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Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Apr 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: I welcome the Minister. I commend the Civil Engagement Group on bringing this Bill forward. What they have done is a reflection of the way the Irish public are feeling. As a group, it has used everything in its power to try to stop the genocidal horror that is unfolding in front of our eyes. The Government is way out of step by not listening and doing everything it can to stop the...

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

Nessa Cosgrove: Last week, I raised the proposed move of Donegal Education Centre from Donegal town to Letterkenny. Unfortunately, it looks as though this imminent move is still to happen. I urge the Minister for Education to intervene. Last night, an AGM was held in Donegal town, and the board of management is still refusing to properly engage with public representatives and the six employees, whose jobs...

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

Nessa Cosgrove: I have.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Natural Gas Imports (26 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: I welcome the Minister of State. In 2021, Ireland banned the importation of fracked gas. The Cabinet decision on Monday, 3 March to procure a State-owned liquified natural gas, LNG, terminal coupled with the granting of planning permission by An Bord Pleanála last week for a 600 MW gas-powered power station indicates a reversal of this policy. Conventional natural gas is damaging to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Natural Gas Imports (26 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: The Minister of State mentioned a temporary gas reserve, energy security and an emergency reserve. In the area I represent in Leitrim, people have been campaigning for this for years. I believe the evidence is very strong. Will the Minister of State ask the Minister what does he mean by "temporary"? How long will it take to build the terminal? It took five years to build a terminal in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: On the day that is in it, I wish I did not have to read this but it is the elephant in the room that is preventing us here in the Seanad from fully doing the job we are elected and paid to do. The notion that TDs who negotiated the programme for Government are in opposition and should be allowed speaking time from the Opposition benches is farcical and flies in the face of democracy. It...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Teacher Training (19 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: Cuirim fáilte roimh Marian. I am used to calling her "Marian" because she is from my own area.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Teacher Training (19 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: She is very welcome. My Commencement matter today is on an issue the Minister of State will be very familiar with as she is from our own area. As background for everyone else in the House, Donegal Education Support Centre has been based in Donegal town for 28 years. It offers CPD support for primary and post-primary teachers across County Donegal. Some 95% of its classes are online. It...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Teacher Training (19 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: That is okay.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Teacher Training (19 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Harkin. She is very welcome again.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Teacher Training (19 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: That is great. The Minister of State is welcome again. My Commencement matter is in regard to Donegal Education Support Centre, which provides training and CPD training to primary and post-primary schools for the past 28 years in Donegal town. A total of 95% of classes are delivered online and there are outreach services throughout the country. It employs six female staff who are based...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Teacher Training (19 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I am aware that Fórsa is engaging and that there may be WRC intervention, which is welcome. The bottom line is that Fórsa would like to see a copy of the business plan. I do not think any campaign happens unless there is a reason. There is strong support from all the elected representatives. The move will have an effect on the...

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: The Minister is very welcome. It is good to see a senior Minister here. This is the second time that she has come in, which is appreciated. I commend Senator McDowell and the rest of the Independents on bringing this Bill forward. It is unfortunate that it has to come to this, as Senators have outlined clearly. Well done. It is long overdue. I thank Senator Clonan for outlining what...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (6 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: Is mór an onóir dom é seasamh anseo inniu sa Seanad ag labhairt ár dteanga dhúchais. Ba mhaith liom buíochas mór a ghabháil le m'athair a thug grá mhór don Ghaeilge dom. Ba mhaith liom Gaeilge líofa a labhairt ach ní féidir liom. Tá mé ag éirí níos fearr agus inniu labhróidh mé as Gaeilge...

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

Nessa Cosgrove: I wish to raise the regeneration scheme in Sligo. Cranmore is the biggest public housing estate in Sligo. A really successful regeneration project has been happening since the money was granted in 2016. It is the biggest retrofitting and regeneration of any area in the north west. To date, over 350 houses have been retrofitted. This has completely changed the whole landscape of the...

Seanad: The Diaspora: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus déanaim comhghairdeas leis as a phost nua. When we think of our Irish diaspora, we often have a mixed idea of what that means. As can be seen from all the contributions here, there is no such thing as a typical Irish emigrant. All our families in Ireland, especially in the west, have been impacted in some way by emigration, for better...

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

Nessa Cosgrove: The Minister is very welcome. It is great to see a woman in the role and I have no doubt she will excel at it. I will speak about poverty and women’s health. Poverty affects the health of men and women but there is the feminisation of poverty, by which I mean, women experience poverty at a higher level and more severely than men. This is caused by discrimination, breaks in...

Seanad: Care, Supports and Enhanced Provision of Services for Older People: Motion (5 Mar 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: While much of the content of today's motion has merit and is welcome, I must echo my colleague, Senator Tully, in saying that Fine Gael has been in government since 2011. I would hope that the commitment from this motion will continue. I welcome the motion's acknowledgement of older people's worth and value as contributors to society, not just economically but in terms of raising family,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as teacht ar ais arís inniu. Grange Post-Primary School in north Sligo is a growing and thriving school. The whole area is developing and the population has increased a lot. The community has been asking for a 14-room extension since at least 2021. The money was approved and allocated for planning of a 14-room extension but the planning...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: It is fantastic that the application is going ahead. It will be welcome in the area. It would be great to get a definite answer as to whether the temporary accommodation will be provided. The school is aware it will be a few years before it will be built but in the meantime it really needs toilets and additional space.It would be fantastic if we could get clarification as soon as possible...