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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the witnesses for their report. One third of 50,000 social homes to be provided under Rebuilding Ireland are to be delivered by 2021. My main concern is the lack of joined up thinking among all the agencies concerned with housing. The agencies are falling down in that area. Saying that housing assistance payments, HAP, do not fall within the remit of one or other of the agencies...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I have no problem with Part V. I am just giving my opinion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We are dealing with Part V locally.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank Dr. Hearne. He has hit the nail on the head. The lack of building by local authorities is the biggest issue with which we must deal. All local authorities have landbanks. They built houses 100 years ago and never experienced problems such as those we face today. We are relying on the private market. I note that Dr. Hearne mentioned leasing three or four times in his address....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (14 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Yes, core housing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Last month in Kilkenny, some very excited youngsters were invited to rob a bank, which they did to the tune of a cool €31 million. Before anyone panics, it was a virtual bank. This took place as part of the 2018 CoderDojo conference, which took place over a weekend.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Children as young as five learned to code and listened as spacewoman, Norah Patten, an aeronautical engineer who hopes to be the first Irish female astronaut to fly to the moon, said that if something seems impossible, that does not mean one should not try. Learning to rob a bank in the virtual world taught these children about privacy, passwords, consequences and teamwork. Local children...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: This is just about-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is very strange the Cathaoirleach only asked this of me and did not address anybody else-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Excuse me, I highlighted a lack of computer-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I do.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Excuse me but the Cathaoirleach was not listening to me. I asked about second level and computer skills-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: -----and the fact they are taught in England but not here so we need to promote children-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Yes I am. I said that in my contribution if the Cathaoirleach had only listened to it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: No, the Cathaoirleach was not being fair.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Senator is lucky in that he was able to raise two issues. Most of us are only allowed to raise one.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: In secondary education.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I did not get to finish my point on it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: In 2020. Therefore, it has not come in yet.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am right.