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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: I thank Deputy Ryan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: I thank Deputy Ryan, who has done this previously for me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: Fair enough. We will not lose our heads over it. It is welcome that this increase in carbon tax is considered a regressive tax. As a party, Sinn Féin, as well as one other member, Deputy Bríd Smith, did not go with it in the report. This question is for the Department of Finance. Approximately €450 million is collected yearly in carbon tax and were the rate to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: It seems very cruel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Tax: Discussion (25 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: The witnesses are the money guys. Where are they going to get the money to pay the fines?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: I concur with what Senator Horkan said about the Stardust tragedy. Some of us here are old enough to remember the events of 38 years ago. There was no social media and hardly any telephones then. As a young woman I remember listening to the news getting drip-fed through to us. A fog of sadness and shock fell over Dublin. There were no answers at that time. The families and those who...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: It is a problem for us all.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Máire Devine: With lots of interventions.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments (1 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: The country was a bit taken aback and none more so than those with disability, their families, carers and supporters, and those working within the disability sector. The rehabilitative training, RT, allowance facilitates independence and recognises those who are working hard to better themselves. In turn our economy and community benefits from them. We get new workers, new skills and new...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments (1 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: The Minister of State started by saying this misinformation was during the summer when the Seanad and Dáil were not in session. The Minister of State can spin it whatever way he wants but I call them cuts and they occurred when the Seanad and Dáil were not available. Last week, Senator Dolan spoke passionately about this. He has a finger on the pulse of the disability sector....

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (1 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I thank the Tánaiste for his comprehensive statement on the UK withdrawal. Everybody here has talked about the profound implications for this country. A no-deal exit will bring lasting damage at every level. I tend to concur with Senator McDowell when he says the UK Government has no intention of getting a deal. It is playing silly...

Seanad: Crime Policy: Motion (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: None.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Decisions on Supervision Measures) Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: We welcome the Bill. We have no objection to it. It will have the effect of allowing an Irish resident who is sentenced to a period of probation while temporarily in another member state to be supervised by the Probation Service. It is important that the right of accused persons charged with offences abroad are protected.It is just as important the victims be protected by ensuring that the...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: I support this amendment. When this issue kicked off over the summer recess, we wrote to the committee requesting that the Minister be asked to appear before it to discuss the matter, which call we reiterate today. This is a serious issue. The finding of the independently appointed Data Protection Commission is that the public services card is unlawful. Yet, the response of Government and...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: The Senator wanted to vote on it.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: We support this. We attempted to have a similar report commissioned in the deliberations for the Social Welfare Bill for last year but the Minister passed it on to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. Data on fuel poverty are badly needed. Unlike my colleague, I did not support the increase to the carbon tax because we need to sort out fuel poverty first. The...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: We have already discussed it. I am sorry, Acting Chairman, but I am just trying to be helpful.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: I support those comments. As a member of the climate action committee for nearly a year, I know it has consistently discussed just transition. Every Department must understand that label of "just transition" and implement novel ideas because we will need them. Bord na Móna is currently in negotiations with the union and it will revert to us towards the end of October or November to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: I am sorry I missed the presentation. I was busy elsewhere. The project is brilliant. It is unfortunate the witnesses are pioneers and it has taken so long, which is frustrating. The committee has discussed this and has recommended that the one-stop-shops should be run by the local authorities. However, given their experience, the witnesses are the experts. Have the local authorities...