Results 4,161-4,180 of 4,887 for speaker:Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for clarifying that. The Leader came in earlier and spoke about politics. It was announced that the 2040 framework plan would be launched on Friday. No one has seen it. We cannot debate something that no one has seen. That is the issue. As previous speakers have said, that is where we are coming from. The Government has made announcements about this...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We did not see the official plan.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I know that there was consultation -----
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ----- because we addressed this at our housing meeting. The Leader can come back in later. We had public consultations. I attended all of them in my area. I was there when Carlow's submission went in. I know about the consultations. I also know it had to be extended because there was very poor feedback, which the Leader did not mention. Our meeting agreed that we would put it out again...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I represent everybody. It is about quality in life for everybody. It is a national plan.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It should be put to a vote in the Dáil and in the Seanad.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That is the way to go. The Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016, as passed by Dáil Éireann, states: "The Government shall submit the draft of the revised or new National Planning Framework, together with the Environmental Report and Appropriate Assessment Report for the approval of each House of the Oireachtas before it is published". The Minister of State has been very...
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Exactly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I agree with previous speakers. I have had dealings with the local authorities and some of the staff of Focus Ireland, who have been doing an excellent job but the problem is that the system is wrong. Mr. Allen brought up HAP, for example. I will give the committee two recent examples of my representations in this regard. One took place on Monday, the other on Friday, when I met a lady...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Do the witnesses not see when it is dealing with these cases that unless the system is changed it will not work? That is the problem. I say to the witnesses well done. They are doing a great job with what they can do, in fairness.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: That is the problem. How many times have I brought this up with the Minister?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (14 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: With how many local authorities does Focus Ireland work? Every time the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government appears before the joint committee, I speak about the housing assistance payment and the system but I do not believe he is listening. Have the witnesses met the Minister to discuss their reports? What has been the Minister's feedback with regard to the system and the...
- Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: All the speakers today made this a political football because everybody was hitting off one another. There is a massive divide in rural Ireland because of broadband. We live in a digital era where we depend on broadband, in schools, businesses and farming. We need to work together today to create and make sure rural Ireland is not forgotten. Everybody here today forgets that there is a...
- Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Seven years ago, they committed to-----
- Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Seven years on.
- Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Excuses. We are seven years on.
- Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Promises were broken.
- Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: There are 25,000 people out there today in pain because they cut their patches.
- Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is.
- Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I like good news.