Results 761-780 of 1,003 for speaker:Róisín Garvey

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: That is what it does. I spoke to the owner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Okay. I did not name the company; I named the festival.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I have a second round as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I am thankful for this good opportunity to talk about the circular economy. It is a very interesting subject. The circular economy concept deals with everything. It has a huge remit, including talking about recycling and reusing. It is an extensive remit, so it is good we have a Minister of State to do this properly now, because we have been struggling for years while looking at Germany,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Sorry, can I come in again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I come from a secondary school teaching background. I used to teach maths and physics and then I spent years promoting active travel in secondary schools. I noticed that people who were getting high grades in honours physics in their leaving certificate exams were not able to use a spanner. Is there an education piece around the circular economy that needs to be brought in? The curriculum...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I asked about single use plastics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I purposely did not name the company. I have another idea. I love the waste management sites. I am like a Womble. I have got bikes, food mixers and televisions from them. I have even made a bicycle-powered smoothie maker out of stuff I got from landfill sites. However, there is no setup there to encourage people to come onto site to reuse such things as timber and bicycles. The lads...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: They must not be biodegradable, compostable or non-bleached cups.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Green Paper on Disability Reform: Department of Social Protection (25 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the departmental officials for coming in. Overall, what I find when working with people with disabilities and engaging with them in the process of applying for disability payments is that it is tedious. The language is appalling. That might be part of the reason the Department turns down between 48% and 50% of applications. It is a convoluted process and the most capable people I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Green Paper on Disability Reform: Department of Social Protection (25 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I have had very capable people trying to apply. The process is complex and unclear. For example, I have had cases where people who have provided GP and consultant's reports had their applications turned down. There is something more than them not giving the correct information or applying too soon because very capable people I know of have applied and read all the criteria. The Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Green Paper on Disability Reform: Department of Social Protection (25 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I was not suggesting that the Department goes to every county. I am being anti-Dublin in saying, "There are two in Dublin. It is not fair".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Green Paper on Disability Reform: Department of Social Protection (25 Oct 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Just because Ireland is not an outlier for Europe, that means all of Europe could be dealing with disability badly as well. That is highly likely too. It should be good to ask specific questions as to whether a person has any tests or CT scans done and to make sure to include them. I have looked at the application form and it is not that clear. We often get caught up in convoluted...

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2023: Second Stage (8 Nov 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister of State for his time. I welcome the Bill and that is being expedited. I thank the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth and the staff of the Department who have made this happen in jig time as it is badly needed. With the cost-of-living crisis many people are facing, it is great to be able tell people that €150 will be taken...

Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I welcome this Bill. It is like something the Green Party would have written 30 years ago. We are a small party in government. It is great to see other parties, including Sinn Féin, finally bringing forward improved policies, or indeed any policies, on climate or the circular economy. It is also great that this Government, for the first time ever, has a Minister of State with...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2023)

Róisín Garvey: I will use my time to speak on the barbaric incidents happening every day in Palestine. I have not spoken before now because I have been too upset to keep it together. I will try to keep it together for the next three minutes. We had a great briefing yesterday, organised by Senator Black and Deputy Costello. We heard first-hand stories from people in Palestine and from Israeli Jews....

Seanad: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Now.

Seanad: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2023)

Róisín Garvey: Now.

Seanad: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Nov 2023)

Róisín Garvey: This windfall gains Bill is brilliant. It is easy for people to ask for what should be done but to actually put it into action is far more effective. We have all heard about the windfalls made by the big electricity suppliers or creators. This Bill is brilliant for two very simple reasons, the first of which is that it now puts a cap on what they can charge. We did not have that before...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion (8 Nov 2023)

Róisín Garvey: On the overall figures, we all know the climate action plan figures and the Paris Agreement figures but it is always good to have targets outside of the 51% by 2030 one. Does Skillnet have any way of measuring the carbon reductions it is expecting or hoping for from its training? The SEAI also needs annual targets and not just targets for 2030 and 2050. Do the witnesses have any breakdown...