Results 241-260 of 1,894 for speaker:Maire Devine
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: Have there been 250 deep retrofits and is there still a backlog of 100 or 150?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: Those who follow through on their applications are awarded some form of grant aid, but they must cover 60% or 65%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: It is still proving expensive.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: Has the NSAI taken into account what happened at Grenfell and materials' combustibility?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: Maybe that needs to be good enough.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: I am not sure that the certification is strong enough.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: Yes.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: It is not just about singing rebel songs.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: I am just looking at a photo of Senator Ó Donnghaile on top of a bonfire for the glorious 12th. Senator Feighan will not make any comment on that, however. I want to go back a bit to the point that-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: I did hear what the Senator said. I have the floor now and I am not getting involved in a discussion.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: I am being respectful, as always.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: Senator Conway raised the future of Moneypoint power plant and the thousands of jobs that will be lost. The Joint Committee on Climate Action has discussed at length the issue of a just and fair transition. I echo Senator Conway's call for the trade union, the ESB, the Government and the workers to work this out. As we move to a greener economy, this could become a template that would be...
- Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Travellers Towards a More Equitable Ireland Post-Recognition: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: Céad míle fáilte to our guests, they are all very welcome. I commend the wonderful rapporteur, Senator Colette Kelleher, and the recent establishment of the Oireachtas committee and I hope that today's proceedings will get somewhere. Picking up on various points, Ms. Sherlock referred to surveys and mental health issues. I worked for a long time as a psychiatric nurse in a...
- Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Travellers Towards a More Equitable Ireland Post-Recognition: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: We have reduced school timetables, which are illegal in education, and are being imposed in primary schools with the threat of absolute expulsion. How does Ms Connors believe when talking about schooling for her children that this policy will impact on her children later in life, being made feel so different and alienated? Alienation is one of the words that come to mind with the massive...
- Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Travellers Towards a More Equitable Ireland Post-Recognition: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: That is not to the point.
- Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Travellers Towards a More Equitable Ireland Post-Recognition: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: There is the idea of the nomadic culture but there is also just ordinary stuff like visiting family and friends. We need to go north to south. Leaving Brexit aside, will anybody give examples now of the difficulties at the Border? What is the legislation there as opposed the legislation in the Twenty-six Counties? I would like to know how that can be understood and whether we can do...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: Today sees the end of the biennial meeting of the Irish Congress of Trades Unions in Dublin. I commend the comments of the secretary general of ICTU, Patricia King, yesterday when she responded to the address given by the Taoiseach. Patricia King said it straight and she spoke on behalf of hundreds of thousands of workers. She said that progress means nothing to many people. Economic...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: That was not my issue.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: It is nothing to do with the issue involving ICTU.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2019)
Maire Devine: That is for Senator Colm Burke and not for me.