Results 281-300 of 1,894 for speaker:Maire Devine

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Maire Devine: No, we are warm, woolly and fuzzy. Baa.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Maire Devine: The Leader is not answering the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan: Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (19 Jun 2019)

Maire Devine: Following on from the good work of this committee and the expert advice that we should take pride in being a leader in Europe in terms of climate action, unfortunately, our competition is very poor. If we are the leader and we are facing fines then the rest of the world is in a sad, sorry state. This action needs to be immediate and robust if we are to retain our ranking and maintain the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan: Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (19 Jun 2019)

Maire Devine: On a point of order, there will continue to be diesel-only buses because they already have been ordered. This needs to stop.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Maire Devine: Pity her.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Maire Devine: I also congratulate and commiserate with people after a momentous weekend at count centres throughout the country. I particularly congratulate the three women MEPs elected in the North. Perhaps the Taoiseach could send congratulations to Martina Anderson and Diane Dodds MEP.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2019)

Maire Devine: He has not done so, no. He tweeted about Naomi Long but the other two are as important in the strange atmosphere of Brexit and what is going on in Britain. I raise the issue of the Ombudsman for Children's annual report which was published this morning, especially as it relates to vulnerable children in society. The report strongly states that they are not benefiting from the economic...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Maire Devine: The Senator has a sense of humour.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Maire Devine: A Chathaoirligh-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Maire Devine: It was my fault. That is grand. I thank the Cathaoirleach very much. I will not be long.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Maire Devine: Do I?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Maire Devine: That is great. The HSE produced its service plan for 2019. It is working towards a seven-day service for the child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, to ensure support for vulnerable young persons in line with the policy of Connecting for Life. A couple of weeks ago, I received a response which indicated in black and white that there is no plan to implement the 7-7 service. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Maire Devine: Outside of Carlow?

Seanad: Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015-2024: Statements (16 May 2019)

Maire Devine: Cuirim fáilte ar ais roimh an Aire Stáit. The last Irish census in 2016 indicated that 13.5% of the population had a disability. In stark figures, that is 643,131 people. However, Ireland has one of the lowest employment rates for people with disabilities in the EU. It stands at 26.2%, whereas the EU average is above 48%. Our poverty figures show that people who have a...

Seanad: Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015-2024: Statements (16 May 2019)

Maire Devine: That is needed here.

Seanad: Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015-2024: Statements (16 May 2019)

Maire Devine: Well said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: European Commission Strategy on Climate Action: Discussion (16 May 2019)

Maire Devine: As the title of the presentation indicates, it is important to constantly tie in climate action and the economy because that would bring people with us. The explosion of scientific evidence recently has scared the living daylights out of people so we need something that will encourage them. Positivity and the psychology of change are important and we need to keep speaking about the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision (14 May 2019)

Maire Devine: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Obviously he is standing in for the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Jim Daly, as this matter comes under the mental health portfolio.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision (14 May 2019)

Maire Devine: I thank the Minister of State for coming here to give me a response. I am running a campaign called the 31 Days of May where my colleagues and I and communities do something every day to raise awareness about mental health and well-being. It can be something very small all the way up to something bigger like stopping traffic, which we did on Meath Street on Saturday with community dancers -...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision (14 May 2019)

Maire Devine: I do not wish to thank the Minister of State. First, only 50 of the 74 CAMHS inpatient beds are operational. In his reply the Minister of State gave me an education on CAMHS and the services already available, but he did not address the importance of having seven-day services for children, from the peak time of Thursday to Sunday. As for waiting in an emergency department for a CAMHS...