Results 1-20 of 266 for speaker:Sinéad Gibney

Driving Test Wait Times: Statements (14 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the Minister of State for his statement. I can imagine how difficult it is to sit here and listen to every single Deputy talk about the challenges in his or her area, but I am going to have to add my own to the list. Being unable to get a test affects people in so many different ways. It is not just about their independence. It is about being able to reach whole swathes of the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Billionaire Denis O'Brien, who was found by a tribunal to have given corrupt payments to Michael Lowry, has a new problem with the rights for ordinary Irish workers. Speaking at a recent event, O'Brien described working from home as a load of nonsense and part of an entitlement culture that has totally destroyed our work ethic and compromised productivity. I will park the irony of a man who...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Will the Taoiseach take this opportunity to criticise O'Brien's remarks? Does the Government have plans to strengthen the right work from home?

Trade Union Recognition Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Gabhaim buíochas leis an nGrúpa Teicniúil um Neamhspleáigh agus Páirtithe as ucht an Bille seo a thabhairt os comhair na Dála. We in the Social Democrats are happy to support this Bill. I speak first to some of the comments made by the Minister of State's colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, in his response to this legislation. I wish to push back...

Parental Choice in Education: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank Deputy Jen Cummins for the great work she has put into this. I oppose the Government's amendment, which is so disappointing given that these are really practical and strong recommendations that we believe can bring to life the parental choice we are all seeking in the education system. This is a rights issue for me. I was in Geneva in 2016 in my previous work in the human rights...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (8 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: In answer to the first of the two questions posed by the Tánaiste, I am aware that, of course, there are other countries that are militarily neutral that do not have a triple lock. However, they did not arrive at their position of neutrality in the same historic pathway as we did with the Nice and Lisbon treaties, simple as that. The other question the Tánaiste asked concerned...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (8 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: No, I asked when it was prevented by the UN General Assembly.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (8 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 155. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a peacekeeping mission deployment has ever been unable to proceed due to the lack of agreement of the UN General Assembly, as provided for in the in the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006, since the introduction of the triple lock following the Nice and Lisbon treaties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18307/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (8 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: In the context of the ongoing discussions around the triple lock, which have been referenced, and the Government's proposal to dismantle it, I ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether a peacekeeping mission deployment has ever been unable to proceed due to the lack of agreement of the UN General Assembly since the introduction of the triple lock, which is a measure provided for...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (8 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the Tánaiste for his answer. Once again he said he supports military neutrality but it appears not when we see the actions the Government is taking and this proposal before us. While he positions the change as something he has to do because he cannot secure the UN mandate, the facts do not justify it. I am left to assume he does not want to have that UN mandate applied to our...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Neutrality (8 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 239. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether other countries participating in the 2025 EU battlegroup have raised issues with his Department with the triple lock; if he will provide details of any such engagement;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18308/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Consultations (8 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 309. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Ireland’s position in ongoing European Council negotiations in relation to the European Commission’s Omnibus I and its proposal to undo core elements of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23004/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Programme (8 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 310. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the Government’s commitments as set out in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to put in place an appropriate legal or regulatory framework to ensure respect for human rights throughout company value chains and therefore conduct risk-based due diligence interact with its position in relation to...

Childcare: Motion (7 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion. My constituency of Dublin Rathdown has the most expensive childcare in the country. I hear from people every week in emails, whether they are people I am in contact with or they contact me, who talk about the twin problems of cost and capacity, that is, the absolute crippling cost to families and the chronic lack of places. Those two...

Europe Day: Statements (7 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: We in the Social Democrats are a party of proud Europeans and active members of the European Union. We see it as our obligation not to be passive members in the Union but to question EU policy and law and what it means for us here in Ireland on an ongoing basis. European Union membership has pushed Ireland into a more progressive place over the decades. Our membership of the European Union...

International Workers’ Day: Statements (1 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I start by marking International Workers’ Day and recognising workers throughout Ireland and the world and, as Deputy O’Reilly said, particularly the workers of Leinster House who make our lives so much more enjoyable as we come in every day to do our work. Lá na n-Oibrithe sona daoibh go léir. I will talk about three specific topics within the area of...

Report of the Farrelly Commission: Statements (1 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I want to express my thoughts and concerns for Grace, for her family, for all victims of State wrongdoing and for victims who have been further bruised by the failure of the State to facilitate their access to justice. The key points I want to raise today are the flaws in our framework for accessing justice through commissions of investigation, tribunals and inquiries. I want to speak...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (1 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 18. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to strengthen the right to collective bargaining in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21700/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Joint Labour Committees (1 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 30. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to review and strengthen the effectiveness of the joint labour committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21702/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Unions (1 May 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 40. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to strengthen protections for employees from victimisation due to trade union activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21701/25]