Results 321-340 of 1,894 for speaker:Maire Devine

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: Let us start to get the real work done and address the issues of housing and health.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: Stop.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: I support the amendment to the Order of Business. As Easter is almost upon us I wish everyone here a happy Easter. I will be here for the next two days but may not be able to be at the Order of Business. Senator Ó Ríordáin spoke about nurses. The deal that has been done is being put before the nurses by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, and the Psychiatric...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: We called for a walk-through vote.

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: I wish to speak to the amendments to which I am a co-signatory, particularly amendment No. 21. Who is the Minister to take away the well-being and health of local residents at the stroke of a pen and absolutely dismiss their distress, physical and emotional health and well-being? In so doing he is ignoring the World Health Organization guidelines on noise, particularly at night. Amendment...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: I stand corrected in that regard, but I still think we are doing democracy a disservice. We are also doing a disservice to the residents who live in the areas surrounding Dublin Airport and the future generations who will be affected when the airport wishes to bare its teeth and expand further, which will lead to further noise infiltration to the surrounding area. Shame on the Minister. I...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: On a point of order, this has nothing to do with the amendment.

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: Senator Reilly is not speaking to the amendment.

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: I give credit to Senator Reilly for standing up for the people in the area in which he lives. He has made what he believes is the correct decision, obviously in support of the Government, which is more than Fianna Fáil has done. I refute the notion the Minister outlined in his first contribution that we have no interest in jobs and the ripple effects on the economy from the airport....

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: Especially the one who did not.

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: I want to speak on amendments Nos. 2 to 10, inclusive. Many of them seem to involve the same matter, namely, the Commission for Aviation Regulation, CAR. The appointment of a noise regulator is in keeping with EU regulations and it is required to appoint such a noise regulator in airports over a certain size. The Minister complicated the issue and he failed to appreciate basic ground rules...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: Not in the Seanad.

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: It is 24%.

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: I want to speak in support of Senator Norris's amendment. It is an absolute no-brainer. Residents and communities deserve the respect of each planning authority when there is a development as big as Dublin Airport in those areas, which will bring much to the area but which will also take away from the area. Respect for residents and communities is utmost and should be guiding us in...

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: I move amendment No. 24:In page 47, line 23, after "scheme" to insert "including consideration of a climate control scheme". May I speak on this amendment?

Seanad: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: That is a pity. I hope everybody votes for it.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I wish to extend a céad míle fáilte to two groups in the Public Gallery this morning, AsIAm, which does Trojan work in raising awareness of autism throughout the country, and the Crumlin-based autism parent support group. I raise this issue on foot of AsIAm's recent report entitled Invisible Children - Survey on School Absence and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: I thank the Minister of State, although I would have liked a more reassuring response. The Children's Ombudsman is overwhelmed. I have spoken with him at length about this issue. He is considering what to do next. I reiterate that nobody should tolerate any child not having a place in a school, let alone a child with extra needs. It is as if the child is a burden on the system. The...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: Well played.

Seanad: Property Services (Advertisement of Unfit Lettings) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Apr 2019)

Maire Devine: I second the Bill. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and say, "Well done", to Senator Warfield for his action on this issue. All Members have been aware of the prevalence of this issue since the downturn in 2007 or 2008. Families had to move back in together, with children moving back to their parents' house or trying to find rental accommodation which has become increasingly...