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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: I am sorry, but I did not hear the Leader.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: Good.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 relating to treatment of patients under the Mental Health Act 2001 and the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006; to improve the provision of mental health services; to promote the rights of persons subject to the Mental Health Act 2001 and the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: That is difficult to know. It would usually be Tuesday, but could I say Wednesday?

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: Is that next Tuesday?

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2019: First Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: I nominate 20 September.

Seanad: Local Government Rates and Other Matters Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Genetic Testing: Motion (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I welcome the motion and I am proud to speak on behalf of Sinn Féin. I thank Senator Norris for extending the opportunity to add my name to this very worthy motion. The issue has already been discussed in the Lower House, where a Sinn Féin amendment to a motion included a call for a newborn screening test. In this State newborn babies...

Seanad: Genetic Testing: Motion (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: It is a rite of passage for the mother as well as the child.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: I am talking about retrofit that is purely residential. There is the shallow one and then there is the deep retrofit. Could I get a breakdown of the figures for shallow retrofit versus deep retrofit? Some colleagues have rightly said that when people hear that it might cost €40,000 or €50,000, they shy away. It is almost like breaking it down into chunks and explaining to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: Insurance costs have skyrocketed on the back of this insulation material. My area of Dublin 12 was part of the warmer homes pilot scheme. One sees a lot of activity but people have complained that the insurance has skyrocketed. They find it more difficult to get reasonable insurance compared to what they had previously.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)

Máire 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)

Máire 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)

Máire Devine: It is still proving expensive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)

Máire 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)

Máire Devine: Maybe that needs to be good enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: I am not sure that the certification is strong enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Housing and Retrofitting: Discussion (10 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: Yes.