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Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am delighted to bring this Bill to Second Stage. I thank the Minister, Deputy Harris, for being present. I am expecting Mental Health Reform representatives to attend after their day-long briefing in the Davenport Hotel, which was very interesting. They are warriors who play an important role, along with all the other groups that raise...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed reply. I am delighted that he can support the Bill's passage through the House, albeit with many amendments. The Bill is good practice and policy and it gives respect and dignity. It furthers acceptance, inclusion and equality. It is about the risk to the human rights issues of somebody who is detained against his or her will and, as a...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: I thank them for their thoughtful reflections and support. The rallying of the Houses, when we achieve it, is a great sight and a beautiful thing. Most of the time we snarl too much at one another, but that is the thrust of politics. The genuine support is very much appreciated. Hearing myself discussed as I was discussed makes me go a little scarlet. I hope we will all work together. I...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Máire Devine: I thank the Acting Chairman.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: Céad míle fáilte to Senator Pippa Hackett. I hope she enjoys the pantomime that this place sometimes brings. I want to comment on the overcrowding, which is often described as obscene but is also insupportable. I know the issues in Limerick are constantly being raised by Senators Bryne and Gavan, and there is also Cork University Hospital in the Leader's area, as well as the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: Should we stop telling the truth?

Seanad: Climate Action: Statements (5 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Bruton. I welcome the opportunity to address him directly on the climate action plan quarterly progress report. It is with dismay that all those who have worked so hard to influence the Government to take climate change seriously in the past year note what is happening. I am a bit downhearted to have to open my statement with an unapologetic condemnation of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister, Deputy McHugh. Let us hope we have good news today. This matter is about children who have been diagnosed with autism but in particular about the parents and the community of Crumlin in Dublin 12.The area which is on the south side of Dublin has a dense and growing population and a vibrant community. However, not one school place is available for any child in the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: I am trying desperately to read between the lines of the Minister's response, but I absolutely acknowledge his Trojan efforts in finding more places for children with ASD. On the experience in Dublin 12, fair play to everybody who has worked in collaboration to remove the anguish of parents and children. Perhaps it is a template for use in the next phase in opening a school in Dublin 12....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: This is really important.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: I thank the Minister and appreciate his help.

Seanad: Report of Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: We deserve it.

Seanad: Report of Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: I was not sure if I was the only Dub here, but no, we have a blow-in as well. It seems mostly that this-----

Seanad: Report of Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: This debate seems to allude to rural Ireland which I understand, but for myself, I get pretty fed up walking down the streets of this wonderful capital city, but seeing the same ubiquitous shops. It has all become very much the same. There is great excitement when one visits the sticks and finds different crafts and foods, which speak of who we are. Unfortunately, big cities tend to become...

Seanad: Report of Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: Senator Feighan should continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: I thank everyone for their presentations. The finance for funding climate change is talked about a lot, but there is very little discourse on divestment from fossil fuels and exploitative industries. For example, the savings, insurance policies and pensions of millions of people throughout the world amount to trillions of euro. Let us concentrate on Ireland, however. How can we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: Take on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: How many of the current 15 members of OPEC have signed up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Conference of the Parties, COP, 25: Discussion (6 Nov 2019)

Máire Devine: Right.