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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

...justice agencies and the disability community, to work proactively to meet a shared challenge in a very human way. While in the process of designing online training materials, with thanks to Ms Breda Fitzgerald, Ms Kasia Zabinska and board director Mr. Eamon Ryan, an important communications technique was developed. The PARC technique was showcased in 2019 at a neurodiversity and...

Insurance Reform: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...in County Kerry raised a motion calling for urgent action to address spiralling hotel insurance costs, which they say have risen by an average of 20% year on year. The former president of the IHF, Elaina Fitzgerald Kane, has said that insurance costs are one of the most serious challenges facing the sector, with a third of properties, 35%, experiencing difficulties in securing insurance...

Seanad: Neurology Nurses: Motion (22 Jun 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Jerry Buttimer: ...four nurse specialists when there should be 20, and the shortage of 16 people to provide essential care to those with neurological conditions, such as multiple sclerosis. If I may digress for a second, one of our ushers, Mr. Darren Fitzgerald, is in the House tonight. Last year, he created a significant amount of publicity around his 65 Holes for 65 Roses campaign to support Cystic...

Proposal for a Directive on Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence: Motion (21 Jun 2022)

Catherine Connolly: ...as possible to see real changes happen." We did not ask for anything to happen overnight. I have repeatedly referred to the task force from a quarter of a century ago when former Deputy Eithne FitzGerald was the relevant Minister of State. The task force produced an excellent report that highlighted all the things that needed to be done and how they should be done. Unfortunately, it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jun 2022)

...who mentions the European Convention on Human Rights and a French case, Mennesson v. France, 65192/11. The individual rights of children are paramount, and we had a constitutional referendum when Ms Frances Fitzgerald was the Minister responsible for children. I heralded that as a great development. First and foremost, our children are our future as a country. The European court...

Urban Regeneration Report: Motion (2 Jun 2022)

Chris Andrews: ...to its own advice. People are demoralised. Some are even broken. They are furious and they will not take this anymore. Expecting people to live in Pearse House, Canon Mooney Gardens or Leo Fitzgerald House is completely unacceptable. They are modern day tenements. People talk about the architecture of the buildings designed by Herbert Simms. There is no doubt that they are...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (1 Jun 2022)

...are in the dark on the Government’s plans. The Government committed to halving Ireland’s greenhouse-gas emissions by 2030 but it has not factored in the full costs to the State of achieving this. Estimates from Mr. John FitzGerald in 2021, in a very useful piece of analysis, put the cost at an additional 1.7% to 2.3% of GNI* on average over the years 2026 to 2030. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...explain to men who think they are doing gender equality that there is more to do and it is a day-to-day thing? It is not unique to Ireland as we have seen it across reports from the EU. Frances Fitzgerald has pioneered work on this in the EU. I am not saying anything unusual here, am I?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2022)

Garret Ahearn: ..., the village of Drangan in Tipperary has put forward a CLÁR application to do up bits of the playground and to resurface the road. It is an important application. My colleague, Councillor Mark Fitzgerald, has been working hard on this issue. People in the community, such as Ailish O'Brien and others, have done an awful lot of work on this application. It is important to get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities for the Greyhound Industry: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (25 May 2022) See 11 other results from this debate

Jackie Cahill: ...;saíocht Con Éireann, Greyhound Racing Ireland. We will hear from Ms Dearbhla O'Brien, chief executive officer; Mr. Frank Nyhan, chairperson; Mr. Pat Herbert, director of regulation; and Mr. William Fitzgerald, veterinary director. Before we begin, I want to bring to witnesses' attention the matter of privilege. Witnesses giving evidence within the parliamentary precincts...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (19 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ... 106(1)(c) Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) Mr Terry O'Niadh 106(1)(c) County and City Management Association (CCMA) Dr. Maria Fitzgerald 106(1)(d) Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland (IAI)

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Crowe: ...the meeting. We are joined by Ms Imelda Reynolds, board member of St. Vincent's Healthcare Group, Professor Janice Walshe, consultant oncologist, and Mr. Donal O'Raghallaigh, partner at McCann FitzGerald solicitors. They are all very welcome to our meeting. All members and witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 May 2022)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...of State, Deputy Rabbitte, the need for residential and respite care for people with profound disabilities in Dún Laoghaire in my constituency, in particular the case of 28-year-old Louisa Fitzgerald who has been profoundly disabled since birth and requires 24-hour care. Her parents are in their 60s and both have been through cancer twice. Louisa suffers from severe epileptic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (12 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...member appointed under Section 104(2) of the Act from Panel B nominations Ms. Patricia Calleary 106(1)(c) Mr Terry O'Niadh 106(1)(c) Dr. Maria Fitzgerald 106(1)(d)

Seanad: Europe Day 2022: Statements (11 May 2022)

Maria Byrne: It is 50 years since Ireland gained European membership. I will refer to a couple of lines from two speeches. In this very Chamber on 14 July 1966, the late Dr. Garret FitzGerald, then a Senator, said: If the Government fail to pursue this aim as thoroughly and as efficiently as we think is desirable, we will be pressing them from behind ... It will do no harm to our position in Brussels...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Mark Daly: Before calling the next speaker I welcome to the Chamber Councillor Tony Fitzgerald, who served as the Lord Mayor of Cork for a number of years. He is welcome to Seanad Éireann.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Apr 2022)

Emer Higgins: ...guardian ad litemin proceedings. My fundamental concern is that it does not support the 2012 children's referendum which the previous Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, former Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, brought before the people of Ireland and which I, like so many others, campaigned for in order to ensure the rights of children were strengthened and protected. It is high time the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Garret Ahearn: ...like the 1,900 clubs that were successful, they would be successful too. One of the requests is to find out when a decision will be made and if that club would be successful. My colleague, Councillor John Fitzgerald, has worked with the club on this issue for the last number of weeks to try to make it successful. He has written to the Minister to stress the importance of this town and...