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Seanad: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I will be pressing the amendment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I am conscious that Natasha O'Brien is in the Houses of the Oireachtas today. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to her and the other women who have come forward to tell their stories about how badly our criminal justice system is letting down victims of the most shocking violence against women and girls. There may be an appeal, so we cannot say too much but there has to be review now of...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (27 Jun 2024)

Marie Sherlock: A huge thanks to Ms Lawlor, Ms Eastwood and Professor Stevens for attending this morning. There was certainly a very powerful call by all three of them with regard to dealing with the reality of drug use in our societies, rather than continuing with the fiction that our criminal justice system has. I am particularly interested in police culture and how police forces around the world have...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (27 Jun 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Professor Stevens. Perhaps Ms Eastwood would like to contribute.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (27 Jun 2024)

Marie Sherlock: Ms Lawlor made a very powerful point about how drug testing needs to be available in all parts of communities. Ms Eastwood spoke about the experience in Wales. I would like to hear more about who approaches the drug testing centres and what types of drugs are involved because that is crucial in terms of understanding.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (27 Jun 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I will put the question to Professor Stevens and Ms Eastwood. My concern is that only some groups of people may approach drug testing centres. How do we ensure that everybody who needs to approach drug testing centres do so?

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (27 Jun 2024)

Marie Sherlock: My question concerned drug testing centres. Where they have been rolled out comprehensively within communities, who has been approaching the drug testing centres and what type of drugs are we talking about? We would hope that all parts of the community and not just certain drug users would approach drug testing centres.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services (2 Jul 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for coming into the House. I will start by offering my support to all those providing an early years service in this country, and pay tribute to all the providers and staff who go in day in, day out to do their very best for the families that they look after.Many services are distressed about the necessity and expense of requiring a chartered accountant. With...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services (2 Jul 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I am extremely conscious that when I talk about the powers of oversight and the powers of investigation that I do not want a chill effect to go out to the vast majority of providers that I said at the start of my statement who do exceptionally brilliant work. I think there is an issue and a gap here - a shortfall - in terms of the lack of requirement for a clear admissions policy.I hear what...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Chair and our two witnesses for attending. I will put my questions to Deputy Chief Constable Wilson first. In terms of the experience in British Columbia, she stated that prior to decriminalisation, police officers rarely sought charges for simple possession. Will she explain the culture within the police force that was part of that situation? I presume there was not a major...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Ms Wilson very much. To Mr. Russoniello, I am really struck by what he describes as the campaign to reverse measure 110 and the lack of leadership. He might share his reflections on the level of investment or the infrastructure that exists in Oregon with regard to harm reduction and health services. Was that part of why measure 110 was ultimately reversed? I note that he lists...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the committee for hosting this hearing today because for many of us here, it is a huge issue in our communities, and a huge issue for the workers within waste collection companies themselves. I know that after housing and policing, I think waste is the third biggest issue raised on the doorsteps in our communities. Waste is a public service that is effectively being delivered by...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)

Marie Sherlock: In some ways, it was the problematic consumption of drugs in public spaces that led to decriminalisation. What are the laws with regard to consumption of alcohol in public spaces in British Columbia? Was there a difference between alcohol and drugs or were they the same?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Mr. Gleason.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Marie Sherlock: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Marie Sherlock: How much local authorities spend on dealing with illegal dumping has been mentioned. It is a significant cost every year. Will Councillor Doolan set out what oversight and reporting there is within Dublin City Council and, as he understands it, other local authorities as regards the activities of bin collection companies? For example, where there is an inconsistent collection service, what...