Results 201-220 of 669 for speaker:Grace O'Sullivan

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I understand. The Minister is the Minister with responsibility for heritage. My concern is simply that this legislation as it stands can impact on the EU birds and habitats directives and have a lasting effect on Irish heritage and nature. I object to this legislation as it stands.

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (4 Jul 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 14:In page 23, line 11, after “school” to insert “not aided by the Department of Education and Skills”. We addressed this issue in my amendments on Committee Stage. The Minister indicated that his aim with the Bill was to make incremental progress in secularising Irish education and removing barriers for access to education. Of course I...

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (4 Jul 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I have spoken to Conradh na Gaeilge about the amendment I am proposing in this area. Like Senator Gavan, I think children should have continuous progression from the naíonra to the Gaelscoil if their parents wish. I will explain why this is desirable. First, a child who has attended a naíonra could lose the language skills he or she acquired at preschool if he or she progresses...

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (4 Jul 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 18:In page 26, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:"(9) Notwithstanding subsection (7)(e)(iii), and subject to this subsection, an Irish medium school may prioritise the admission of a student where the student has previously attended a Irish language pre-school or Naíonra.".

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I do.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: No bother.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2018: Second Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I waive my right to speak to allow Sinn Féin to come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I listened to the proposal for an NCT-style system. Such a system would make a huge amount of sense. As Dr. Hayden said, a house is one of the most important things in a person's life. It should go without saying that there could be certain standards to comply with. When Dr. Hayden talks about an NCT-style system, it is really the same as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: On the rental standards working group, when will the three specialist subgroups be established?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: We heard last week that the cost of heating is going up. This will put enormous pressures on affordability for people.

Seanad: Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill 2018: First Stage (3 Jul 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I second it.

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 28:In page 23, line 11, after “school” to insert “not aided by the Department of Education and Skills”. I would like to start by welcoming the Minister's new amendments, which go some way towards addressing the issue of the baptism barrier. However, I am unhappy with the singling out of one religion, namely Catholicism, and the removal of a...

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I understand what the Minister is trying to do. There are fundamental differences between us. I lived abroad for many years in countries such as Spain and Holland. A baptism barrier just would not exist in the Netherlands. The discussion, in terms of the separation of church and State, is something that will evolve over time. I agree with the Minister that we are not ready for such a...

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 29:In page 23, line 20, to delete “or”. This issue has been highlighted by the Ombudsman for Children, the Irish Foster Care Association and by foster parents themselves. The amendments I am putting forward seek to protect children who are terminally ill and to reduce the stress on a child and his or her family at such a difficult time. I call on the...

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Yes.

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: As there might be some ambiguity, I will table the amendments again on Report Stage. I will examine them and get some more advice.

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I am not pressing it.

Seanad: Mental Healthcare in South-East Region: Statements (20 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: This is another real life and death issue for young people of the south east. I thank the Minister of State for coming into the House this evening. This debate is due to my intervention on the Order of Business in the Seanad last week. I took the view that it was necessary due to the details that emerged from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care, of which...

Seanad: Mental Healthcare in South-East Region: Statements (20 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: However, he is only talking about weekends. What about Monday to Friday? There are so many holes in what he has said, and I hope we will have enough time to discuss them further here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Rural Transport Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Recently, Dr. Eimear Cotter, director of environmental sustainability in the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, said Ireland is locked into a trend of rising carbon emissions. She was referring to the transport and freight sector. The freight line between the Port of Waterford and Ballina recently ceased. Currently we do not have a...