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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Large amounts of funding which should have been given to more deprived areas and the clubs serving a broad cross-section of the community which should have had priority were allocated elsewhere. I ask the Leader to address this issue. It shows the ideological leanings of Fine Gael when private clubs are prioritised ahead of deprived areas and clubs providing sporting-----

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: May I continue?

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: These clubs are providing sporting facilities to a broad cross-section of our communities, particularly in deprived areas which sorely lack them.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: There is very little green space in Dublin's inner city and long-established clubs have no playing pitches.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: While schools suffer a severe lack of sporting facilities, hundreds of thousands of euro from the fund have been allocated to private clubs. I would really like the Leader to address that.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: You guys had an awful lot more spin doctors than than we ever had.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: It is very gendered language. I take exception-----

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: It is very misogynistic language. I take exception to misogynistic language used in my direction.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I will continue to call out misogynistic language.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: The Leader is obviously not aware of-----

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Would the Leader have said it if it was a man who was sitting where I am?

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I will not withdraw my remark and I am disappointed by the Leader's comments.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: It is clear the Leader is not even-----

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Would the Leader say it if there was a man sitting in this seat trying to assert himself?

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: Let him withdraw the remark he made against me.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: A Chathaoirligh, I wish to put it on the record that we were of a mind to vote against the Order of Business today but we do not wish to disrupt the work of the House. I ask the Leader to reflect on his comments and, perhaps, come to me later to discuss the matter.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I want to refer to the District Court on foot of some comments that were made. I concur with Senator Bacik regarding the work that is done in the District Court. I practised as a solicitor for many years in the District Court and far from being demeaning to high-flying academics, some of the most complex and difficult family law matters, of which I have had experience, are dealt with at...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: -----but that is a completely separate issue. Currently, District Court practise can be very complex, and very valuable work is being done there. Therefore, I do not believe any high-flying legal academics would be demeaning themselves by applying to be a judge in the District Court. Some complex and very difficult issues such as guardianship, domestic violence and access are dealt with in...

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I am happy to say Fianna Fáil is supporting this Bill on this Stage. My colleagues have made some excellent points. There is obviously a problem here. There are children living in this country who were born here and go to school here and who identify as Irish. Through no fault of their own, they have fallen through the cracks. It is not good for Senators to say we have a great track...

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: While some aspects of the McMahon report have been implemented the meatier ones have not.