Results 7,441-7,460 of 8,276 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I support what has been said by Senator Blaney and others on making the Good Friday Agreement really work.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I referred to what had been said about unionist engagement and participation in Northern Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The DUP does not equate to all-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That has not happened yet and we heard that recently from Naomi Long and others. At the same time-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: There has been no unionist participation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Going through the figures, it was interesting to hear about participation. We are having a very lively discussion about this. We are being told this happens everywhere and everyday but I still do not-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Working Group on Unification Referendums: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: For those who would prefer a united Ireland this is a tremendous opportunity. In terms of democracy and nation building, and how groups are treated, a minority or otherwise, in developing new policies, new institutions-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: There is an important set of decisions ahead for the Government in the next couple of days. Only two of the four metrics that we have discussed before are going in the right direction. It is important to be prudent yet and to acknowledge also vaccine progress, with 10% of the people having had the first vaccine dose. As the Government prepares its decisions, I ask the Tánaiste to look...
- Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements (25 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: First, I want to acknowledge how positive it is that we are at the numbers we are at this week, and I thank the Minister for his work on that. On foot of what Deputy Róisín Shortall said, will the Minister outline the number of vaccinators trained?
- Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements (25 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That is fine. I thought it was in excess of 10,000. It will be great to get that information. I want to highlight a couple of concerns that are being raised with me and, I have no doubt, with every other Deputy. I will give three examples. First, there is a single mother in my area with an immunocompromised child. The mother herself is young and fit but she cannot afford to become...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (25 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 242. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the use of antigen testing as part of reopening society out of lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16252/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 243. To ask the Minister for Health if the definition of a Covid-19 death will be amended or updated as more persons are vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16254/21]
- Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am delighted to be present for the debate. While not directly naming the group, the Bill gives leave to parents whose child is born through a surrogate in Ireland. That is a big step in the right direction for the many families that have children born through surrogacy as an alternative to adoption or perhaps due to health issues where they are unable to physically have their own...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (24 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 114. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the progress in developing a new DART station at Woodbrook, between Shankill and Bray, which is scheduled to commence in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1912/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position for those due to renew their driver licences, in particular those over 70 years of age and those who do not have a public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1913/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (24 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 765. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14909/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 890. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin operating partially or fully out of prefabs; the length of time each school has been partially or fully in this style of accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14881/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 1206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14205/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Reimbursement Agreements (24 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 1631. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the prospective reimbursement of a drug (details supplied) following the finalisation of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics assessment process; if the HSE has commenced negotiations with the pharmaceutical company; if meetings have been held on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14870/21]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Victims' Testimony in Cases of Rape and Sexual Assault: Discussion. (23 Mar 2021)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The purpose of this meeting is to have an engagement with a number of stakeholders that have made written submissions to assist the committee on the topic of victims' testimony in cases of rape and sexual assault. I welcome all of the witnesses to the meeting today. We are joined by Ms Caroline Counihan, BL, legal policy director from the Rape Crisis Network Ireland, RCNI; Ms Kathrina...