Results 41-50 of 50 for speaker:Nessa Cosgrove

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: Is rud an-tábhachtach é seo. Foras na Gaeilge was established in 1999 under the auspices of the Good Friday Agreement and is responsible for the promotion of the Irish language throughout the whole island of Ireland. Conradh na Gaeilge is the democratic forum for the Irish-speaking community and has a much longer history than Foras, having been established under Douglas Hyde. I...

Seanad: Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: There is no doubt that Storm Éowyn caused devastation to power and communication networks throughout the country as well as the financial loss caused through damage, including the loss of 4.1 million tonnes of timber or 11,740 ha of forestry. Other Senators have spoken, as I will, about looking for redress for forest owners and I have submitted this as a Commencement matter for next...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (26 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus go n-éirí an t-ádh leis leis an bpost nua. Cá thosóidh mé leis an public transport in the north west and west? Any of the Seanadóirí who speak here about public transport and general transport infrastructure could draw a line from Galway downwards and see the lack of available public transport...

Seanad: Community Safety: Statements (25 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: People have the right to feel safe in their communities but they also have the right to thrive in their communities. I worked as a youth worker for more than 20 years. No young person wakes up in the morning and decides they will commit a crime. No young person decides throughout their life that they will become an addict. Crime cannot be treated in isolation. Years of underinvestment in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: I want to raise the issue with two different Ministers today. Both are work-related and are about two vulnerable groups of workers. Like Senator Collins, I raise the issue of section 39 workers.These workers are very close to taking industrial action, which they do not want to do. No one wants to go on strike but their hand is being forced. I urge the Minister, Deputy Foley, to intervene....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: Okay. Go raibh maith agat.

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (19 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: I am absolutely thrilled to second the nomination of Seanadóir Eileen Flynn. I have known Eileen for a number of years through her work in promoting equality. She has always spoken up for the underdog. Eileen has proven herself in fighting against the odds. She has proven herself to be a brave and courageous woman. She has come from a disadvantaged background and has experienced...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: I would like to follow on from all the points that have been raised here around the balance of transport. I would welcome a debate with the Minister for Transport to look at the imbalance there is when we look at the west and north west of Ireland in terms of public transport. I refer to the train line but also the N17, the N54 and the N15. We have been overlooked as a region. I know...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: It was removed during Covid. It has returned on the Dublin-Belfast train and the Cork-Dublin train. I ask the Minister for Transport why it has not come back to the north west. Maybe it is indicative of the emphasis that is placed on transport in our region.

Seanad: Cathaoirleach a Thoghadh - Election of Cathaoirleach (12 Feb 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: Comhghairdeas leat, a Chathaoirligh. Beir bua agus go n-éirí an t-ádh leat. As someone who grew up in a house filled with politics and history, is mór an onóir dom a bheith anseo inniu. I am the only Seanad representative from Sligo or Leitrim. I congratulate everyone else who ran and everyone who was elected. I thank my Labour Party colleagues for believing in...