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Seanad: Report on Victim’s Testimony in cases of rape and sexual assault: Motion (17 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...did nothing wrong. You survived and however you chose to handle the moments, hours, days, weeks and months after, you did their best. I stand with you. I know that I am not the only Member who feels the same. I take time to make that declaration because I fear sometimes, in our haste to make substantive policy and legislative contributions on difficult topics, we can forget that at...

Seanad: Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland: Statements (17 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: .... He stated he could put it on the table this week but that he wanted to do so in a joint approach with the UK. The worry for us all is that the Commissioner went on to say that sometimes he has the feeling that when we come up with a solution to one problem, other problems are put on the table. At the heart of all of this debate of course must be the EU's continued support for Ireland...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 Nov 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...and facilities for more long-term living within rental accommodation. Building poor-quality housing does not allow for people to live there in the long term and we must empower renters to make them feel like their house is a home. We must tackle the affordability crisis and change how we think about renting in this country. We will be voting in favour of this Bill on Second Stage, but...

National Standards Authority of Ireland (Carbon Footprint Labelling) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Gerald Nash: ...challenge of our time. It is existential and beyond urgent, though one wonders if that reality has dawned on many of those who attended COP26 in Glasgow. The scale of the task facing us can often feel completely overwhelming. It is understandable that we as individual citizens might say, "This is too big for me; nothing I can do can change anything", but this is simply untrue. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2021)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I appreciate my colleagues facilitating me. It is hard to know where to start every week because all of us feel quite strongly about this matter. As has been said, if the odds are stacked against the poorer students, one would feel like setting fire to the whole thing immediately. Who wants it to stay as it is? We cannot find anybody willing to come in front of the committee to tell us...

Seanad: Forestry Licensing: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...the Minister of State for being here. We had a lengthy couple of days earlier in this Seanad term to discuss this issue. We are back to discuss it again. As a member of the agricultural panel, I feel that afforestation is a method of decarbonisation that we do not really utilise enough in the fight against climate change. Given that we have the spectre of COP26 looming large over all...

Seanad: Science Week: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...hurtled scientists into the mainstream. The lingo of science has entered our common parlance. Of course, with that has come the backlash against scientific knowledge and expertise. Sometimes it feels like perhaps we are surrounded by self-declared scientists and experts, as are our inboxes. It would be remiss of me to reflect on Science Week without reflecting on the state of our...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (10 Nov 2021)

Seán Sherlock: ...that there is regulatory overreach inherent in that provision. However, I remain open-minded and I await the Minister of State's response to that fear. I am sure she will allay my fears. I have no doubt about that. However, I feel it is important to raise this as an issue, particularly as local authority members guard preciously their right to make their plan in the best interests of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Nov 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...who are living in cost rental. Building poor quality housing does not allow people to live there comfortably in the long term, either as renters or owners. We need to empower renters to make them feel that their house is their home. It is clear, from the RTB report that was published two weeks ago and the Daft report that was published today, that there is clear non-compliance with...

Regional Transport Infrastructure: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2021)

Ivana Bacik: ...such as walking and cycling. I welcome the NTA's commitment to improving infrastructure there. We need to be clear that cycling infrastructure in Dublin is still severely lacking. It still feels unsafe to cycle on many streets in the city centre. I speak as someone who cycles every day. The segregated cycle lanes across many parts of the city are welcome but, all too often, they are...

Seanad: Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People: Statements (9 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...be a Debbie Downer. It is really worrying that the Minister of State is here today speaking about what I believe will be a very positive change but service users are very concerned about it. They feel the progress and opportunities are not clear with regard to how it will work. I wanted to give the Minister of State this figure because I believe it is important. Down Syndrome Ireland...

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2021)

Seán Sherlock: ..., it is a coarse tool to use not to allow legislation to proceed to Committee Stage. However, if the one thing that comes out of this is a fast-tracking of the review such that the stakeholders feel that they have been meaningfully engaged with, then that might not be such a bad thing. It is hard not to be cynical, however, because the Minister of State said, "I hope to update the House...

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...on trolleys in Cork University Hospital only a couple of days ago. I worry about what is going to come down the line with regard to hospital trolley numbers. Healthcare workers in particular are feeling the impact in this regard. I know we are talking about extending the emergency regulations but I will speak about our winter plan because it is relevant. We do not have our winter plan...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Reliefs (2 Nov 2021)

Marie Sherlock: ...emerging at a time when we have a massive housing crisis and there are thousands across this city and country who can only dream of owning an apartment or house. Those who own apartments would say they feel very fortunate to have bought during the 2000s but they are now living in a nightmare where the apartments they call home have become a source of such stress and cost. In my...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Ivana Bacik: I have a quick question for both witnesses. Listening to this discussion, it feels like we have been in a somewhat parallel universe on this for some time. We have been told for so long we simply cannot legislate to give unfettered access rights to information, despite many of us arguing for years that I. O'T. v. B. had been misinterpreted, over-interpreted and so on. The witnesses are...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health (2 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: This is something that, probably, other mental health organisations would feel strongly about. Mr. Kelly stated that it is in effect the same elsewhere but if we are drafting legislation, why not make it not just in effect the same but actually the same? I am sure we will come across this issue again as we move along. I am interested in hearing what engagement took place with the...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Duncan Smith: ...charities do extraordinary work in raising awareness about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer and encourage regular self-examination. However, the Government must do more to assure women that if they feel they may have symptoms, they will be treated in a quick and timely manner. I say this because of the very sad testimony of the late Sarah Harding who gave us her experience of...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (20 Oct 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...submitted as compared with applications for apartments even though we are in the middle of a housing crisis. Like the ghost estates that blighted this country during the late 2000s, it had the feel of a speculation bubble. These luxury student accommodation complexes boast facilities such as cinemas, bowling alleys, 24-7 gyms and rooftop terraces. One of the complexes in Dublin 8 that...