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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Facilities (20 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister for that response.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I agree with the previous speakers that the proposed loan sale by the bank is a disgrace. It involves 20,000 mortgage holders, people's family homes. We are talking of vulture funds buying those loans when we have a housing crisis, people are homeless and we are trying to make sure families stay in their homes. This proposed selling off of those loans cannot happen. It is a scandal. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: -----because they have had enough and they see patients suffering. There were 50 patients in the psychiatric unit in St. Luke's Hospital last weekend. There are only 44 beds in that unit and six people were accommodated on couches in the television room. That is unacceptable. It is not right for the patient nor for the staff. I spoke about this issue to a representative of the community...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Okay.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Not at all.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Taxpayers' money.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I wish to address matters concerning the health service and the 7,000 children and adolescents who have been waiting for psychiatric services for a year, if not longer. This is a very serious issue. Another issue I wish to raise is that of people coming to my clinics who are not being accepted into a doctor's practice. I have come across this issue recently. I know that if one has three...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The rent pressure zones are not working. The report published yesterday shows that rents are increasing and that the rent pressure zones are not working.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: No, it does.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Recruitment is the biggest issue.That is why people are waiting. It is the truth.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I did.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Absolutely. I have been highlighting issues of mental health needs for months.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am giving the Leader the facts.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is a question of finding them.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: They are not there.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I move amendment No. 3:In page 6, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: " 'Strategic Transport Plan' is a transport plan drafted by a transport authority; 'transport authority' means either the National Transport Authority or Transport Infrastructure Ireland as defined in the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 and the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 as amended.". We have...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I move amendment No. 5:In page 8, line 4, to delete “and”.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I refer to the last Government.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am a Carlow woman. I am coming in on my own amendment. I am very surprised by the words of Senator Humphreys, who was in Government with Fine Gael for five years. All of a sudden, Fine Gael is not the issue and Fianna Fáil is to blame for this. I tabled this amendment. The Senator can see my name, Senator Murnane O'Connor, under the amendment but he did not clarify that it was in...