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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Land Development Agency (2 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Affordable housing is a huge issue and, therefore, should be prioritised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Land Development Agency (2 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That is important.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Care Packages Provision (3 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for her attendance as I have a serious issue to discuss. I seek a status report on the home care supports that are available in the Carlow-Kilkenny region. I also want to know if supports are available, whether they are accessible and how many people await the supports because I have seen and heard conflicting information on the issue. I want to know the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Care Packages Provision (3 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State. I knew that the Minister of State, Deputy Daly, was not coming in. I requested his presence but I seem to always get Deputy Byrne instead. She is always courteous to me. I would have loved if the Minister for Health came along because my Commencement matter is so serious. I am concerned with the statement that "152 clients are on a waiting list" and ask for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Care Packages Provision (3 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Staff are being put to the pin of their collar. It is important that we recognise the work they do.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Care Packages Provision (3 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I will indeed.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Care Packages Provision (3 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I will do that. I thank the Minister of State for coming in. I appreciate it.

Seanad: Beef Sector: Statements (3 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I agree with the previous speakers. I cannot overestimate how valuable the agricultural sector is to our country. It has been widely predicted that Brexit could wipe out parts of the agricultural sector entirely. To say that this sector is vulnerable and is probably hanging by a thread is putting it mildly. The farmers with whom I speak, many of whom are friends of mine, are very...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We have all been listening attentively to the budget debate. I want to speak about a podiatry service in Carlow that is provided by the HSE. Podiatry, or chiropody as I know it, involves diagnosis of disease and abnormalities of the foot and the lower limbs. I have received several telephone calls this week informing me of the proposed closure of the podiatry service in Carlow. This...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I would like to talk about An Garda Síochána. Following pressure from Fianna Fáil, there is increased funding of €81 million for Garda numbers in budget 2020, which will deliver up to 700 new Garda recruits. However, I need clarity about something that the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, announced earlier this year, namely, that 800 recruits would join the ranks at the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I want clarification.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That is not a point of order.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Minister, Deputy Flanagan-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The newspapers are calling this a U-turn and broken promise-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: -----along with spin and empty announcements. I am giving the facts.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I have risen here-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: -----to speak about the lack of resources for our gardaí.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The figure of 15,000 by 2021 was a key demand of Fianna Fáil, in a confidence and supply agreement with Fine Gael, which has not been easy.