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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I get the idea that it cannot be too prescriptive, which I agree with.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: That is worth knowing and noting by us in the context of this. I thank Mr Lawlor very much.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: It is quite a despicable act of politicking that people would take the opportunity to laud the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, who has only been in place since December, and completely ignore the incredible work done by his predecessor, who was in the Department for seven years. It is shameful that anyone would do that. I want to talk about apartment defects and the fact...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Yes, but-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: The Leader is abusing her position.

Seanad: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I congratulate the Minister of State on the passage of this Bill through the Dáil and its progress to the Seanad. It is good legislation and we give our full support to it. The sex offenders register can often be misinterpreted by the public. People imagine it should be publicly available without understanding that while it ensures the Garda has information about who is living in...

Seanad: Remuneration Information and Pay Transparency Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I commend my colleagues, Senators Ardagh and Crowe, on bringing forward this legislation. It is valuable and important that we move to a place of absolute transparency. There is no excuse now for it not being so. There is discrimination and there are clear disparities in rates of pay, depending on where one is from, and on one's ability to negotiate in a new workplace. Unfortunately, in...

Seanad: Remuneration Information and Pay Transparency Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Agencies are mentioned, however. Agencies are prohibited from seeking-----

Seanad: Remuneration Information and Pay Transparency Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank Senator Ardagh for answering the question. It does not go that far. When reading it on Sunday, I was a little bit worried about the engagement with agencies. Perhaps there is an explanatory note somewhere stating that nothing should preclude a person from voluntarily giving the information. We need to be careful on the operation of it, so that employment agencies can function. I...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: The Minister and I exchanged messages earlier. I will obviously support the Government’s position. The privilege and the difficulty of being on the Government bench is that while you may not always agree with or like what goes through, you support it. On Monday of this week, I sat for a long time with a woman in the context of a completely different conversation that I will come...

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I support the Minister on this point. It is found in other legislation and in general legal terms "in loco parentis" means anyone who is in the position of the parent. It does not just apply to foster carers. It applies to anyone stepping into that position.

Seanad: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Apologies, I have been at the housing committee so I am late and may end up duplicating what clearly has been a very interesting statement. I have a number of reasons to believe there is quite a wholistic and very caring approach. I am involved in a couple of projects that go into prisons and deal with prisoners and they really are extraordinary. I want to congratulate the Irish Prison...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Is it technically the case that the Irish Prison Service is understaffed at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I have reason to believe there are other great plans coming down the way, so well done on that. My question is about the operation of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act and about when we will get into full bloom on that, which hopefully will be very shortly. What training has gone into that? I apologise if this duplicates what has been said before. What training and what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I am really sorry and I will go back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I was hesitant to ask a question lest I over-duplicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I would be curious to know, given its focus in on the empowerment of the decision. There are unique circumstances in prison. If there are mental health issues as well, I can perceive that individuals would be in a very vulnerable position. I would really appreciate that. I have nothing more to add.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: This is slightly left of field, so it is okay for the witnesses to say they will come back to me. An area which I do a lot of work in is with regard to surrogacy, fertility and all of that. I have an eye on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022, which will hopefully become an Act before the summer. I have had a number of contacts from around the country from families of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Can IVF, intrauterine insemination and all that be facilitated?