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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: It is not just about singing rebel songs.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)

Máire 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)

Máire 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)

Máire Devine: I am being respectful, as always.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)

Máire 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)

Máire 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)

Máire 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)

Máire Devine: That is not to the point.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Travellers Towards a More Equitable Ireland Post-Recognition: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Máire 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)

Máire 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)

Máire Devine: That was not my issue.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: It is nothing to do with the issue involving ICTU.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: That is for Senator Colm Burke and not for me.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: Happy birthday, lá breithe sona dó.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: She will take a message back to Trump about the Fourth of July and all that is good, positive and progressive about the United States.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: I welcome the Minister. I acknowledge the recognition by the Government that we are in a climate emergency. It gives me no pleasure to remind people that this declaration has been made as Ireland trails behind our European partners. Ireland's emissions have been rising steadily while other countries have been reducing theirs. We are now playing catch-up and it is vital that we choose...

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: I will. Has the Minister identified who these homeowners are? Of the 1.7 million private dwellings in the State, 500,000 are under mortgage and 30,000 are in distress and in danger of being sold to the vulture funds. It is questionable whether these mortgage holders would be included in the retrofits that are due to happen in the next ten years because they are simply not affordable for...

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: I want to conclude by saying it is quite evident that €430 million per year is collected in carbon tax and it will now be increased to €600 million per year, yet we will be fined €600 million per annum so if we do the maths, it is like we are raising taxes to prepare ourselves to be fined for our emissions.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: Science, evidence.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2019)

Máire Devine: A report published this morning shows that the living wage rate has been increased by 40 cent, bringing it to €12.30. A living wage does not give people a disposable income but enables them to live comfortably without struggling, as opposed to the minimum wage, which we have legislated for here. The report goes into how different areas of the country struggle because of the cost of...