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Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (17 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: This House must acknowledge and debate the happenings on Pearse Street, Sandwith Street and Mount Street in the past week. In recent weeks, these locations have been home to what may be described as makeshift camps populated by international protection applicants. First, it must be said that any acts of violence or aggression towards another are to be condemned in the strongest terms. No...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Having looked after children who had been in care over the years, I know of the trauma that even one night in care can cause for a child. That the Minister has disregarded the children under discussion from the remit and payment is absolutely scandalous. He is not acknowledging the trauma they face and have faced over the years. I am very disappointed that he has not agreed to acknowledge...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I find the last comment by Senator Seery Kearney very insulting.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I am well aware who it was intended for. It is really not about the money here. It is about acknowledging the wrong that was done to the mothers and babies in those homes. The Government has chosen to put a two-tier system in place. I am sure the people who are getting money would not mind even sharing that money with those who were in the mother and baby homes for less than six months....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Last Monday, the Joint Committee on Health published a report on its pre-legislative scrutiny on the health and so-called safe access zones legislation. The report is not a great advertisement that the safe access zone legislation should go ahead. It seems that the committee’s job is just to grease the wheels of that process. It contains one weak recommendation of how the provisions...

Seanad: Electoral Reform (Amendment) and Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (10 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Before I call Senator Higgins, I welcome Lily Coyle and Ed Nicell and all the SIG staff to the Public Gallery They are welcome to the House this evening.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: It is no secret in the Chamber that in my eyes the protection of children and the provision of care for them is of paramount importance. From education to safeguarding to mental health and holistic well-being, the Government's role in ensuring the children of this country are given every opportunity to grow, succeed and flourish cannot be understated. Yet it seems that every week there is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I, too, want to associated with the remarks to the ambassador, H.E. Ms Sochaska, and to Colonel Michal Sprengel on Poland's independence day. I am calling for a debate on independent journalism in this country, and this Government's attitude to it. Does the Government believe that the inconvenient truths are still truths, or that the public has a right to know these truths? Is it the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Many, many children.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Get started. No pressure.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (3 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the guests to the Visitors Gallery. I hope you enjoy your afternoon here.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Inclusion of Apprentices) Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Inclusion of Apprentices) Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 May 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I am passionate about apprenticeships, particularly for those between the ages of 16 and 18 years. During Covid, I spoke to the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, to Senator Doherty, when she was Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, and to the Minister, Deputy Harris, about the issue relating to 16- to 18-year-olds on apprenticeships. They could not get a single penny from the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Apr 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I call for a debate with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on the non-commencement of sections 6 to 9 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014.The Act was passed by both Houses on 27 November 2014 and was signed into force on 4 December that year. As per section 1(3) of the Act, the Minister must commence certain sections, but this has not been done...

Seanad: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Apr 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I appreciate the Acting Chairperson allowing me in to speak on this technical Bill. I thank Senators Wilson, Conway and McDowell for raising the issue of the 164-acre site at Thornton Hall. It is part of the Minister of State's constituency. It has been sitting there for the past 20 or 30 years. A significant amount of money was spent on it. It is fully serviced, with footpaths and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I call for a debate with the Minister for Finance about creating tax incentives for people to live in the commuter belt areas of our cities. Such tax breaks could help to stop the brain drain we are experiencing. Many young people are leaving the country because they see no future for themselves here. Teachers, healthcare workers and people in traditional middle-class professions are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I commend the Cathaoirleach on last Thursday's event in the Dáil Chamber. He spoke well.I congratulate also Senator Chambers in advance of Saturday, given there is still time to run. I hope she enjoys her day. I call for a debate with the Minister for Justice, Deputy Harris, on the steps Ireland is taking to combat the human trafficking taking place on our shores. I welcome his...