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Seanad: Gradam an Uachtaráin Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Cathaoirleach, but I will indicate if I have a question.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I call for a debate on the World Health Organization’s digital health initiative, which was recently launched. While the aim of this strategy may appear noble on the surface, it is essential we carefully consider the risks it poses to civil liberties, personal autonomy and the sovereignty of European Union member states. The WHO states it is going to take up the European Union system...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: The best of all is here.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister is welcome back to the Chamber. I will begin by saying there is no great secret about my opposition to this Bill but more than that, it is no secret that the vast majority of people in Ireland are opposed to it. We know that because the Government's own public consultation was met with 73% of respondents opposing the Government's plans to crack down on what can and cannot be...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: On a point of order, is the Senator referring to age-appropriate material-----

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: We are here until 5 p.m. The Minister is all right.

Seanad: Youth Mental Health and Guidance Services in Secondary Schools: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I did not put my name to this because I have certain concerns regarding children. I have been a foster parent for the past 12 years. I am on my last year. I am taking a break after this. She is doing her final exams tomorrow and, please God, I have got her to a stage in life where she will be able to plough her own way forward, so I have a huge interest in the mental health of children...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: About 28 years ago, I visited Ghana in Africa. If I had known then what I know now, I might have behaved differently. I was a young mother trying to keep an eye on my two children. At the time, Africa, and particularly Ghana, was very poor, and every time you left the hotel, children would gather around you, begging for money, sweets or something else. While I was staying at that hotel, I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: We need a debate in this House with the Taoiseach to give us clarity on his stance, and the stance of his Government, on what national conversations or debates are allowed to be held in this country. Last week, the Taoiseach took aim at anti-NATO protesters who demonstrated at the Government's consultative forum on international security policy in Cork on Thursday. He said he had learned...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Yes, he was there on Thursday morning.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: It was the Tánaiste. I beg your pardon. I elevated the Tánaiste to a position I should have-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I am sorry; it is the Tánaiste. I beg your pardon.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: That was false. It is the Tánaiste, Deputy Micheál Martin. He said the protesters, in what they were attempting to do, were "behaving in a manner that is intolerant of freedom of speech" and that they did not want to allow other views to come forward. “What you’re saying is, debate on your terms, or on nobody else’s terms”, he said. Yet, the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I did state that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I did say it was in Cork and, yes, I did make a mistake and should have stated it was the Tánaiste.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Yet, the Tánaiste is on record stating unequivocally, “We don’t need to have that kind of debate in Ireland”, in relation to how gender-critical women found their voices in the UK and began to speak out against the erosion of their rights, identities and spaces as a result of the changes brought about by radical trans activists. In addition, the pronouncement that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I appreciate that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I corrected the record.Is the Senator looking for a debate with the Tánaiste?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Yes