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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rural Crime: Irish Farmers Association (18 Nov 2015)

Katherine Zappone: I have an observation and a question. I really like and affirm the holistic approach the IFA is presenting to us in terms of the issue of rural crime, identifying some of the legislative concerns, the issue of broadband, the ways in which various kinds of partnership are being formed, CCTV installation and so on. It is great to hear that kind of leadership. So much of it is about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rural Crime: Irish Farmers Association (18 Nov 2015)

Katherine Zappone: I thank Mr. Bergin. I do not have any further questions, but I think Mr. Connolly wants to respond.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Katherine Zappone: I compliment the Minister of State and Minister on the measures that aim to provide rent certainty for both landlords and tenants in the private rental sector. It is very positive and welcome for those thousands of families who, as we speak, are at risk of homelessness, which could become a reality for them if rents rise further. I have met a number of such families recently throughout the...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate her on the process to date and her great dedication to it. It is very impressive and none of us doubt her commitment to this. I am happy to have participated as a member of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality in some of the process. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill represents a global innovation in laws related...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the witnesses, thank them for the presentation and echo the positive comments from Deputy Mac Lochlainn and Senator Bacik about the organisation over the years. It has been super. The first recommendation is the establishment of a special purpose committee to examine rural crime. Has the group made a formal request to the Department for this or was that in the formal presentation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)

Katherine Zappone: The committee might discuss whether to support that. I presume we want to do so. There is a recommendation about reviewing the allocation of resources and shifting a little towards prevention, which I would endorse. Has the group any analysis or figures in support of the suggestion or is it a more general recommendation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)

Katherine Zappone: Exactly. I am a great advocate of prevention. It might be useful to have some figures and to know the impact. The Chairman asked questions on the crime prevention ambassadors programme. It sounds very impressive. Was it modelled on the practice somewhere else? Is it possible to obtain additional information on it, be it an evaluation or just a wider description?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Community Alert Programme: Muintir na Tíre (4 Nov 2015)

Katherine Zappone: That is fine. I thank Mr. Garvey.

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Katherine Zappone: Senator Mullen, with great respect, and I know we do respect each other, in his lengthy explanation of the amendment said he is trying to do this in a minimalist fashion - minimum, short, succinct - in order to put the issue beyond doubt. I am not sure what that issue is. I shall respond by making a couple of points on what I understand to be a minimalist approach to this issue. As I...

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2015)

Katherine Zappone: It is a great privilege to follow Senator Norris in offering some final reflections on the historic passing of this Bill today. I was going to start my contribution by saying that it is a happy day, which is what Senator Norris said. When I woke up this morning, Ann Louise asked me how I was feeling and I said it was a happy day. I thank the Minister for her leadership and all the...

Seanad: Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (20 Oct 2015)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the Minister and her officials. She has been resolute, diligent and swift in drafting the legislative provisions to implement the will of the Irish people who said "Yes" to marriage equality on 22 May 2015. She is leading its passage through the Houses of the Oireachtas at a welcome pace, one that suits the scale and emotional depth of the people’s vote. I thank her.I...

Seanad: Budget 2016: Statements (13 Oct 2015)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Today Ireland has money to spend. It is the peoples' money so it must be spent properly, for all of the people. It must be spent in a way that ensures that those who suffered most in the austerity years will benefit more than those who suffered less. This is the formula to tackle inequality and to spread the money fairly so that more people...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the Minister to the House and I also welcome the Immigrant Council of Ireland, Ruhama, the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, the representatives of unions and others who have also participated in bringing about this Bill. The Bill before us is a huge achievement for the Minister and her Department. As the Minister has indicated, it is lengthy, complex and deals with a number of reforms....

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Katherine Zappone: The size of the industry is dramatically smaller in Sweden than in other European countries and this has been verified by all the European and international experts. Critics maintain that there is no evidence that this is a result of the law but there is no other determining factor in comparative studies for similar countries such as Denmark. An approach that diminishes the size and scale...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2015)

Katherine Zappone: I also echo the sentiments and best wishes to Senator Jimmy Harte on his retirement. They are sleeping in tents in Tallaght. These are people who often through no fault of their own are not only without a home but are also without shelter. We have a shelterless crisis as well as a homelessness crisis. Reports this week are that 50 families a day are without emergency accommodation in...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2015)

Katherine Zappone: I support that idea. I have two questions relating to the National Economic Dialogue, which I was delighted to attend last week. I was the only Senator present, and I am particularly grateful to our Leader for helping me to get there. I am not sure why I was the only Senator present. Perhaps it was because even though we have things to say on money Bills, we do not have votes...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2015)

Katherine Zappone: Perhaps it is a way of doing business while ensuring the Seanad is not reformed. I suppose my question relates to whether we will have a Bill on Seanad reform in the autumn. I will return to the National Economic Dialogue for my second question. The matter of the engagement of parliamentarians with the Government in the budgetary process, which we have often raised here, was raised at...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2015)

Katherine Zappone: I appreciate the indulgence of the Chair. Would the Leader ask the Minister, Deputy Howlin, if that is possible?

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Katherine Zappone: I welcome the Minister of State back and acknowledge his tenacity, commitment and perseverance to get what he considers to be the best possible Bill at this stage for the adult transgender community. As Broden Giambrone, director of TENI, wrote to me in an e-mail yesterday, after all this time Lydia's 22 year journey has finally come to an end. I welcome Dr. Lydia Foy and want to begin by...

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Katherine Zappone: I wish to raise a few points in regard to the section in terms of children, specifically the 16 to 17 year olds. I do not understand why at the very least the Government was not willing to include general practitioners, GPs, in the definition of a primary medical practitioner, particularly in light of the fact that the Minister had two prime representative organisations of general...