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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Oct 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Unlocking EU Funding: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I apologise but I have been in and out to another committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Unlocking EU Funding: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Thank you. I have been an advocate for the local authorities having a strategic policy committee on European affairs since I came into the Houses. Some local authorities are very good at drawing down money and there are those that are not at the races at all. Putting in place a European affairs team in each local authority is very important, not just the project officers, but the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Unlocking EU Funding: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Sharon Keogan: It represents 3,300 organisations throughout the country and it does fantastic work. In regard to the Access Europe fund, €12 million has been drawn down. Is The Wheel the only organisation working on that fund or does it have a team around it? That is what I would like to know. I know The Wheel does its thing once a year in Croke Park. Is there any way - this applies to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Unlocking EU Funding: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I have spoken to the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, on this. He is quite keen on putting in European officers at regional levels, which I think is still a little bit distant from the local authorities. How would The Wheel feel about European officers or project managers within the organisation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Unlocking EU Funding: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Would it be one person or a team?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Unlocking EU Funding: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Sharon Keogan: We are missing out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I might take less and it can be shared among the others. I thank the witnesses for coming in. In March 2022 the HSE acknowledged that remote consultations in respect of home abortions increased the chances of women being coerced into having an abortion. It recognised that meeting the woman in person increases the likelihood of the provider identifying any coercion or domestic abuse. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Can Ms O'Shea see that level of care being open to abuse, as in not being able to actually assess the gestational stage of the pregnancy if there is somebody in domestic abuse, not having face-to-face consultation with the doctor in order to know that the person is suffering domestic abuse, and not being able to see that person's bruises to realise that the person may be coerced into having...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Is Dr. Conlon aware of the case, about which I read in the Irish Examinerlast year, of a young underage girl who was locked in a room and forced to take abortion tablets? Was it put into the report and was it considered by the review?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Was that case considered by the review?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Sharon Keogan: It can work for and against them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I thank our guests. I appreciate that others may wish to make contributions also.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 7, line 22, after “system” to insert “specified in a relevant code of practice”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: The current definition of "recording device" in the Bill is very broad, so all types of recording devices or systems used by An Garda Síochána should, at the very least, be specified in a relevant code of practice. Ideally, there should be a list of all the approved devices. In the absence of that, we should have a proper code of practice regarding the use of such devices. That...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Can I deal with that amendment?

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I know it has been ruled out of order but to have the cameras calibrated is really important. I am aware it is a cost on the Exchequer. Ultimately, however, if these cameras are not doing what they are supposed to, they are not functioning properly. If they are not checked by suppliers approved by the Private Security Authority, PSA, then this legislation is not worth its salt because...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 10, lines 16 to 18, to delete all words from and including “order;” in line 16 down to and including line 18 and substitute “order where there are reasonable grounds to believe there is a significant threat;”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (8 Nov 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Retained automatic number plate recognition, ANPR, data is not defined in the Bill. It is unclear if it refers to a retained pool of ANPR data pertaining to all vehicles or ANPR data strictly pertaining to vehicles of interest on a watchlist. Will the Minister specify which it is? This amendment would allow searches of retained ANPR data to be carried out without the requirement of...