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Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jul 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: Now.

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: We can send her the clip.

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: Now.

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: Now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vaginal Mesh Implants: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Chairman. I am here substituting for Senator Kyne. I thank the committee and our guests for coming in. This is something I have been aware of for a number of years. When Senator Kyne gave me the opportunity to come in and speak, I thought that finally there will be a tranche of this getting out into the public arena. I am mindful of people such as Ms Kitty Holland, who has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vaginal Mesh Implants: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: That is an important for us to say. Women have complications. They do not even know the right questions to ask. I know I had my appendix out when I was a child because there is a scar. If, however, a woman knows there was an intervention but it was not necessarily mesh, she is already disadvantaged, which brings up the whole question of consent in the first instance, but let us move on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vaginal Mesh Implants: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: That is something I would ask this committee to make sure is in the report. The consent being given to this intervention in this country is not adequate. One of my questions is what is motivating the denial and obstructionism. I think Ms McLaughlin answered that very clearly. It would appear that litigation, or the fear of it, is limiting progress. A mechanism must be put in place....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vaginal Mesh Implants: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: Meanwhile people are suffering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Vaginal Mesh Implants: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: And that needs to come to an end.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the witnesses for coming to the committee. On 4 May, in reply to a question from Deputy Steven Matthews, Mr. Creegan stated that for the NTA to look at transport initiatives they must be within the transport plan. Arising from that I want to look at the transport provisions within the plan. Section 12 of the plan sets out all the really big ticket items such as the MetroLink to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I am happy to wait. It would allow us to go to a second round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Chair for being so specific. I appreciate it. A couple of issues are arising that are likely to affect the plans for the bus corridors, for example, large-scale developments. I support the encouragement of public transport, given the closeness of public transport. A proposed development in Terenure has 364 apartments and is likely to have nearly 1,000 residents, but only has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: It is Seery Kearney, thank you, Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Transport Schemes: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the witnesses for their insightful statements to the committee. I raise this among Fine Gael Parliamentary Party members, in the Seanad, and in the context of wherever I can and we can say that for those who get access to schemes, the schemes are inadequate and not fit for purpose. Then we have the incredible cohort who do not get access to schemes at all. We have those two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Transport Schemes: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: We would have universality of supply but it would be bespoke to the needs of the individual and his or her family.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Transport Schemes: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I have to say, and perhaps this is borne from my experience with the committee on surrogacy, that Mr. Douglas does not have to explain. It is okay to call out the things whereby the lived intentionality of his life is something he has to combat. It is reasonable to claim the support of the State without having to apologise for giving out. He is entitled to do it, and it has nothing to do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Transport Schemes: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: Exactly, and we need to hear it. I thank Mr. Douglas for saying it the way it is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Transport Schemes: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: It is important to note that the onus is on us, as a Government and a State, to ensure that everybody has access so that they can live their best life and to ensure we overcome the impediments to allow that access. That is our mission. Certainly, as a Fine Gael Senator and spokesperson on disability, that is my mission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Education and the UNCRPD: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming before the committee. Over almost two years the committee has heard how difficult it is for somebody with a disability to navigate Irish society. I see very positive moves happening and the Minister has provided a very comprehensive report today, which I value. Ensuring that someone has an experience that is not just about education but...