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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Now that he has said it all.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank my colleague, Senator Boyhan, for bringing forward this amendment, the purpose of which is to change the definition of “defective concrete blocks”. We believe that the definitions listed in the legislation and in the amendment proposed by Sinn Féin Deputies in the Dáil do not go far enough. The current definition in the legislation is too restrictive. Too...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: It is really hard to get a builder at the moment. Anyone who has tried to get someone to do any work will know how difficult it is. I am getting work done on my home and I am waiting more than a year for the builder to visit. I support the amendment. I am concerned by some of the comments we have heard in regard to the shortfall in funding. I ask the Minister for his attention on this...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I understand the merits of this amendment, but I believe the Minister said yesterday that where there was a shortfall, people, particularly the elderly and people with disabilities, can apply for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, grants and for the housing adaptation grant, and that is up to €30,000. The mobility grants are available up to €8,000. There are...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I would ask both sides to please stop playing politics with people's lives and homes. We are here as legislators to do what is right by the people. These are their amendments and I will support all those that have been proposed by the people. While it is cumbersome to apply for these additional grants, we have to ensure they know they are available and that there is opportunity for people...

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I missed the earlier part of the debate, so forgive me, I do not know where I am coming in.

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: The second grouping of amendments.

Seanad: Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Right. Okay. I have prepared something so I will continue. A headline I saw yesterday encapsulates the essence of this Bill and the amendments presented to us today. It came from the satirical Waterford Whispers News website. The headline was, "Government Celebrate Winning Confidence Vote By Ramming Through Planning Laws Only Developers Want". The amendments before us undermine...

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

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear. Well said.

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

Sharon Keogan: I wish to raise the issue of the 35 Irish children with cystic fibrosis who are not yet being supplied with Kaftrio, a groundbreaking and life-saving drug.Many of us know that the exclusion of the 35 children stems from a price dispute between the HSE and the manufacturer Vertex and the fact that their inclusion was not foreseen in a 2017 pipeline agreement. All other eligible children and...

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

Sharon Keogan: I call for a full inquiry into the ongoing system of unsafe medical practice in Ireland. On foot of the news over the summer that the UK's interim report by Dr. Hilary Cass found that the standards of clinical care, assessment and treatment at the Tavistock and Portman gender identity clinic fell below acceptable levels, we should have instantly examined how this has affected Irish children...

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

Sharon Keogan: These are children we are talking about.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: An Garda Síochána (20 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I spoke about this matter on the Order of Business on 13 July before the summer recess. It is now being raised as a Commencement matter at a time when I feel we are about to have a much wider discussion on the need for an increased Garda presence in our communities. The widely shared horrific scenes of gangs of joyriding thugs in a housing estate in Cherry Orchard have shocked many, but for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: An Garda Síochána (20 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister of State. To be quite honest, I am a little taken aback by this response. I tabled this matter previously and the Minister came back to me to say it was not her responsibility. This is her constituency, however. This is her area. The people of the Ashbourne area and Laytown-Bettystown coastal area deserve a 24-hour station. The area in which the current Laytown...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Staff (20 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome our visitors from Presentation Secondary School Warrenmount in Dublin to the Public Gallery. I apologise for delaying the Minister of State.

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

Sharon Keogan: I was elected as a Senator, but as the Leas-Chathaoirleach addressed me as "Councillor", that is fine. I echo the welcome to the Maltese delegation. I visited Malta this summer. It is the most beautiful country. If Senators have not been there, please go. I raise an issue regarding the Covid-19 inquiry. At the end of August, both the UK and Northern Ireland established independent...

Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Will the Senator clarify the number of children who are without a school bus place? Is it 78,000?

Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Seven to eight thousand. That is fine. We heard 78,000.

Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister for her very comprehensive report on school transport. The free school transport initiative was announced with great bells and whistles. We expected great things. Whenever anything is announced as a free service, I suppose the Minister has got to prepare for that and what it brings. I am wondering what action the Minister took. Did she acquire more buses for it? Did...

Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)

Sharon Keogan: She will.