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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We will get an update on that. The Senator is right about rural housing. It is hugely important in my own county and throughout the country. We need to see rural communities survive and thrive. We cannot do that at the moment with the stringent conditions there are on rural housing. I acknowledge former Deputy, Eamon Ó Cuív, who did a lot of good work and put a lot of good...

Seanad: Restoration of Bills to the Seanad Order Paper: Motion (20 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I move: That, in pursuance of Standing Order No. 180 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Bills which lapsed by reason of the Seanad General Election, January, 2025, and are set out in the Schedule to this motion, shall be restored to the Order Paper at the stage specified in the Schedule below: SCHEDULE Bill Title: To be restored...

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy National Plan: Statements (20 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I am sharing time with Senator Clifford-Lee. I welcome the Minister. I have had the opportunity to congratulate him privately but it is nice to be able to do it in a public forum. The electorate of Kildare South was certainly very pleased to see a Cabinet Minister from the constituency, so I wish him well in his onerous role. I know that, as a practising farmer, he brings a lot of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Costs (19 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Minister of State, Deputy Harkin, is very welcome to the Chamber. It is the first opportunity I have had to welcome her here. I wish her well in her role as Minister of State. I have no doubt she will do an excellent job. The Commencement matter I am raising today is not new to this House. I have debated it ad nauseam within the Dáil and the Seanad. Like countless others, I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Transport Costs (19 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Minister of State did not get to say it, but I saw when I read ahead that the key element is that it will happen by the end of April 2025. The answer to my question on the start is that it is not being delayed further. I am very glad to hear that. It is important. I acknowledge that the NTA is responsible for the day-to-day operations, but it is not implementing Government policy....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I accept and support the Order of Business, as outlined. I hope that everybody had a good and enjoyable St. Patrick's Day, wherever they celebrated it. I thank all of the amazing volunteers around the country who put so much time and effort into ensuring that towns and communities had their own parades. It is important to note the very many missions across the world that celebrated St....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (5 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I think the Minister of State is missing us a lot. He is back in the House very regularly. It is always good to have him here. The Commencement matter I have concerns the Curragh Plains and the management of the area. In his time as Cathaoirleach, the Minister of State will know this is an issue I have raised quite a bit. Indeed, I brought forward a Private Member's Bill on the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (5 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister of State for his response. He spoke about accessibility for people who live in the area. This is very important, and it is something we certainly do not want to take away from them. The illegal encampments to which I referred earlier are causing great problems and financial expense for the Department and Kildare County Council. I thank both entities for their help. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: This time two years ago I hosted the Network Ireland national executive here in Leinster House. It was a really good opportunity to engage with them about their vision and plans. It is an excellent networking group for women. At the time, the then president, Emma Early Murphy, spoke about her plans for developing an all-island programme of events for women in business and culture and the...

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Minister of State is very welcome. I congratulate him and wish him well with this portfolio, which absolutely suits him very well in terms of the experience he has gained and the wisdom that he will bring to the role. It is really important that we are having this debate in the week prior to St. Patrick's Day when practically all of our Ministers will be travelling abroad as...

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Absolutely, I will do that.

Seanad: International Women's Day - Women's Health: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I have a proposal that, notwithstanding the Order of the House today, statements to mark International Women's Day, shall conclude at 4.45 p.m., if not previously concluded.

Seanad: International Women's Day - Women's Health: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes.

Seanad: International Women's Day - Women's Health: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I wish the Minister well in all the challenges that she faces. On this day, I also thank the former Minister, Stephen Donnelly, for all the tremendous work that he did in starting a revolution around women's healthcare. I am conscious that this is about International Women's Day as well as about women's health. I am also conscious that women comprise 45% of Seanad Members, which is...

Seanad: International Women's Day - Women's Health: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: With the permission of the Leader and with the kind support of the Minister I put forward to the House that notwithstanding the Order of the House today, the statements to mark International Women's Day shall now conclude at 5 p.m. if not previously concluded.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I support the Order of Business as outlined by the Leader. I congratulate Brigadier General Rossa Mulcahy, a Newbridge and County Kildare native, who is to be appointed Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces on 1 June when Lieutenant General Seán Clancy will be going to chair the European Union military committee. I know Rossa very well. He is a very fine person. There are huge...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: -----and was very impressed with what he saw. It is important that we do what we can to protect our biodiversity, which includes our wild animals, birds and plants. I wish our Special Olympics athletes well. They are flying out to Turin on Friday next for the Special Olympics World Winter Games. There are 14 athletes competing and there is a full team of 23, including managers and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Order of Business is No. 1, Statute Law Revision Bill 2024 - Committee Stage, to be taken at 12.15 p.m.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. As this is my first time taking the Order of Business, I thank everybody for their co-operation. We started off this morning with Senator Fitzpatrick who spoke about the three-year war of aggression against Ukraine. Many of us had the opportunity to meet the ambassador, H.E. Larysa Gerasko, yesterday, and express personally to her our solidarity. Senator...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Care (26 Feb 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I appreciate the presence of the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, to take this matter. It is an important issue for all of those impacted. Day centres provide a valuable service in the communities and towns in which they operate. We saw during Covid the negative impact the closure of day care centres had for older people. In this instance I am talking about the Allenwood day care...