Results 601-620 of 2,078 for speaker:Mary Seery Kearney

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023: First Stage (25 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: It is scheduled for next Wednesday.

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate him on this legislation, which, albeit in large part technical in nature, is a comprehensive provision in what it sets out and in the objectives it seeks to achieve. Certainly, we need to strengthen those healthcare professionals who are awaiting greater security following the precarity that arose out of Brexit, which is also faced by our...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: No, but if we have departmental staff in the Gallery then now is our chance to lobby them.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I will not comment on the amendment but want to say that GlaxoSmithKline is culpable, should be held culpable and we should do everything that we can to hold it as such. It is a disgrace that it is not coming forward with money.

Seanad: Naming of National Children's Hospital for Dr. Kathleen Lynn: Motion (24 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I commend the motion and pay tribute to the work of Senator Fitzpatrick. I have received a couple of texts that congratulated me on my work and I had to correct the senders and say that it was Senator Fitzpatrick who did an awful lot of work on this issue. I also welcome the group of relatives who are present today. Without doubt, Dr. Kathleen Lynn was an extraordinary woman and exceptional...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Last week, Councillors Anne Feeney, James Geoghegan and I held a meeting. There were nearly 300 people in the room and another 200 had to be turned away outside. The meeting was to discuss the proposed bus corridor from Templeogue and Rathfarnham to the city centre. Many of the people there have been given notice of compulsory purchase order of their gardens for cycle lanes and access....

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Before I call the Minister of State, I welcome our visitors in the Gallery, who are civil servants from Romania.

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Minister of State. Before I call Senators, I welcome the students from Coláiste Bhríde, Clondalkin, County Dublin. I have family members who attend the school, so the visitors are especially welcome here today. I thank them for joining us.

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I welcome the students from St. Pius X Boys’ National School. I am a resident on Templeville Road so the group is welcome as they come from my own local community.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank all the witnesses for their opening statements and briefing notes, which were very much appreciated. Mr. Hession referred to scarce resources, but for people with long-term disabilities that they will have for the rest of their lives, where it is objectively clear that a diagnosis of a given illness or condition means they will have it for the rest of their lives, they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Social Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: That is great. Thank you.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Prices (17 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: Just in case they leave soon, I welcome the ladies from the Robert Emmet centre, specifically the Liberties History Group whose members are all from my home constituency of Dublin South-Central. You are very welcome, ladies.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation (17 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy O'Donnell.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Minister of State. That is a very necessary intervention and a very necessary support.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Measures (17 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Minister of State. The guests in the Public Gallery are from the East Glendalough School and they are all very welcome. They are guests of the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond. I invite Senator Carrigy to reply to the Minister of State.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Measures (17 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Minister of State and Senator Carrigy for their ongoing work in this area.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I wish to acknowledge the disgusting and shocking video circulating on social media. The image of a young person crawling, having been beaten up, is just horrific. While a motive may still have to be established - although I think Senator Hoey is correct in that regard - and that is a matter for the Garda and school authorities, it is horrific that someone egged this on, filmed it and then...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: First, with regard to the extent of the waiver, we would all like to hear that rather than a letter to Senator Higgins. That would be very important in a context where this House has condemned non-disclosure agreements, NDAs, and other arrangements that seek to limit and prohibit people. It is really important we all know the extent of the waiver. To be honest, I am a bit surprised an...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: I was clear on Second Stage that I very much support the views of psychologists like Dr. Gabor Maté on trauma that can be experienced in the womb. I have been very clear on that and I maintain that position. However, I will not be called out for lack of compassion for survivors from a party member of an organisation that is very selective in the survivors around this country for whom...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Mary Seery Kearney: It was intended for Sinn Féin.