Results 601-620 of 1,003 for speaker:Róisín Garvey
- Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)
Róisín Garvey: Welcome to the job, a Chathaoirligh.
- Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)
Róisín Garvey: Oireann an Cathaoir duit. The Chair is a good look; it suits the Cathaoirleach. I look forward to working with him. I remember coming in on, I think, my second day in the Seanad. I had no idea what I had let myself in for. I had no clue. Senator Buttimer and I discovered we had a mutual friend in common in Paul Linehan, the lead singer of the Frank and Walters, which was a very good...
- Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)
Róisín Garvey: It is great that the outgoing Cathaoirleach will to become Leas-Chathaoirleach if everything goes according to plan. It is great to have someone like that as a wingman, or wing person. Senator Joe O'Reilly has made my life so much easier in the Chamber. He would say to me, “Don't sweat it, Róisín, it will be okay.” Even though he loves talking, he was always brief...
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: Tá sé go deas an tAire a fheiceáil ag caint faoi rudaí tábhachtacha agus dóchasacha ó thaobh fuinnimh de. I thank the Minister for coming in today. When people talk about clean green energy, it always gives me hope. For too long, we have been addicted to fossil fuels. To see the scope of the vision the Minister has about energy and how we can become net...
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: It is ironic that she talks about data centres being really bad-----
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: It is vital----
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: We need our smartphones and it is thanks to data centres that we have them. I am suggesting that data centres geographically-----
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: I have no problem with her being on her phone.
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: No, I am not.
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: The Senator is completely misinterpreting what I am saying.
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: That is what I am looking for. It would be great.
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: The Senator is giving out about data centres.
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: I never row.
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: Can we just move on?
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: No problem.
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: The point I was making is-----
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: I will not mention her on her phone all day while I am speaking; that is grand.
- Seanad: Wind Energy: Statements (25 Jan 2023)
Róisín Garvey: There has been considerable debate on data centres. The point I was making is it is really good to have data centres located where we have a high source of energy such as offshore wind energy. The wind last year saved Ireland's electricity system a gas bill of €2 billion. That is instantly replacing gas with wind, which is a positive. We need to be optimistic and give people hope....
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (1 Feb 2023)
Róisín Garvey: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as teacht isteach. I would love to have seen the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, here but I imagine that he has other things going on. I hope the Commencement matter falls on his ears. One could go on forever about the health issues throughout Ireland, especially the University Hospital Limerick, UHL, fiasco closer to home. Prevention is...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (1 Feb 2023)
Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister of State. It is great that they have opened 165 primary care centres to date. That is brilliant. I am glad we have some timeline on Ennistymon because I know from Clare County Council that it has not received planning permission. However, the lease agreement is the first thing. I hope we can expedite it. If we are talking 18 to 24 months after the lease agreement...