Results 661-680 of 1,003 for speaker:Róisín Garvey
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)
Róisín Garvey: Is that in the local authorities or the Departments?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)
Róisín Garvey: All Departments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)
Róisín Garvey: It would be nice if it was mandatory that they have the qualification. There is a word used to mean it is not necessary and it is the second level down. It does not have to be mandatory.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)
Róisín Garvey: Yes, I should hope that would be a top priority. The Department should ask for as many as it can. If you do not ask you do not get. I would not be waiting for them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)
Róisín Garvey: Okay. That is good.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)
Róisín Garvey: There was no mention at all of biodiversity. Is that something that has not crossed the Department’s desk? Increased biodiversity can also help with carbon emissions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)
Róisín Garvey: I am just thinking if you do have to get big business to try and reduce their carbon emissions, many of them have a lot of green spaces. Much of it is car parks too but you will see less car parking spaces and more small buses and hopefully there will be increased infrastructure for walking and cycling so there might be more space to turn into green areas and you could be increasing...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)
Róisín Garvey: There are some experts in the private sector. I have seen some amazing big companies which have been led by experts from abroad and they have done phenomenal work that the public sector is way behind on. I totally agree on that. The Department has a big challenge. I thank everyone for coming in. It is great to hear they are trying.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)
Róisín Garvey: I hope the Department will do so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)
Róisín Garvey: Yes. It is way past desirable now. We need informed people to help us get there. We will not get there otherwise.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: White Paper on Enterprise Policy: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (8 Mar 2023)
Róisín Garvey: There are 12 digital hubs in Clare. They are excellent and I have used them. The pods were fully confidential and soundproof. I used one in Ennistymon yesterday and felt there were no GDPR issues. There are good examples of hubs but it is probably not enough to leave the responsibility to the Department of Rural and Community Development alone, because remote working will be a major...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2023: Second Stage (25 Apr 2023)
Róisín Garvey: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Is deas í a fheiceáil anseo. This Bill is positive. Anytime we put money into people's pockets and reduce costs, it is always welcome. My colleague, Senator Casey, has mentioned LPG and that issue is relevant to me as well. People who live in rural areas do not tap into using natural gas. I did not even know that one could get...
- Seanad: Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (25 Apr 2023)
Róisín Garvey: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Tánaiste. First of all, I welcome this report. It is very good that we carried it out. It is a starting point but tús maith leath na hoibre. It is important to put on the record of the House some of the findings of the report. I will quote a few of them. The report states that "at best, the Defence Forces barely tolerates women, and, at its worst,...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wastewater Treatment (26 Apr 2023)
Róisín Garvey: I am here today to discuss a Commencement matter I raised three years ago. Here we are again. I will keep bringing it up. It concerns raw sewage going into our waterways and seas all over Ireland. I know we cannot fix anything overnight but I will keep asking about this. At least four places in Clare are affected. I do not want to name them because that would be bad publicity for these...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wastewater Treatment (26 Apr 2023)
Róisín Garvey: That is very positive. That is a big jump from 2029 to 2025. I cannot wait to tell the people of north Clare who have been volunteering to try to clean the beaches and do the water testing, some of whom have gotten sick themselves, including my friend's child who got kidney failure and nearly died. That is, therefore, really positive. Uisce Éireann has to up its game when it comes to...
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by GAA President, Mr. Larry McCarthy (26 Apr 2023)
Róisín Garvey: Dia is Muire don uachtarán agus fearaim céad míle fáilte roimhe agus dá chlann ar an lá stairiúil, bródúil seo. Comhghairdeas leis. It is great to have a big GAA family in the Chamber. The visitors in the Gallery nearly have a team among themselves. I grew up playing camogie and I am a better and happier person as a result. It toughens you up....
- Seanad: Public Water Connection Charges: Motion (26 Apr 2023)
Róisín Garvey: Yes, I wish to share my time. I propose to speak for eight minutes and Senators Vincent Martin and Pauline O'Reilly will speak for four minutes each, if that is acceptable.
- Seanad: Public Water Connection Charges: Motion (26 Apr 2023)
Róisín Garvey: I move: "That Seanad Éireann: notes that: - the current charge for the installation of a Non Domestic Small 1 connection (necessary for public water bottle refill stations) is €2,272; - connection charges represent a significant impediment to the installation of public water bottle refill stations by local authorities and community groups; further notes that: - it is...
- Seanad: Public Water Connection Charges: Motion (26 Apr 2023)
Róisín Garvey: It is great to be able to acknowledge for the record that every single party in the House and those not in parties have all supported the motion. It is great the Government is not opposing the motion. It would be insane for it to oppose it. I am not happy enough with the answer, specifically the timeline for the abolition of the charge. There is none. It is up to the CRU, I believe. How...
- Seanad: Public Water Connection Charges: Motion (26 Apr 2023)
Róisín Garvey: Tomorrow, Thursday, at 9.30 a.m.