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Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: It is an interesting debate and the two ladies are raising some very valid points. I can see both sides of the debate because this a road traffic Bill and if there are devices we can use to help keep law and order around road traffic, then those devices should be at our disposal. As the Minister has said, facial recognition or artificial intelligence, AI, are not included. In some...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: For the sake of clarity, under the GDPR and data protection, if all these devices are listed then we would have the GDPR and data protection to be used for all the devices whereas, as the Minister said, if we have a limited list then we cannot apply it. It is not as if just because all the devices are there people are allowed do whatever they want with them, because there is the GDPR. I am...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Under the GDPR, nobody would be allowed sell it.

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I am all about the hedgerows and trees, which I am always planting, but in some instances there is a need to do some trimming or lopping. Sometimes trees cause a hazard. My issue is that in many instances the first option is to cut them down. That is a huge part of the problem. Senator Ruane may agree with me when I suggest that cutting trees down should be the last resort. Trimming and...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I welcome Senator Cummins's comments. I have personal experience of not just disabled parking but parking in general where local authorities have allowed people to go in and cut down 200 or 300 year old trees to create a car park. In one instance, they did not really need to cut down the tree. It could have been left at the side because cutting it down did not provide any more car parking...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I want to come back in on something that Senator Ruane mentioned. I meant to raise it when we were discussing hedgerows and trees. With regard to An Bord Pleanála, for the record I want to make sure that it is very clear that we should only be acquiring land in instances where it is needed for BusConnects or active travel. We must ensure that it is not going to increase carbon...

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Is Part 15 relating to zero and low emissions vehicles and the functions of the Minister part of the Bill? Is it under section 56?

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Can I speak to the section before we finish the Bill?

Seanad: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I welcome the great work of ZEVI and the importance of working towards anything other than fossil fuels. It is important that the research from ZEVI is not just about e-cars. I may consider tabling an amendment on Report Stage. We should also research car-sharing of e-cars, not just sales. GoCar is working very well. I hope research expands into that area, and the fact that there is a...

Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Go raibh maith agat. Fáilte romhat isteach a Aire Stáit. Táim an-bhuíoch díot as an sáorobair atá deanta agat ar an Bill tábhachtach seo. This is a very important and comprehensive Bill that ticks many of the boxes for measures we need to see as soon as possible. As Green Party spokesperson on rural development, I cannot reiterate often enough the...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Chathaoirleach. I thank the Minister of State for coming to the Chamber and a big thanks to my colleague, Senator Vincent P. Martin. We have always remarked that we will not solve the issue around domestic violence and abuse towards women that is rampant in Ireland unless we also work with the good men of Ireland. Together, we can solve these very...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (23 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister for his time. I know that in his role, he travels all over the country and he is up the walls so I appreciate his time. My Commencement matter is fairly straightforward. I ask him to inform the House of what plans are in place to enable farmers to have small-scale anaerobic digester plants to enable them to create their own energy. We see efforts to build giant...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (23 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister for that information. He said the strategy for the 5.7 TWh “will be agri-led, farmer-centric and will contribute positively to the sectoral emissions ceiling". It is great that it will be agri-led. We want it to be led by farmers and, in general, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is part of the energy thing but has to be led by that...

Seanad: Rail Network: Statements (23 Feb 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister for coming in. I thank him also for being the first Minister for Transport to invest in rail transport in about 70 years. It has been going rapidly downhill for a long time. There had been little meaningful difference made, and I can say that as someone who has been using the train for the last 30 years to travel to Dublin, Limerick and Galway from Clare. I have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Department. With all the stuff we have been dealing with, it has done very successful work. There have been increases in social welfare payments, fuel allowance and the living alone allowance. I see a lot of funding coming to community and voluntary groups in my county. I cannot keep up with the demand for help to fill out forms for funding because there is so much available...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: That was one of the points I was making. When we talk about grants and funding, I believe that the SDGs must be more clearly embedded so that people can see the links. I know that Mr. Mulherin is saying that subtly all the funding is covering the SDGs, but if we want people to clearly understand the SDGs then it might be better to have the sustainable development goals embedded in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: What I see in some cases is a little bit of tokenism. People might say that it is lovely to see that little bit there which is for the bees and the birds, but then everything else is manicured and sprayed with Roundup. We must up the game as soon as possible where everything is done for biodiversity. It does not mean that it goes crazy and wild like the Serengeti, which is what some people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Yes, but there is less work involved if they go with biodiversity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Services and Supports Provided by the State for Autistic People: Discussion (2 Mar 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Speaking in public is a very difficult thing. I find intimidating and I have been a Senator for the past two and a half years. The first autism unit was started in my village of Inagh about 25 years ago. I am trying not to get very emotional. I am standing by a friend of mine, Dr. Susan Crawford. Dr. Crawford and her father started the first autism unit 24 years ago and she is still...