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Seanad: Annual Transition Statement: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State for attending and outlining the position on the annual emissions statement. It is worth pointing out that we are doing so at a stage when, as reported last week, one third of the population is in energy poverty. It is unfortunate that we are dealing with the figures from 2019 and not the present-day ones because it is difficult to have a look at an honest,...

Seanad: Neurology Nurses: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I pay tribute to the Independent Group for tabling this motion. I am standing in for Senator Hoey. Members of our group attended the briefing that was held recently. The campaigners showed an excellent grasp of the issues, and excellent advocacy on behalf of their members and people who have been affected by neurological conditions. They have sent more than 11,000 emails to Members to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I also wish to raise a housing matter and it is related to the increase in housing assistance payment, HAP, figures. On Friday, I put in a query on behalf of somebody whose house is being sold and who is about to be made homeless. The person cannot find anything for under €1,500 per month. I inquired whether the revised HAP figures that the Minister had indicated at a social housing...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I have a query that may not relate to this amendment but does relate to the establishment of the commission and the powers thereof. The preliminary results of the census were published last week and, under current legislation, it is now up to the Government to appoint a boundary commission. Under the proposals in the Bill, the electoral commission will have responsibility for the...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I am seeking clarity on whether the Minister is going to appoint the boundary commission under current legislation or wait for the electoral commission to be established. I hope that it happens under current legislation. The electoral commission will have a significant body of work ahead of it in terms of its establishment and the ordinary members. I am seeking clarity on how that will...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: Senator Daly is the Cathaoirleach. The speaker is speaking. It is not a conversation.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: Senator Ó Donnghaile has already spoken. I have to speak.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thought I was next.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: That was on the list that was read out.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: That was what I understood. Okay.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: It is on the list the Acting Chairperson, Senator Boyhan, read out. That is what I thought it was. A Bill on fur farming was before this House a couple of months ago. The Government tabled a number of amendments relating to forestry at the end of the debate on it. It is possible within this Bill, and I have tabled a number of amendments on this, as have Senators Ruane and Flynn, to expand...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 18: In page 22, lines 30 and 31, to delete "are civil servants within the meaning of the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956" and substitute the following: "are civil servants (within the meaning of the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005) in the Civil Service of the State". This is a technical amendment around consistency of language. The Civil...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 16, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: "(2) Having regard to the publication on 22 June 2022 by the Central Statistics Office of the preliminary result of a census of population of the State, the establishment day, for the purposes of enabling the Commission to perform its functions under Chapter 7 of Part 2 with due expediency, shall be...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 19: In page 42, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: “(2) The Registrar shall in addition cause to be published on the Commission’s website, in respect of each political party registered in the Register, a copy of the constitution, memorandum of association or other such document or other written rules that was provided to the Registrar by...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 22: In page 44, to delete line 35 and substitute the following: “(b) each constituency shall return 4, 5 or 6 members;”.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I will be very brief. These amendments are concerned with ensuring that all constituencies will have four or more seats.We know that in our PR-STV system smaller three-seat constituencies tend to benefit larger political parties. We need proper balance between the vote share each party gets and smaller parties being able to win seats. Three-seat constituencies generally benefit what have...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 23: In page 45, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: "(3) When preparing a report in relation to the constituencies for the election of members to Dáil Éireann, the Commission shall seek to secure that its recommendations taken as a whole would result in as small a number of constituencies returning a smaller number of members, and in as large a...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 25: In page 45, to delete lines 10 to 12.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 27: In page 48, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: "(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), research commissioned or conducted under that subsection may include research on— (a) best practice standards in the taking of opinion polls, and voter education in relation to opinion polls, (b) best practice standards in relation to...