of affordability....

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I was approached by Senator Boyhan to countersign amendment No. 43. Based on his experience as a councillor and the argument he put to me, it would be a shame if there were to be a barrier preventing councillors from having an opportunity to lodge a submission on behalf of their constituents. I speak to amendment No. 43, which is similar to amendment No. 42 that was tabled by my Labour...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 46:In page 58, line 9, to delete “This” where it firstly occurs and substitute “Section 28 of the Act of 2016 and this”. I agree with the Minister's comments on amendment No. 46.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Response to National Emergencies: Irish Water (25 Apr 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank Mr. Grant and his team for attending. We must acknowledge that, with climate change, we will likely see many more unpredictable weather extremes. My question is for Mr. Gallen and is on providing information to customers. I am from Tramore, County Waterford, where the local radio station was incredible in supporting its listeners and notifying them of the information Irish Water...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Response to National Emergencies: Irish Water (25 Apr 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I have just one short question about a response in the event of a nuclear accident given that the water systems here are more or less open. Could Mr. Grant give some idea as to how Irish Water would react in the event of a nuclear accident at one of the many nuclear power plants on the west coast of the UK?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Response to National Emergencies: Irish Water (25 Apr 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Today is the 32nd anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, which is why I wanted to bring it up.