Results 1-20 of 50 for speaker:Nessa Cosgrove

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

Nessa Cosgrove: Comhghairdeas leat, a Chathaoirligh. Beir bua agus go n-éirí an t-ádh leat. As someone who grew up in a house filled with politics and history, is mór an onóir dom a bheith anseo inniu. I am the only Seanad representative from Sligo or Leitrim. I congratulate everyone else who ran and everyone who was elected. I thank my Labour Party colleagues for believing in...

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

Nessa Cosgrove: I would like to follow on from all the points that have been raised here around the balance of transport. I would welcome a debate with the Minister for Transport to look at the imbalance there is when we look at the west and north west of Ireland in terms of public transport. I refer to the train line but also the N17, the N54 and the N15. We have been overlooked as a region. I know...

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

Nessa Cosgrove: It was removed during Covid. It has returned on the Dublin-Belfast train and the Cork-Dublin train. I ask the Minister for Transport why it has not come back to the north west. Maybe it is indicative of the emphasis that is placed on transport in our region.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: I want to raise the issue with two different Ministers today. Both are work-related and are about two vulnerable groups of workers. Like Senator Collins, I raise the issue of section 39 workers.These workers are very close to taking industrial action, which they do not want to do. No one wants to go on strike but their hand is being forced. I urge the Minister, Deputy Foley, to intervene....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: Okay. Go raibh maith agat.

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (19 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: I am absolutely thrilled to second the nomination of Seanadóir Eileen Flynn. I have known Eileen for a number of years through her work in promoting equality. She has always spoken up for the underdog. Eileen has proven herself in fighting against the odds. She has proven herself to be a brave and courageous woman. She has come from a disadvantaged background and has experienced...

Seanad: Community Safety: Statements (25 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: People have the right to feel safe in their communities but they also have the right to thrive in their communities. I worked as a youth worker for more than 20 years. No young person wakes up in the morning and decides they will commit a crime. No young person decides throughout their life that they will become an addict. Crime cannot be treated in isolation. Years of underinvestment in...

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

Nessa Cosgrove: Is rud an-tábhachtach é seo. Foras na Gaeilge was established in 1999 under the auspices of the Good Friday Agreement and is responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the whole island of Ireland. Conradh na Gaeilge is the democratic forum for the Irish-speaking community and has a much longer history than Foras, having been established under Douglas Hyde. I...

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

Nessa Cosgrove: There is no doubt that Storm Éowyn caused devastation to power and communication networks throughout the country as well as the financial loss caused through damage, including the loss of 4.1 million tonnes of timber or 11,740 ha of forestry. Other Senators have spoken, as I will, about looking for redress for forest owners and I have submitted this as a Commencement matter for next...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (26 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus go n-éirí an t-ádh leis leis an bpost nua. Cá thosóidh mé leis an public transport in the north west and west? Any of the Seanadóirí who speak here about public transport and general transport infrastructure could draw a line from Galway downwards and see the lack of available public transport...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as teacht ar ais arís inniu. Grange Post-Primary School in north Sligo is a growing and thriving school. The whole area is developing and the population has increased a lot. The community has been asking for a 14-room extension since at least 2021. The money was approved and allocated for planning of a 14-room extension but the planning...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: It is fantastic that the application is going ahead. It will be welcome in the area. It would be great to get a definite answer as to whether the temporary accommodation will be provided. The school is aware it will be a few years before it will be built but in the meantime it really needs toilets and additional space.It would be fantastic if we could get clarification as soon as possible...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: I wish to raise the regeneration scheme in Sligo. Cranmore is the biggest public housing estate in Sligo. A really successful regeneration project has been happening since the money was granted in 2016. It is the biggest retrofitting and regeneration of any area in the north west. To date, over 350 houses have been retrofitted. This has completely changed the whole landscape of the...

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus déanaim comhghairdeas leis as a phost nua. When we think of our Irish diaspora, we often have a mixed idea of what that means. As can be seen from all the contributions here, there is no such thing as a typical Irish emigrant. All our families in Ireland, especially in the west, have been impacted in some way by emigration, for better...

Seanad: International Women's Day - Women's Health: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: The Minister is very welcome. It is great to see a woman in the role and I have no doubt she will excel at it. I will speak about poverty and women’s health. Poverty affects the health of men and women but there is the feminisation of poverty, by which I mean, women experience poverty at a higher level and more severely than men. This is caused by discrimination, breaks in...

Seanad: Care, Supports and Enhanced Provision of Services for Older People: Motion (5 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: While much of the content of today's motion has merit and is welcome, I must echo my colleague, Senator Tully, in saying that Fine Gael has been in government since 2011. I would hope that the commitment from this motion will continue. I welcome the motion's acknowledgement of older people's worth and value as contributors to society, not just economically but in terms of raising family,...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (6 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: Is mór an onóir dom é seasamh anseo inniu sa Seanad ag labhairt ár dteanga dhúchais. Ba mhaith liom buíochas mór a ghabháil le m'athair a thug grá mhór don Ghaeilge dom. Ba mhaith liom Gaeilge líofa a labhairt ach ní féidir liom. Tá mé ag éirí níos fearr agus inniu labhróidh mé as Gaeilge...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Teacher Training (19 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: Cuirim fáilte roimh Marian. I am used to calling her "Marian" because she is from my own area.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Teacher Training (19 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: She is very welcome. My Commencement matter today is on an issue the Minister of State will be very familiar with as she is from our own area. As background for everyone else in the House, Donegal Education Support Centre has been based in Donegal town for 28 years. It offers CPD support for primary and post-primary teachers across County Donegal. Some 95% of its classes are online. It...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Teacher Training (19 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: That is okay.