Results 481-500 of 575 for speaker:Sinéad Gibney

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (18 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in light of the recent approval of a total economic and academic boycott of Israel by Trinity College Dublin, he plans to discuss this matter with other higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33152/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether his Department have had any engagement at EU level on the ongoing case on the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive currently before the Court of Justice of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33160/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Regulation (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the means by which the proposed change to the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive in the EU Omnibus proposals, which will result in the need to assess all tier 1 suppliers for compliance, but no risk-based assessment for the full supply chain, will reduce the regulatory burden on SMEs; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Regulation (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 84. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement his Department has had with stakeholders surrounding the proposed change to the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive in the EU Omnibus proposals, in particular details of engagements with environmental, human rights, and anti-trafficking organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Alcohol Sales (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 252. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to elaborate on his position that alcohol labelling would impact competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33469/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 253. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the aspects of the proposed Omnibus his Department is supporting and opposing at EU Level, with particular regard for the potential watering down of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; how he is ensuring better regulation and not deregulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33470/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales (19 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 382. To ask the Minister for Health her views that labelling regulations would apply to all alcohol sold in the State, not merely alcohol produced in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33469/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Speaking of which, Taoiseach, are you ashamed of the EU? I know I am. Its descent into moral turpitude has been both swift and shocking. Its silence on Gaza is deafening. No matter what depravity is committed by Israel, the EU refuses to act. No matter how high the death toll, no matter how many children are brutalised, no matter the mass murder, maiming, starvation and decimation,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: It is still Israel's biggest trading partner.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: It is in breach.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: It is only the revocation of a privilege.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: So that is it, is it?

Presidential Voting Rights: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion. Molaim Sinn Féin as ucht an rúin seo a chur os comhair na Dála. Caithfimid, i gcomhthéacs an ullmhaithe d’athrú bunreachtúil, smaoineamh anois faoin gcaoi a bhfuil muid ag caitheamh le saoránaigh na hÉireann ó Thuaidh. We in the Social Democrats support the extension of the...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Childcare Services (24 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: It is not news that families with young children require childcare and early years education. Why, then, are these families continuously failed by the State in the provision of those services? In Dublin Rathdown, I am contacted regularly about childcare and early years education. Indeed, it is one of the foremost issues within my constituency. There is a shortage of available places...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Childcare Services (24 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: While I appreciate the Minister of State's response, it is disappointing there is nobody here from the Department of children. I welcome the statistics she shared that show an increase in provision of places and the work being done to address the problems. However, as she knows, that increase is not keeping pace with the needs of families across the country, including in my constituency of...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I agree with Deputy Gannon that this should be the last year this is ever debated in the Chamber - in fact, last year should have been the last time. From what the Minister said at the outset of his contribution today, even though he now supports the repeal of the Acts, that will not be ready by this time next year, so this will persist. Although we will support the motion this year, we...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the witnesses for coming and for their submissions. My first question is for Mr. Noonan. We spoke about the pressure that politicians and the media refer to from Europe to step up Ireland's defence. What are Mr. Noonan's thoughts on how that pressure interacts with the declarations of the Nice and Lisbon treaties that acknowledge the neutrality of member states in the context of...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank Mr. Noonan. I have a quick question for Mr. Murphy. He mentioned the Chad withdrawal of forces. I was under the impression that was a unanimous decision of the UN Security Council on the basis of an expressed wish of the Chadian Government but he referenced a veto. Will he clarify which it was?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Was it a UN Security Council veto or not? I have one question for Professor Tonra after this one.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: So, it was not a veto then. I have one question for Professor Tonra. Does he now or has he ever lobbied on behalf of arms manufacturers or any associations that include arms manufacturers?