Results 221-240 of 274 for long speaker:Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Second Stage (24 Feb 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...which simply were not available at the time. They were described in the McAleese report as “often the only door open to these women". Many of the women and girls worked in the laundries for long periods. About half of the women were in the laundries for periods in excess of three years. The referrals made by State agencies came about in a variety of ways. There were referrals...

Topical Issue Debate: Mare Nostrum Project (17 Feb 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Deputies. There are no easy answers. Nobody can guarantee that there will be no further deaths. As long as people set out on these hazardous voyages, that will be inevitable, in spite of the best efforts of everybody involved in maritime missions. It is a case of working together within the European Union on both cause and effect. The contribution Ireland can make, apart from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (27 Jan 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...stakeholders including employer and employee organisations. These consultations will be completed shortly and I anticipate that we will be in a position to submit precise proposals to Government before too long.

Report on the Outline Heads of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Motion (23 Jan 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...consideration was given to a national vision for low carbon development. The outcome was communicated with the publication, last April, of the national climate policy position, which sets out a long-term vision of low carbon transition based on an aggregate reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of at least 80%, compared to 1990 levels, by 2050 across the electricity generation, built...

Seanad: Direct Provision: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...Court judge, Mr. Justice Bryan McMahon, and comprises senior officials from all relevant Departments, the UNHCR, representatives of academia and various non-governmental organisations who have a long-standing interest in this area as well as a retired Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality and a former chairperson of the Local Authority Implementation Committee. The...

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...Palestinians to achieve a state that can be a model for a troubled region and can deliver real improvements in the lives of its citizens. A Palestine based on the rule of law and respect for human rights is the best guarantor of the longevity of any peace agreement, and the future security and prosperity of Palestinians and Israelis alike. While we work to strengthen the institutions on...

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (3 Dec 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...not intend to oppose. I agree with the points made regarding the beauty and fragility of free speech and democracy. Some weeks ago I was stuck in traffic outside the Romanian Embassy when I saw long queues of Romanians living in Ireland waiting to vote in the elections in their home country. It was to see people willing to queue for six or seven hours for the chance to cast their...

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...more difficult to stand for the rights of people when there are consequences. It is easy to blame everybody else. I found it quite troubling that a man for whom I have deep personal and political respect, Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, in his contribution could not even mention Maíria Cahill's name. He could not bring himself to mention her name. Rape has been a deeply...

Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Provision (12 Nov 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ..., which publishes data on cancer incidence, treatment and survival in Ireland, has presented figures to demonstrate that regional variations in survival patterns are not statistically different. Long-term survival from cancer has greatly increased in the past decade. Survival at five years from diagnosis among men increased from 42% in the 1994-99 period to 60% in the 2005-09 period....

Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Provision (12 Nov 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ..., particularly young mothers, to think differently about diet, oral language and literacy skills and lifestyle and to take a fresh approach to parenting, it can be a starting point that leads to a long-term change in the life expectancy of people in certain disadvantaged areas. A report like this is a wake-up call for everybody. It is refreshing to have a discussion like this in the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (11 Nov 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...and nationwide. It is fair to use the label "crisis". The Government's response in the budget was substantial and the investment announced in public housing, the first such announcement in a long time, is a statement of its intent. I appreciate the Senator's comments and her motivation in making them. I will convey the points she made to the Minister.

Direct Provision for Asylum Seekers: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...since in meeting the housing and other immediate needs of over 51,000 asylum seekers. No one has ever been turned away or left homeless. The difficulty is that a short-term emergency measure has become long-term policy. The system of direct provision and dispersal has also enabled the housing, education and health needs of asylum seekers to be met in a manner which has avoided...

Seanad: Direct Provision System: Motion (17 Sep 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am entitled to hold that view even if it may conflict with the views of others in Government. A debate on this subject is long overdue and is now taking place at a serious level not just because of what I have been saying but because of the long and persistent questioning of the system by NGOs, international bodies and by many Members of the Oireachtas, especially Members of Seanad...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (1 Jul 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 546. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has taken, with the Health Service Executive, to establish a long term unit for Cystic Fibrosis suffers in Beaumont Hospital in view of the fact that there is no such facilities on the northside of Dublin for those suffering from the long term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28318/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (19 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...children. These children are not lesser. They are living in this republic, and that means something. After all that has happened in this country, we have a deep understanding of the trauma and long-term damage that can be done to children if there is not a proper focus on their social, emotional and educational needs at this vulnerable time in their lives. To summarise, I am asking the...

Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (19 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...and Youth Affairs. Now that she has been appointed as Minister for Justice and Equality, she is ideally placed to rid this Republic of this scandal. There will come a time when we will know about the long-term damage and mental trauma caused by requiring children to live their lives in this limbo. Articles will be written about this issue and the Dáil record will be investigated....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...with students not continuing with certain subjects to leaving certificate. Is there a learning curve in this implementation as to how we might address the problem of the leaving certificate in the long term?

Northern Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ..., the publication of the Smithwick tribunal report or the ongoing search for the disappeared, matters relating to tension in Northern Ireland have been to the fore. Regarding the latter issue, I, along with several colleagues in the parliamentary Labour Party, Deputies Nash, Wall and Dowds, travelled to Belfast last November, where we were privileged and humbled to meet with the...

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...some research on the matter and spoken to people who are politically involved in Australia. What is interesting about the political system in Australia is they have had compulsory voting for a long time. The interesting thing about electioneering in Australia is that campaigning happens in the poorest of areas and the richest of areas, it happens with the youngest people and the oldest...

Topical Issue Debate: Air Ambulance Service Provision (21 Jan 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...that of the Minister of State or the Department to have to draft a memo when such matters could be readily dealt with by furnishing me, an elected representative, with a half-decent answer a little longer than one sentence. I have come to the national Parliament to raise what is effectively a local issue. I would not have to engage in a 12 minute debate in the national Parliament on an...