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Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (16 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I am sharing time with Senator Paul Daly.

Seanad: Statement by the Taoiseach (16 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I welcome Councillor Caroline O'Reilly, who is with us this morning. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Taoiseach. Gabhaim buíochas leis as a chuid focal. Last Friday, thanks to national and local funding, we had the opportunity to open the Shackleton museum in Athy. Shackleton, as the Taoiseach knows, was from Kilkea, just a few miles away. He is famous for having demonstrated great...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (15 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, for being here. I know the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, was keen to be here but she had a prior commitment and I appreciate that the Minister of State is here on her behalf. The issue I raise relates to Jigsaw and my disappointment at the fact that we did not get a Jigsaw service for Newbridge and surrounding areas in the budget...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (15 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister of State. I acknowledge that I spoke to the Minister's adviser yesterday. I am not at all happy with that response. I went through the statistics earlier. County Kildare has the highest rate of youth suicide in Leinster. That has to stand for something. I always try to be positive about my town and my county because I believe in being positive. I do not believe in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó – Order of Business (15 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party, I extend our deepest sympathies to the family of the former Senator, Professor James Doolan. I remember him coming to my house when my father was a councillor. There were lots of visitors and, living out in the country, one always looked forward to those who came canvassing for the Seanad election. He stood out. There was just something very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Current Situation in Ukraine: H.E. Larysa Gerasko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Ireland (14 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the ambassador for her strong statement. As she knows, we are in absolute solidarity with her and her people. About three weeks ago, I travelled to Ukraine. Some of my colleagues did earlier in the summer. I was really glad that I travelled. For me, it was important to show solidarity but also to bear witness to and experience what it is like on the ground for those who are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Current Situation in Ukraine: H.E. Larysa Gerasko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Ireland (14 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the ambassador. When I visited, people spoke about the lost generation of young people. I know that is a huge concern. What message would she give to politicians and to countries that are not condemning Russia and not fully supporting Ukraine?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Current Situation in Ukraine: H.E. Larysa Gerasko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Ireland (14 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: In terms of legislation that was brought in on 22 July which seemed to be a step backwards.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: First, I extend the sympathies of the Fianna Fáil Party to our colleague, Senator Teresa Costello, on the sad passing of her father, John Francis, and to Teresa's mother, Marian, and sister, Eileen. One of the issues I want to bring up today is in relation to an article I read over the weekend about the results of the autopsy of a young 14-year-old girl in County Clare. Her name was...

Seanad: Support for Ukraine: Motion (14 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes.

Seanad: Support for Ukraine: Motion (14 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I move: That Seanad Éireann: agrees that: - in February 2022, Russia - a founding member of the United Nations (UN) and a permanent member of its Security Council - launched a full-scale, illegal invasion of Ukraine, in defiance of international law, and in defiance of the UN Charter; - Russia has prosecuted the war with a wilful and reckless indifference to its human...

Seanad: Support for Ukraine: Motion (14 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank all who participated in the debate, including my colleagues, Senators Daly, Ahearn, McCarthy, McCormack, Stephenson and McDowell. I thank the Minister of State for his response. Senator McDowell was perfectly correct in what he said about calling out the United States and President Trump. When we see the efforts the EU has gone to in supporting Ukraine and trying to plan for the...

Seanad: Support for Ukraine: Motion (14 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Current Situation in Ukraine: H.E. Larysa Gerasko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Ireland (14 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Maybe we could get further clarification. I thank the ambassador.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Current Situation in Ukraine: H.E. Larysa Gerasko, Ambassador of Ukraine to Ireland (14 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: When we were in Ukraine we learned that Russia was making about 1,000 drones every day, which means it is going to launch about 1,000 every day. Going back to the accession of Ukraine to the European Union, which is something Ireland is absolutely supporting, there is a concern and I am interested to hear Ms Gerasko's perspective. Obviously, Ukraine and its government are working...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on budget 2026, from the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, to be taken at 1 p.m. and to conclude at 3 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the time allocated to opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, those of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes, those of all...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We started today with Senator Rabbitte, who spoke about Portumna Forest Park, which is a beautiful place, in the context of Storm Éowyn. She acknowledged the good work done by Coillte in the clean-up after the storm. There is, however, still debris with fallen trees. From a safety point of view, it is important they be removed. The Senator was right to say that is the case across the...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the European Committee of the Regions (8 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Chair.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the European Committee of the Regions (8 Oct 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I am also a former member of the Committee of the Regions.