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

Róisín Garvey: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. I do not envy him his job as Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

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

Róisín Garvey: He is still here anyway, which is good. I welcome the Bill, which makes good on the programme for Government promise. We committed to legislating for tenancies of indefinite tenure and giving tenants greater legal security. I was a tenant for many years and I did not realise the latent fear I lived with until I finally got my own home. I remember being afraid to put a screw in the wall...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Today I want to raise a serious issue with the House, which may be something we could look to discuss further. This week is national clean air week. It was developed by Green-Schools, an NGO I worked with for 14 years. We have huge issues with air pollution. People seem to think it is just an urban issue, maybe in Delhi and places, but it is an issue in every single town and village in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I wish to express my delight with the funding announced yesterday by the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, for communities to get funding for climate action projects. There is a commitment to €30 million over the next 18 months and another €30 million 18 months later. To break it down, it gives an opportunity for community groups or individuals who want to work with community...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: On a point of information, there is not a particular fund for polytunnels, but many schools have got funding for them through the community environment action fund, which was formerly local agenda 21, or biodiversity grants under local community development.

Seanad: Forestry Licensing: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Fáilte isteach, a Aire, agus failte ar ais ó COP26. I found a beautiful poem to remind us about the importance of trees. I will read a few lines from it.A lovely bard and wandering minstrel in Clare made this known to me many moons ago. I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;...

Seanad: Science Week: Statements (11 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, to the House. It is great that we have Science Week and that we have a discussion around STEM. I have a degree in maths, physics and computers and I have always been one of the few women in the room, whether it was doing honours maths or studying maths and physics in college. I still have huge concerns around that gender inequality and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Coast Guard Service (9 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: As a north Clare woman, I have been inundated with calls on this matter. The Minister of State understands the enormity of the issue. I acknowledge completely that she, the Minister, Deputy Ryan, and their Department have offered support at every level. There was no shortage of funding for training or mediation. It has not worked to date, unfortunately. This is a serious...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Minister of State for coming in to take the Commencement matters. We appreciate her time.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Diseases (9 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: This Commencement matter is in the names of Senators Casey and O'Loughlin. How do the Senators propose to share their time?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Diseases (9 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: The Senators are taking two minutes each.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Diseases (9 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the Senators and the Minister of State.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I want to use my time in the Seanad today to perform a global call-out to the tradespeople of Ireland we lost through emigration over the past couple of decades. I would like the entire House to support me with this and I ask the Senators to reach out to their contacts in other countries about it. In particular, we lost many good people to Canada, Australia and England. As a Government we...

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

Róisín Garvey: We are all aware of the situation the Minister of State was handed when she took office. I congratulate the Minister of State on her great work since then. There are many broken issues and she has dealt with them with great stealth and passion, for which I thank her. The Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People is a national programme which is changing the way services...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit anseo. “Sláinte agus saol agat; talamh gan cíos agat” was every Irish person's dream long ago. Tógadh an talamh uainn agus bhí orainn troid chun é a fháil ar ais agus é a roinnt idir na clanna ar fad. We had big challenges to get our land back and then it was divided. Land is a hot potato as we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I will talk about the Coast Guard situation in Clare. It is not just an issue in Clare. The only reason we have a Coast Guard in Ireland is the volunteers. The management would not be able to carry out the Coast Guard functions, of which there are many, by itself. I thank all the volunteers in the Irish Coast Guard for all the work they do, for free, off their own bat. They put...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: It is great to see Fine Gael bringing this motion forward. I was involved in the programme for Government negotiations and I know that the Green Party fought hard for a major investment in public transport. For the first time in history, more money is going to be spent on public transport than ever before. I will claim that partly for the Green Party. We have been raising the issue of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I thank the council for coming in. It is great that the council exists, however, its opening statement has no mention of climate and I find that quite disturbing. To quote a billionaire, which I rarely do, Larry Fink, "climate risk is investment risk". That is what we need to move towards. Deputy Bruton touched on it but there is a lot of work to be done on carbon calculation of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: I apologise for cutting Ms Kane off but that is exactly the point that I am making. I am wondering what the council intends to do about it to enable them to become competitive by decarbonising.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges to Ireland's Competitiveness: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Róisín Garvey: Can the witnesses send me information on or links to those supports for businesses to decarbonise because I have not found them? It is great that the council is aware of it but I did not see it mentioned in the opening statement, which is why I asked. All businesses, given consumer demand, know the plan is that we need to go green and decarbonise. Irrespective of carbon taxes or the...