Results 4,661-4,680 of 4,887 for speaker:Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
- Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Absolutely.
- Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I agree with parts of it.
- Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The Bill is slightly flawed.
- Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: As previous speakers have said it is a good Bill but there are flaws in it.
- Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We will.
- Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am not speaking rubbish. Withdraw that. I spoke a lot of-----
- Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Some of the Senator's amendments were flawed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We were all so affected by RTE's "Prime Time Investigates" programme last night. The Minister needs to direct the National Treatment Purchase Fund to obtain accurate and real figures on waiting lists. There are two waiting lists, one of which involves massaging the figures. Waiting lists are already shockingly high, with the number of scheduled procedures having risen from 50,000 in 2013...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I can provide figures and statistics. All I can say is that it is unacceptable. We need to ensure the health service and the people are not suffering any more.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: On Brexit, I agree with previous speakers that it is important that we try to work out the issues involved. It is going to be a long-term problem for Ireland. While travelling here in my car this morning, the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Simon Coveney, was on RTE radio speaking about rural Ireland and his Ireland 2040 plan. In the past few months...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am not; I am being honest. I was not in the Dáil or the Seanad at the time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: What I am saying is that lessons have to be learned-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: No, hang on-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is crucial and very important that the Minister include all parties and that public meetings be held.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: As spokesperson for housing in Fianna Fáil, I have major concerns. I have met Minister for Housing, Deputy Coveney, on several occasions. We have our housing meetings every Wednesday morning.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I have to say this. We have been-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: -----promoting Dublin. The Minister has brought in a rapid build programme, which again is promoting Dublin. If the Minister is serious about the rural counties, he needs to put a proper action plan in place, and come in and talk to us all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites and Underused Spaces: Discussion (1 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: While I agree completely with what Deputy Casey has said, I would be of the reverse mind on NAMA properties that were given to the local authorities. It is unacceptable that local authorities do not take some of these properties. I know of four or five houses in my native Carlow that could be taken back. This concerns the bigger picture on properties and sites that are either half-finished...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites and Underused Spaces: Discussion (1 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Mr. Doyle is more than welcome.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites and Underused Spaces: Discussion (1 Feb 2017)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I apologise. I did.