Results 381-400 of 1,888 for speaker:Sharon Keogan
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: Shit-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: Sorry, but Sinn Féin talking about someone being a disgrace-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: Absolutely.
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment. I have raised concerns with the House about this Bill’s draconian implications, which are just as worrying as the hate speech Bill in terms of their impact on civil liberties. I am glad to cosign these amendments with Senator Mullen because they at least go some distance in making this Bill less restrictive. Each amendment draws attention to a particular...
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: I, too, would like to hear what evidence the Minister has. It is clear that the evidence he says is available has been manufactured by abortion activists. The UL Hospitals Group in Limerick has put on record that no complaints have been made from patients about any protesters in the wake of the allegation-----
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: The same goes for the Cork hospital-----
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: I am speaking to the amendment. I, too, would like to hear from the Minister.
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: I thank Senator Mullen for putting it so eloquently.As far as I can see, this section is a bit like the tail wagging the dog because the Minister has provided no evidence. There is no evidence whatsoever from the Garda Commissioner regarding allegations that have been made by a certain lobby group. The Minister has produced no evidence in respect of any hospital to indicate that...
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: The Minister got up-----
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: Earlier, the Minister gave the impression that the Government is the guardian of women's healthcare in this country. He spoke of the failings of previous Governments. Fianna Fáil has been in government for most of the past 100 years. Fianna Fáil was there during the issues relating to cervical cancer. Fianna Fáil was there last week, when we almost lost-----
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: The, Minister-----
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: -----has been-----
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: In all honesty, he has been a very good Minister for women’s health-----
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: -----but this is a step too far in the context of civil rights and protesting, particularly if people decide they want to protest peacefully and calmly outside health centres.
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: Amendment No. 2 provides for the opt-out for general practitioners who do not wish their GP surgeries to automatically become a safe access zone by notifying the Minister for Health. We know that most GPs do not want to provide abortion and the majority are not offering abortions at the moment by exercising their right to conscientious objection. Therefore, I find the automatic inclusion in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: I thank the Chair. Mr. O'Leary is very welcome. I congratulate him on his position. I have a number of questions for Mr. O'Leary - seven in total. First, with local and European elections being held on the same day, can Mr. O'Leary outline how it is ensured that an individual votes only in the elections he or she is entitled to vote in? Second, has the Electoral Commission had difficulty...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: The Electoral Commission is essential to what information is out there in the public domain.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: How do we know it is going to be regulated if we are not allowed to ask those questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combatting Disinformation: Discussion (21 Feb 2024)
Sharon Keogan: Can I rephrase the question? I need to know what the Electoral Commission's role is in all of this. If there is misinformation being given by a particular party, what is the Electoral Commission's role in correcting that information?