Results 381-400 of 1,888 for speaker:Sharon Keogan
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (18 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: It nearly feels like a Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis in here, as I remember from many years ago.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (18 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: It is wonderful to have the Taoiseach in the Chamber. We would love to see more of him. He is very welcome here at any time. We would have liked if his appearance before us had occurred during happier times. With the reimposition of restrictions and the prospects of lockdowns not being ruled out in the run-up to Christmas, it certainly feels like Groundhog Day again. The vaccinations...
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (18 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: In Duleek.
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (18 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: Do not forget secondary schools.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I do not know what it is with Fine Gael and these free tickets. If its members are not looking for Kylie Minogue tickets, they are looking for Christy Moore tickets. The United Nations 16 days of activism begin on 25 November, which is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and end on 10 December, which is Human Rights Day. Human trafficking, which is a $150...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I too welcome this amendment. My colleagues and I were happy on Committee Stage when the Minister indicated a positive attitude towards this amendment. I am aware that Senator Boyhan has worked with the Minister on this provision and I am glad that the role of the local authority members is being represented in this legislation. The habit of SHD applications working outside the relevant...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I also call on the Minister to support and accept the amendment. It is a simple amendment, not one that forces the hand of or constrains the planning authority in any way. It simply adds an express reference to the elected members of the local authority where the legislation sets out that the planning authority may meet persons who have relevant information prior to the LRD meeting. When...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I, too, hope the Minister will accept the amendment. It will allow for increased community consultation with regard to large-scale residential developments. It will be a great improvement on what is quite often a deficit in communication with regard to SHDs. Involving community stakeholders is a must in regard to developments of this size on account of the profound impacts they will have...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Children in Care and Children Leaving Care: Statements (23 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. Last week, I spoke about some of the horrors in our State care system and the fact that there were 30 deaths last year, seven of which were through suicide. It makes me very sad to see our young people dying in State care. This is an area with which I am familiar. I would love to think that everything was all rosy in the garden, but I hate to...
- Seanad: Children in Care and Children Leaving Care: Statements (23 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Children in Care and Children Leaving Care: Statements (23 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (25 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister of State. Councillor Ben Dalton O'Sullivan of Cork County Council and a number of other Independent councillors around the country have asked me to raise this important issue. There has been much discussion in both Houses about our second winter with Covid. While it is not yet known whether we will find a way to live with the virus or will finally kick it, there is...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (25 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: I appreciate the response. I note this matter does not come within the remit of the Minister of State, but the Minister, Deputy Ryan, may not have been available this morning. I am very disappointed. Twenty-six months is a very long time, particularly for those who are on the poverty line. All of the people who can avail of these grants are on the poverty line. It is not only for this...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: There are a couple of issues I want to raise this morning. First, we all received an email with regard to the pay and conditions of secretarial assistants for Senators. Currently, they are earning €24,400 per year, which equates to €11.75 an hour. There was to be a meeting with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in 2019 and this meeting has not taken place.Will...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)
Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.