Results 41-60 of 91 for speaker:Linda Nelson Murray

Seanad: National Biodiversity Week: Statements (14 May 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: Yes.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Health Services (15 May 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: I am here today to talk about women's well-being and sexual health well-being. I am looking for a clinic for County Meath. County Meath has a growing population of about 240,000 people, and we can take it that 120,000 of them are women. Would the Minister of State believe that Meath has only half the number of GPs recommended by the World Health Organization for a county of its size? The...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Health Services (15 May 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: I thank the Minister of State for his response but I knew all of the answers in the response. First, I do not know why the strategy took so long to come to the time where it is nearly launched. I welcome that is to be launched and I hope it identifies that there is a major gap in County Meath. As the Minister of State rightly said himself, maybe some people do not want to be popping into...

Seanad: Mental Health and Suicide Prevention: Statements (15 May 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: As the Minister of State will know, there is a wonderful organisation called SOSAD, which stands for Save our Sons and Daughters. I raise its case on my own behalf and on behalf of Senator Keogan who has worked with the charity as well. Since 2007, SOSAD Ireland has six full-time offices based in Cavan, Louth, Laois, Meath and Monaghan from which they provide one-to-one and remote...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 May 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: Today, we have seen a report from the Injuries Resolution Board that shows motor claims have fallen by a massive 30% since 2019. Motorists must justifiably be a bit fed up with high insurance costs. I will add another point that I raised two weeks ago, namely, that a Central Bank report showed that motor insurance premiums increased by 9% in the first half of last year. I have no doubt...

Seanad: Driving Test Waiting Times: Statements (20 May 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: There were 83,000 applicants awaiting a driving test in April, which was the highest number recorded since the pandemic. Navan in County Meath, my hometown, has the longest waiting times of all the test centres in the State, with applicants waiting an estimated 43 weeks. That is, of course, alongside Tallaght, the hometown of my colleague Senator Teresa Costello. Across the border in...

Committee on Education and Youth: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: First, I congratulate the Chair. I wish him the very best of luck.

Committee on Education and Youth: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: I can already see from what people are saying here that we are all thinking very similarly. I think we are going to be a great group. I hope we can discuss many things and bring about change. Moving to the issues I would like to see raised in this committee, going back to what Deputy Coppinger said, I am passionate about inclusion in education. I am on the board of a special school in...

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on his chairmanship. I wish him every success. I am very excited to be here on this committee. I am a new Senator and a new politician as well. However, I am not new when it comes to working on behalf of small businesses. I have been working since the age of 13. I was born and raised in a small business environment. My mam and dad were in the furniture...

Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements (28 May 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: I thank the Minister for coming to the Seanad today. It is his first time here and it is great to see him. I find him incredibly approachable and ready to listen and engage. Let us have a good conversation on competitiveness today. Ireland is currently experiencing its highest employment levels on record. The number of people employed reached approximately 2.8 million in the first...

Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements (28 May 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: Does he win the competition?

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

Linda Nelson Murray: As discussed during the Commencement debate just a few minutes ago, Wellman International Ireland filed a petition to place its operation in Mullagh into examinership. I thank the Minister of State, Niamh Smyth. She came across as very passionate about the situation there, but it would be remiss of me not to raise it again, being from County Meath, because it obviously affects counties...

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

Linda Nelson Murray: Self-examination is key. If anyone takes anything from my speech today, I plead with them to hear the words "self-examination". The Minister is very passionate about health. I welcome the opportunity to speak to her today about BreastCheck and breast cancer. As we are all aware, breast cancer is the commonest invasive cancer among women. It touches the lives of thousands of individuals...

Seanad: Insurance Reform: Motion (10 Jun 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: I move: That Seanad Éireann: acknowledges: - the publication, in 2020, of an Action Plan For Insurance Reform; - that there have been four Action Plan Implementation Reports to date; - the establishment of the Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market; - the introduction of new personal injuries guidelines in April 2021, which set reduced levels for personal injury...

Seanad: Insurance Reform: Motion (10 Jun 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: The increase in the personal injury guidelines, as recommended by the Judicial Council, of 16.7% is excessive. As I was preparing for this over the past couple of days, I reflected on the first time I spoke about horrendous insurance difficulties facing businesses, which was on 24 January 2019. There I was, sitting in a ball pool in my soft-play centre, full of hope and enthusiasm that we...

Seanad: Insurance Reform: Motion (10 Jun 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: I thank the Minister of State for everything he highlighted. I really appreciate it. Since 2020, we have put a great deal of work into everything relating to insurance reform. One of the first things was the establishment of a Cabinet subcommittee. I do not think we had seen anything like that over the previous 15 years, so it was important. I would like the subcommittee to meet...

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: I have learned so much this afternoon. I am so glad I am one of the last to speak because a lot of what I was going to ask has been covered. I thank the witnesses for explaining this. I grew up in the 1970s in a town heavily involved in manufacturing furniture. I went in and out of factories, one of which my parents owned, seeing the fabulous women, the sowing machines and the men at the...

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: I invite Mr. Fitzpatrick to answer first.

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: Is there no timeframe?

Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Jun 2025)

Linda Nelson Murray: Time is of the essence on one side.