Results 41-60 of 87 for speaker:Teresa Costello

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 May 2025)

Teresa Costello: I had a really positive experience at the weekend attending two Street Feasts in Tallaght. On Saturday, the community of Bancroft came together for what I think was its fourth annual Street Feast. I have watched this event grow year after year from a small gathering four years ago into something we jokingly compared to Electric Picnic. The weather may have been wild but no one was deterred...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: I wish to talk about alternative pathways to achieving your dream career and to highlight a remarkable young man whose story proves that success is not defined by a single exam or one rigid path. Liam Nugent, a young man from Tallaght, has recently appeared on RTÉ and Virgin Media to share his journey. He is an inspiring example of what determination and belief in oneself can achieve....

Seanad: Breast Cancer Services: Statements (10 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: I welcome the Minister to the Seanad once again today. I appreciate her time and focus on this matter. I also welcome the four brave ladies who have already been introduced. I acknowledge their journey. They have had a huge input into what I will say here today. I could spend hours talking about breast cancer, as I have lived through it myself. I run one of Ireland's largest online...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: I will speak more about the under 18s. I am glad the comment was made about how some 16-year-olds or 17-year-olds are classed as adults. I think that is wrong. It is terrible to think of a 16-year-old being treated in this way. As a mother, I definitely think that if you are under 18 you are a child. I am interested to hear the witnesses' thoughts on 16- and 17-year-olds being able to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: I disagree with Professor Sadlier on that point. I do not think any person with any kind of mental health difficulties should be seen over Zoom. Face-to-face consultation should be standard. Using Zoom was grand for the Covid pandemic. The pandemic is long gone, however, and holding consultations over Zoom is unfair. I do not think it is possible to get the same energy and feeling...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (17 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: Will the Acting Leader move the suspension of proceedings until after the vote in the Dáil?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (17 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: I am raising this issue today for the first time in this House but it is not my first time to raise it as a public representative. During my time on South Dublin County Council, I highlighted my concerns in regard to this issue. I was prompted to raise the issue as I was contacted many times by people who were deeply torn when they received an offer of housing as it was under the condition...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I understand the Minister's position on this. I am coming at it from the point of view whereby I have had people bringing the cutest little dogs into my clinic while crying at the thought of having to decide whether they should give up this little dog that has provided them with love and kindness for seven or eight years or take a roof over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Children with Dysplasia and Scoliosis and Related Matters: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: I am sitting back here looking at Ms Nugent answering all the questions. She is new, so my questions are therefore for Ms Hardiman. Where is the accountability for management’s failure of governance and procurement? Does Ms Hardiman believe she may need to rethink her position on this? This all happened on her watch. Considering what is said about this problem, parents are very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Children with Dysplasia and Scoliosis and Related Matters: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: Has a new procurement system been put in place to ensure no room for the error that would result in the purchase of non-surgical items?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Children with Dysplasia and Scoliosis and Related Matters: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: Since when?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Children with Dysplasia and Scoliosis and Related Matters: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: Why was that the case? Why was it coming from all angles and why was there nothing proper, given the importance of our children and their health?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Children with Dysplasia and Scoliosis and Related Matters: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: What was the delay? Why did it take so long?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Children with Dysplasia and Scoliosis and Related Matters: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: My first question was on the accountability as regards Ms Hardiman’s position.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Children with Dysplasia and Scoliosis and Related Matters: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: Does Ms Hardiman feel she has been held to account?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Children with Dysplasia and Scoliosis and Related Matters: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: It should not be a toxic environment. It is place where children's lives have been affected. I am still not hearing an answer in respect of accountability.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Children with Dysplasia and Scoliosis and Related Matters: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: I know that Ms Hardiman has said at times that she has no recollection of being told about issues. That is different to being actually told, and it concerns me. If it was my child, I would feel that people have a happier workplace and stuff-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Treatment of Children with Dysplasia and Scoliosis and Related Matters: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)

Teresa Costello: I am talking about the springs.