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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Parking Regulations (31 May 2017)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister of State. This matter relates to the direction given to local authorities regarding residential car parking. We can all say with certainty that this matter has caused a great deal of hassle in areas. Being Dublin-centric, I am speaking about Dublin. I will not address individual requests, angst or fights but there is a great deal of anger and disbelief about the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Parking Regulations (31 May 2017)

Máire Devine: I thank the Minister of State. I was hoping the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport might have a bit more influence over transport issues within cities and urban areas. I have been conducting an online survey for the past month, asking about priorities in the Dublin South Central area. Issues of housing and health are coming up as top priorities, but they are followed by car parking....

Seanad: Report on Use of Section 12 of Child Care Act by An Garda Síochána: Statements (31 May 2017)

Máire Devine: I again welcome the Minister. It is a case of déjà vu. Here we go again. So many things seem to be rotten in our State and we uncover layer after layer. What do we do with it? Section 12 was exercised about 680 times a year. The report was commissioned by the Garda following the removal of two children - quite a racist incident at the time. Internationally the media was over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Máire Devine: I thank both groups for their work. Their compassion and passion for our vulnerable children comes through clearly. Does EPIC agree with the statement that, given the emotions of children, institutional care is of a lesser quality than direct foster care in a home? There has been an increase in the number of children under 12 being placed in institutional care. Is that due to the lack of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Máire Devine: Yes. Ms Bond has touched on the issue of homelessness-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (31 May 2017)

Máire Devine: I think so, yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: It is World Refugee Day today. There are millions of displaced people around the world with no home and no country. I am organising a group of women and men from direct provision to come in tomorrow morning to do a presentation, and it would be great if as many people as possible, or their representatives, could make it to listen to the stories these people have to tell. I want to go back...

Seanad: Special Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Motion (20 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: Nobody else has spoken.

Seanad: Special Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Motion (20 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I stand on principle because Fianna Fáil Senators will not speak at all. We spent a long time, took it seriously and deliberated on it upside down and inside out. It is an extremely important issue. I apologise but we have decided not to support the amendment. We will not support it because it will result in the dilution of the presence of a named individual, in this case a Senator....

Seanad: Special Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Motion (20 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: It is very simple.

Seanad: Special Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Motion (20 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I am not talking about that.

Seanad: Special Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Motion (20 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: Senator Ardagh picked it up wrong.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I have been listening to the debate. There is a sharp contrast between the mood today and that which obtained in November, when the entire House and the packed Gallery celebrated. There was a great sense of achievement. Today, for some reason - I imagine it is skulduggery, but I have not got my head around it yet - there is delay after delay. Let us get the Bill through to Report Stage...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, to the House. I hope we can work collaboratively as we have done on the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. I congratulate Senator Freeman, who has vast experience and deep knowledge of the mental health landscape, and the two other Senators who are sponsoring this Bill. Pieta House's community hub approach is in line with what...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: For how long it lasts.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: Tuesday never happens.

Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, to the Chamber. I endorse the comments of my colleague, Senator Conway-Walsh, and welcome the Bill. I thank and acknowledge the brilliant Deputy Pearse Doherty for drafting this Bill and ensuring its progress to this stage. Like many in the House, I have been contacted by a large number of people who wanted to share their stories and say how...

Seanad: Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: He got out of here alive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: I welcome the witnesses. This whole process started with the recent publication of a report on foster care in Dublin South Central where I live which showed shocking and significant failures. Tusla has many questions to answer. We must try to separate the media frenzy that occurred in response to the cases of Grace and Mary from the facts. Tusla has the most difficult job to do in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Jun 2017)

Máire Devine: No, I am not. I asked the officials to describe the culture and working environment within Tusla and whether they feel the organisation is fit for purpose.