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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...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I think you should.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (29 Mar 2023)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister is welcome. I thought this Commencement matter would be a good opportunity for him to clear the air. The issue on the table is the allocation of €1.1 million to LGBTQ+ projects, having been diverted from schemes for the Traveller and Roma communities, migrant integration and Magdalen laundries redress. This was revealed by Deputy Tóibín through documents...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (29 Mar 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Acting Chair. I condemn anybody who makes personal remarks about the Minister because of his sexuality. That is not why I am here this morning. I understand we do not want money sitting unused and virements are an important part of ensuring the continued efficiency of Government spending. However, many found it unusual that all of these unspent moneys from disparate funds...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (29 Mar 2023)

Sharon Keogan: We would not have time here today to talk about the plight of children and their families across the country if it took up all the Commencement slots. Would they not have benefitted from the €1.1 million in funding?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (29 Mar 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I will investigate the other 25.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister of State is welcome to the Chamber. I think this is the first time I have addressed the House in his presence. We can all agree that desperate times call for desperate measures. We have certainly heard some desperate measures being mooted in some corners in connection with solutions to the housing crisis. Whether it is running the landlords out or the seizing of private...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Mar 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I wish to support Senator O’Loughlin in for calls for fertility legislation and also her call regarding the Women of Honour group. This House needs a debate on the treatment of women in this country. The Leader can decide whether the Minister for Justice or the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth needs to be here for it, but it needs to happen now....

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Report Stage (28 Mar 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Mar 2023)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister is welcome to the House. This is a welcome Bill, which abolishes the daily rate of €80 for acute inpatient services, up to a maximum of ten nights or €800 in a 12-month period. The Minister described the Bill in the Dáil as "a very clear symbol of our path towards universal healthcare". Do we have a clear path towards universal capacity? At the start of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Mar 2023)

Sharon Keogan: I call for a debate in this Chamber with the Minister for Justice on protecting the rights of conscientious objectors in both the public and private sectors. Increasingly, we see people forced to embrace values with which they do not agree. A new policy entitled Gender Identity in the Workplace is mandatory for all members of An Garda Síochána. It states that refusing to...