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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2024)

Sharon Keogan: I will start off my congratulating President Donald Trump on his win. The people have spoken and President Trump is their choice. This should be a wake-up call for Ireland's politicians with regard to pushing agendas that are not in the best interests of the Irish people. Rising inflation, the cost of living, homelessness, crime-ridden cities, dereliction, drug-infested areas and no-go...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2024)

Sharon Keogan: Well done.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2024)

Sharon Keogan: Well done, Senator.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2024)

Sharon Keogan: It is great to see Senator Ahearn in the Chair today. I hope he will be in that chair in the next Seanad as well. I will start by thanking Martin Groves and all the staff in the Seanad office and all the staff in the Oireachtas, in the Bills Office and research office, the ushers and all those who look after us daily in the restaurant and in these Houses in general. I also thank my...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2024)

Sharon Keogan: It would be fantastic.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2024)

Sharon Keogan: Yes we can.

Seanad: Cathaoirleach a Thoghadh - Election of Cathaoirleach (12 Feb 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on his election. My commiserations to Senators Wilson and Fitzpatrick, who also contested the position. It is not easy to put one's name forward for any election. Senator Wilson would have made a very fine Chair. I am one of the five Cavan people in this Chamber. I am proud to be from there. Where one is from is really important in life. It forms us...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I am delighted to see the Leader back in the Chair this term. With the increase in the Dáil numbers from 160 to 174, in recognition of our growing population, it would be wise to revisit our numbers within local government. In the 2014 local government reforms we reduced our local representation from 1,627 to 949. Our population in 2014 was 4.6 million and today we have a population...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2025)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Feb 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I formally request the presence of the Minister for arts, media and communication, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan, before this Chamber to address a number of profoundly concerning developments that have transpired within his Department. I am not referring in this instance to the inherited €7 million IT controversy or the oversized scanner. The first matter pertains to the recent...

Seanad: Community Safety: Statements (25 Feb 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber. I thank him for joining us today to talk about community safety. We are here to talk about one of the most underacknowledged crises in the nation: the crisis of law and order. Many Irish people across the country feel that policing is virtually non-existent, criminality is allowed to run free and justice for victims is a distant ideal for regular...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I wish to bring up the issue of housing and its impact on young people as well as our ongoing emigration crisis. Many people are already aware that the housing crisis is making life impossible for young Irish people, especially those just leaving college, yet, as always, we need to be reminded of this issue. For example, a recent article in District Magazine found that many young people are...

Seanad: Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I am sharing time with Senator Joe Conway. The Minister of State is welcome. Across the country, we had close to 1 million buildings without electricity. There is estimated damage of over €200 million to homes, roads and infrastructure as well as over €500 million in damage to the timber and horticultural industries. In my home constituency of Meath East, there are still...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Civil Registration Service (27 Feb 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister and congratulate him on his ministerial role. I wish him well for many years ahead. I thank him for joining me this morning for this Commencement matter regarding the continued non-commencement of section 6 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014. We were previously told that the legislation had not been commenced due to the needed correction of a technical...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Civil Registration Service (27 Feb 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister. Many fathers in this country have been waiting for this legislation for a very long time. I know there is now an issue in respect of training. This is my fourth or fifth time to bring a Commencement matter on this issue before various Ministers in recent years. I will be keeping an eye on this. If the Minister can give me some feedback on when the training will...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Civil Registration Service (27 Feb 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2025)

Sharon Keogan: I will talk about the NAMA issue again and the management of Project Eagle. This report has taken seven years to complete, and while its findings exhibit ambiguity, they nonetheless highlight significant concerns regarding the way this country addresses conflicts of interest and transparency, especially in substantial financial transactions such as those involved Project Eagle. Although the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2025)

Sharon Keogan: They are in the report. They are named in the report, so I am quite happy.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2025)

Sharon Keogan: That is no problem at all.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Sharon Keogan: Last week, the Children's Rights Alliance published its annual report grading the last Government's performance in protecting children. While the report is to be credited with delivering a vital and necessary assessment, there is a major and shocking failure in it; in more than 300 pages, it makes virtually no mention or assessment of the almost 6,000 children in the care of Tusla. How can...