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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Last month, which is not as long ago as it sounds, the Irish Dental Association met for its annual general meeting, AGM. It highlighted pressing concerns facing the industry here and called for Government intervention in key areas in need of reform. Top of that list is the need for the overhaul of the dental treatment service scheme, the HSE-managed scheme which offers medical card holders...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jun 2022)

Sharon Keogan: The law exists in a state of flux, as do the prevailing social opinions of the people it governs. These two aspects of our shared existence act upon each other. Sometimes, changes in the law affect people's opinion. More often, legislators and the Government wait to see which way the wind is blowing before making a decision. Where this balance fails is when the Government and legislators...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jun 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank our guests for taking the time to appear before the committee and for sharing their stories with us. They have spoken very positively about their experience growing up as a child of surrogacy while also voicing challenges associated with it. I am glad that the experiences were very positive for them. I know many others would have serious issues with identity following donor...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: No, she is donor-conceived.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank Professor Golombok very much. She has long been a campaigner for diverse families. Her studies and research are based on a very small sample, perhaps of a couple of dozen people. Given the small sample size, it is hard to arrive at a definitive conclusion. Page 4 of Professor Golombok’s document states: Findings are presented of a study of families created through...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I was not here when the witnesses gave their opening contributions but I have read Dr. Tobin's and Professor Madden's statements. Dr. Tobin states the 2022 Bill provides for altruistic domestic surrogacy but any amendment to this draft legislation would have to be willing to embrace commercial surrogacy arrangements and that is the first inconsistency the State will have to be willing to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Dr. Tobin's views seem to be totally different from others. We had Mr. Gearóid Kenny Moore from Irish Gay Dads, along with Mr. Shane Lennon, before us and they were adamant that they had no problem with the birth mother being on the birth certificate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I think they did.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank Dr. Tobin. Professor Madden has answered some of the questions so I will not bother her again.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I wish to be associated with the sympathies offered today on the death of the Independent councillor, Noel Collins. I want to extend my deepest sympathy and prayers to the people of Nigeria at this time, as they continue to mourn the deaths of as many as 40 Christians, who were killed in church on Sunday of last week. Some 87 others were also injured. It can sometimes be the case that when...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister of State is welcome to the Chamber. The circular economy Bill is in keeping with the Green Party's approach to policy in that it is ineffective and targets ordinary people who are already struggling with existing charges. In theory, this Bill aims to support Ireland's transition to a circular economy but the methodology of the studies it is based on is very flawed. In...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I spoke to a number of young people last week about many things but especially their plans for the future. Of course, travel featured on many of their lists. It has always been said that the time to do it is when we are young, but I was shocked by how many were planning for their travel to be permanent. Emigration was a consistently common thread across many of these people's plans. One...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Sharon Keogan: It has been widely accepted there is a role for the Government to play in the funding of good causes at community level or, indeed, at a scaled-up regional and national level, where charities and volunteer services carry out important functions and services for the people of this country, services which otherwise would be carried out by the Government anyway. Where this system breaks down...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Every April, we in Duleek are blessed with a sea of purple. It is because, ten years ago next year, a family in Duleek lost their daughter through cystic fibrosis. Ann and Kevin Noone lost their daughter Kelley. We come together every year for a run in Duleek in memory of Kelley and her cousin Cathy, who also lost her life to cystic fibrosis. Both of them were teenagers. This week, I...

Seanad: Proposal for a Directive on Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I congratulate the Minister, her husband Paul and baby Michael on their great news. I wish her every good health in her pregnancy. I welcome this directive and support Ireland's opt-in to it. While we have already implemented many of the laws and provisions mandated in the directive, our show of support for this move to combat violence against women across the EU is nonetheless important....