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Seanad: National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Second Stage (17 Jul 2020)

Rebecca Moynihan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Ryan, to the Chamber and wish him well in his new job. I had the pleasure of working with many close colleagues of the Minister on Dublin City Council and they are among the most talented of politicians. We shared a great deal in common with respect to how things worked at local authority level. The Labour Party welcomes the provisions of the Bill and the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2020)

Rebecca Moynihan: I want to discuss something that is going to happen on Monday which will affect thousands of renters throughout this country. An eviction ban was put in place at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Focus Ireland and other homelessness charities have said that this has contributed significantly to the decrease in the number of people in homelessness. Most of the people affected by job...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2020)

Rebecca Moynihan: I wish to raise the issue of the establishment of an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, school in Dublin 12. Parents have campaigned for it for a number of years and the recent report from the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, acknowledged that Scoil Choilm is a possible location. A building patron has come forward but it is getting no engagement from the Department. It needs the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Rebecca Moynihan: I did not get a chance to congratulate the Cathaoirleach on his new position last week and I would like to take the opportunity to do that now. To follow-up on the sentiments of Senator Black in relation to co-living developments, I have represented the Dublin 8 area and I am a resident there for a very long time. This is wider than simply Dublin 8. It is a question of health. I welcomed...