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Seanad: National Integration Strategy: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: -----and who may not feel able to engage at the cultural level. Food is a basic thing but such events allow people to come forward, and they have a strong part to play. The Minister has spent a good deal of the afternoon engaging with the oversight committee on the question of direct provision. That work is ongoing, and I know the Minister is constrained in what he can say until the...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: Was Mr. O'Regan just doing his job? What I am trying to get at is whether his newspaper or INM Group newspapers contributed to the feeling that it was a safe bet and a good thing to buy property and that this was good for Ireland incorporated. What role did they play?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Mar 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: ...would have a representative of stockbrokers, the chairman of Allied Irish Bank, two former politicians, a director of the Central Bank and also another member of AIB. I was trying to give people a feel for the people on the board of INM at the time. They were not newspaper people.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (11 Mar 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: ...the Oireachtas has had an oversight and petitions committee, of which I am a member. It has oversight of all the ombudsmen and takes petitions from members of the public and pursues those where it feels it is able to do so. Is this the type of reform Professor Farrell thinks would be good? How would he qualify it?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (10 Mar 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: What is Mr. Carswell's explanation for the way in which some loans were made, with unverified assertions, inaccuracies, incomplete and no information provided? Does he have a feeling for, or an understanding of, why the banks became so careless in the way they allowed loans to be made?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: How did Mr. McWilliams feel about that?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (26 Feb 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: When the Minister left Mr. McWilliams's house that night, having had the garlic and the tea, how would Mr. McWilliams describe what he was feeling on a scale on one to ten, if one was very concerned and ten was very comforted?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (15 Jan 2015)

Susan O'Keeffe: It seems odd, given the close relationship that would have existed, that through the whole report I get the sense that it is just about where the building of the Central Bank ended. It does not feel like a joined up piece of thinking. That seemed odd to me when I read it.

Seanad: Role of Culture and Arts in Irish Society: Motion (10 Dec 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: ...into Ireland and recognise and acknowledge their cultural contribution. Scholars and academics have pored over his every word and writings. They have, perhaps, unintentionally created a situation where people who love just a small amount of his poetry may feel embarrassed to say they love "The Lake Isle of Inishfree" or "The Cat and the Moon". It is not about knowing all of his work....

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Statements (26 Nov 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: ...are a number of Senators here from Kerry and Sligo, because tourism is particularly important to those areas. It is also important to the island of Ireland because, as Senator Brennan said, some areas feel left out. The area he comes from is just as beautiful as other areas. In Ireland we are blessed with an abundance of beautiful areas and there will always be some competition in terms...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: ...for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, has given his indication of his new package for Irish Water, it would be appropriate we invite back him back here - I hope he feels able to come back - so we can have a proper, full and uninterrupted debate in which we can give our views on what he has to say.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (5 Nov 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: ...facing drivers regarding whether they might be missing an upper limb or a lower limb, or have a problem with a foot or whatever. If they are looking for modifications for their vehicles, we feel the current system is inequitable. I propose that we invite the Minister to come before the committee to discuss the matter. In the interim we might invite written submissions from the relevant...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: ...about their business. I wish, on behalf of my Labour Party colleagues, to state we wish the people of Scotland good fortune in their future, whatever decision is taken today. I am sure it will feel like a very long day for very many people. I remind Senator Mooney that if my recollection is correct, water charges were part of the troika imposition. I also seem to recall there was a flat...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: ...and head to all the matters which face us. I welcome the fact she has pledged to stay in government. As Senator O’Donovan knows, there is much work to be done, particularly on debt forgiveness. I feel she will play a leading role in helping bring a resolution to that issue.

Seanad: Protected Disclosures Bill 2014: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: ...the State has provided the protections it can, debated this matter at length and consulted with those involved. This strengthens everyone. It is not anti-State or anti-employer. Everyone should feel better when we have a more open society and when we openly say that we oppose the secret environments that have led to such poverty of thought and action. I thank the Minister for his...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: ...xed;ochána for launching a go slow on our roads day tomorrow. This bank holiday weekend is the one in the year in which, proportionally, most people lose their lives on our roads. Perhaps it is because of the feeling it is the start of summer. The Garda will encourage the go slow tomorrow and enforce traffic regulations. Why has Fianna Fáil so much difficulty with the review...

Seanad: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Second Stage (13 May 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: ...quite alarming. It is a matter of whether they have used such language because they are out of the negotiating loop. Perhaps they have not been kept in the loop by their own side. Perhaps they feel that this is a moment that they need to raise their concerns with us and, therefore, with the Minister. I do not have a huge amount to say. I would like to take this opportunity to say that...

Seanad: Beef Industry: Motion (26 Mar 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: ...? What is at the heart of the matter is that people believe the farmers are ultimately being let down, despite their own enthusiasm and investment in Food Harvest 2020. At this moment they feel they are being fought against by the meat industry. I accept that much hard work has been done. I note that Irish beef is highly valued and is important in the economy and in the export...

Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs: Statements (5 Mar 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: ...to build on the aspirations and hopes of citizens. It is difficult for those without a job to understand that things are getting better. If one is looking for work but cannot find a job, it does not feel as if one has achieved anything. Senator Ó Domhnaill's comment about tearing the heart out of rural Ireland is an evocative statement with which I do not agree. Rural Ireland is...

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Susan O'Keeffe: ...those large companies that behave as multinationals, because that is what they are, and the very small struggling farmers. I do not know what the language is between them, but increasingly it feels like they are not on the same page. I do not quite know how to qualify that, but it feels like it. As we talk about Harvest 2020 and as we talk about the need to increase the volume and the...