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Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Am I on amendment No. 8? Am I too soon? I apologise. I will rise again.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I am in agreement with much of what Senator Higgins is saying about the peculiarity of the criteria when making regulations. In a way, providing domestic violence leave is another step forward for us as a nation in saying this is not tolerable. Creating a set of circumstances whereby we will provide it or limit it depending on the economy, does not send out the right message. That is not...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Tusla has a short guide for parents arriving into Ireland. It answers the question, "Can I leave a baby home alone?" with, "No, not even for a few minutes." It states that a young child should never be left at home alone, not even for a short time. On the question of leaving an older child at home alone, the guide states that it is recommended that children under the age of 14 should not...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: At 10.30 tomorrow.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Yes. My apologies. I am joining from my office because I am flying off to another meeting after speaking, but I will read today's transcript to ensure that I pick up everything that is needed. I thank the witnesses for attending. I would like to say I am surprised by what they have shared, but I am not. I am horrified time and again by the number of children who are utterly let down in...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Ms Steinmetz's experience is, unfortunately, repeated throughout the country. Parents are reliant on the capacity and willingness of principals to engage with them and it is terribly unfair to put that burden on them.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: In my other question, that was what I was trying to come at. It is evident from birth that Down's syndrome is going to be a feature and that milestones will need to be planned for. In that context, there is a dearth of information and support.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: It is very stressful for the family and has a wider impact than just on the specific child.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: That is good news. I apologise that I need to leave for another meeting, but I will review the contributions in the Official Report.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Disability Services: Discussion (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: That is correct. It should not be down to the individual the parents meet. Rather, a universal response should kick in. I thank our guests. All their work is extraordinary and I thank them for sharing it.

Seanad: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (1 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank Senator Keogan for taking the Chair and allowing me to contribute. The Minister of State's personal response on this issue and her work in this area have been extraordinary. I am very grateful to her and am a great admirer of her commitment and the compassion she shows in every interview to which I have listened, as well as in how she responded in the Dáil. An important point...

Seanad: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (1 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Before we go to Senator Conway, I welcome the group in the Gallery from St. Christopher's Services, including both users and staff members, who are visiting with Deputy Flaherty. They are all very welcome and I thank them for joining us.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (2 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: l raise an issue in respect of which Senator Ahearn campaigned all through last year in order to make sure that the product in question was on the funding list. It is now on the funding list but it may as well not be. The provision is completely impotent. I refer to the alleged reimbursement for Cariban. This product is for women who suffer severe illness and vomiting during pregnancy....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (2 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Minister of State. With due respect, putting the onus on drug companies to make the application when they are part of a for-profit industry - and let us be very clear about what it is - is absolutely farcical. It is not a patient-led response nor is it a citizens-of-the-Republic-led response. The fact is that what we are about is deferring the risk and the legal burden onto a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (2 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: With respect, I am getting texts from a woman who has been waiting for over a month for the consultant to sign that form so that she can then get to a place where she will get some small intervention. The system just is not working and it is not all right. If one is in the public system, one really is at the mercy of the State.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I absolutely support Senator Fitzpatrick’s point. I also support Senator Ardagh's comments highlighting the work of Drimnagh For All and Ballyfermot For All, of which we are both part, and the extraordinary coming together of the community to celebrate the diversity and inclusion and the spirit of welcome in the community. That is right and fantastic. Speaking about the likes of...

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2023: Order for Second Stage (2 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (2 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I commend the work the Minister has done in the Department of Justice and the work done by the Minister, Deputy McEntee. It seems no time since this was announced, in Government terms at least, and now here we are.We are commencing with the Bill and I really welcome that. There is no doubt that the family court and family proceedings have their own unique flavour and unique province. One is...

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (2 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Family Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (2 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Just before the Senator begins and before they leave, I welcome the pupils from St. Farnan's Post Primary School, Prosperous, County Kildare, and I thank them for coming to the Seanad. I will give latitude on the time.