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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: At 7 a.m. on Friday morning, I was awakened by the news of the €8.9 million lotto win in Duleek, my town. Throughout the morning and early afternoon, the chatter was all about who had won the money and the rumours of the winners swarmed around the town with great excitement. However, about 4 p.m. or 5 p.m., it went quiet as reports came in about Creeslough. No more talk of the lotto...

Seanad: Situation in Iran: Motion (11 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I am happy to support this motion. I do not believe that there will be much debate on it, given that we are on the side of Senator Chambers and her Fianna Fáil colleagues. We are here because of how young girls and women are treated in Iran and the deaths of Mahsa Amini, Sarina Esmailzadeh, who was 16 years of age, and all the others whose names we do not know. Some of the names were...

Seanad: Breastfeeding: Motion (12 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I support the motion and commend the Senators from the Green Party for bringing it forward. The benefits of breastfeeding to both babies and mothers are well documented internationally. I was surprised by the figure in the motion that we only have 62.3% of babies in Ireland being breast-fed at birth. This is far behind most of the western hemisphere. I appreciate that the motion recognises...

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

Sharon Keogan: It is very nice to see Senator Gallagher in the Leader's chair today. I certainly hope he is elevated to it one day very soon.

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

Sharon Keogan: I unfortunately missed the speeches of Senators Doherty and Seery Kearney earlier but I will definitely support the Bill they spoke about. I wish to raise the recent clusters of meningitis and septicaemia in Limerick, Dublin and Galway, which are very concerning. We have had a number of deaths with cases appearing in young adults as opposed to children under the age of five, where these...

Seanad: Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister of State is welcome. I am glad the Bill, which I welcome, is before the House. It allows for money to be put back into households around the country and it will be received gladly. This is a technical Bill to establish the new electricity credit scheme. The big question in the minds of many leading up to the Bill and when the scheme was announced in the budget is whether...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: In the past few days, two pieces of news have caught my attention. They are two linked items that give rise to some discrepancies. The first is the seizing of a mansion in Saggart by the Criminal Assets Bureau from the Mansfields on account of it effectively being owned by Daniel Kinahan.Second is the announcement yesterday by the Minister, Deputy McEntee, that €2 million sourced...

Seanad: Summer Programme: Statements (18 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank Minister Gavan. I should say Senator Gavan; I nearly gave him a promotion.

Seanad: Summer Programme: Statements (18 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I call Senator Pauline O'Reilly of the Green Party.

Seanad: Summer Programme: Statements (18 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Senator for his contribution. He is a wonderful advocate in the House for the disability sector. I call on Senator Murphy and I am sorry to have kept him waiting.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I have just come from a sobering EU affairs meeting on the energy crisis. We all thought that we had been heading into just one winter of challenges, but it seems that we can expect those challenges to last for a number of winters to come. I want to raise the visit of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, to Washington DC, in his role as president of the Eurogroup, to oversee a meeting...

Seanad: VAT Rate for Tourism and Hospitality Sectors: Statements (19 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister for coming in. I know how busy he is. It is always good to have the Minister for Finance here. I always say that governments do not create employment, but that they create the environment for employment. Taking away the 9% VAT rate will not be a good environment for continuing employment. This Government published the tourism recovery plan for 2020 to 2023 in October...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Chairman. "Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is forcing Ireland to rethink its long tradition of military neutrality." This is not the conjecture of some online theorist, or the fear-mongering of a political radical, but it is a quote from our Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs. Speaking last week he said that public opinion may not be ready but he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-level Policy Response to Current Energy Security Issues: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I have a few questions for the witnesses. I am quite shocked to hear this morning that we may expect this to last for another year. The public will be very disappointed to hear that this crisis is going to last that length of time and possibly even longer. I have a number of questions. My first question is for Mr. O'Donoghue. Many European countries such as France rely on nuclear power...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-level Policy Response to Current Energy Security Issues: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Does Mr. O'Donoghue have a view on the Derrybrien wind farm or is he familiar with it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-level Policy Response to Current Energy Security Issues: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank Mr. O'Donoghue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-level Policy Response to Current Energy Security Issues: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Do Dr. Deane and Mr. O'Donoghue believe the Government should assess the feasibility of building small, modular nuclear reactors to address the long-term needs in Ireland regarding energy? With regard to prioritising our own citizens, data centres currently consume 14% of our electricity, as mentioned by Deputy Haughey. The building of more data centres would increase Ireland's demand for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-level Policy Response to Current Energy Security Issues: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Sharon Keogan: At this point in time they are not doing that. If Dr. Deane was appointed as Minister for energy tomorrow morning, would he pause the building of data centres in this country to prioritise our citizens at this time?