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Seanad: Delivering Sustainable Full Employment: Statements (Resumed) (30 Jun 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: A week is a long time in politics, and events over the last few days have certainly proven that old saying. Only one week ago I was considering the new optimism in the air. There was much talk in the media - and indeed in this neck of the woods - of the so-called turnabout in the economy, the abundance of jobs already created, jobs soon to be created and even so-called sustainable jobs....

Seanad: Ibrahim Halawa Case: Statements (30 Jun 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank Senator Buttimer for facilitating the debate and I am grateful to the Minister for attending because this is an important debate. I join previous speakers in expressing utter condemnation of the 14th deferment of Ibrahim's trial and the apparent restarting of the entire process. It is 1,046 days since Ibrahim was first incarcerated in Egypt. He was aged 17 when he was arrested and...

Seanad: Request to move Adjournment of Seanad under Standing Order 30 (29 Jun 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: What is the alternative?

Seanad: Request to move Adjournment of Seanad under Standing Order 30 (29 Jun 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: I invite the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to come to the House to explain the situation with regard to Ibrahim Halawa who this morning has been detained once again in an Egyptian prison. On that basis I would like to know what the Irish Government is going to do to resolve the situation where for the past three years an Irish citizen has been detained in Egypt. Ibrahim Halawa has...

Seanad: Request to move Adjournment of Seanad under Standing Order 30 (29 Jun 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: That is it.

Seanad: United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (28 Jun 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister, Deputy Flanagan. The term "political earthquake" is often used to describe moments of great upheaval in domestic or international affairs. Never has a term been more appropriate in the context of describing the outcome of the UK referendum. We are all still reeling in shock at the consequences. By and large, the people did not expect the outcome. I refer to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: The Leas-Chathaoirleach might be aware that a number of US Representatives and Senators have begun a sit-in at the US House of Representatives. They started yesterday and the aim of their effort is to force Congress to finally consider introducing stricter gun controls. I offer my support to them in making their request, remembering, in particular, those who died in Orlando and, closer to...

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister, that was very useful. I still find it shocking that our country lacks an effective responsible waste management policy in this, the 21st century. We need a waste management policy that operates in the best interests of our economy, citizens and environment, and a policy that treats waste as a potential valuable resource that can be turned around creating indigenous...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: It is a great honour to serve in the Twenty-fifth Seanad and this is my first contribution. I acknowledge the work of the carers in society. This is carers' week and, as my Fianna Fáil colleague said, there are long waiting lists of people applying to be carers. It is slowing down the system and it is not helping carers, families or children. It is time that steps were taken to work...