Results 761-780 of 1,923 for speaker:Sharon Keogan
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Garda Reserve: Statements (31 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister for Justice, Deputy Harris, to the House for statements on the Garda Reserve.
- Seanad: Garda Reserve: Statements (31 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: Before I call Senator Boylan, I welcome Deputies Cannon and Berry and their guests to the Gallery. I hope they enjoy their afternoon here.
- Seanad: Garda Reserve: Statements (31 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: I welcome Coachford school in Cork this afternoon. They are all very welcome. I hope they have a lovely day visiting Leinster House.
- Seanad: Garda Reserve: Statements (31 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: The statements are concluded. I ask the Deputy Leader to move the suspension of the House until 4 p.m. Is that agreed?
- Seanad: Garda Reserve: Statements (31 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: Would the Senator like to speak further on the statements?
- Seanad: Garda Reserve: Statements (31 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: I thank the Senator because I would not know what to do if he had not done so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ratification of Agreement Establishing EU-LAC Foundation: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (31 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: I have a few questions. Deputy Howlin covered the point on the AU-Mercosur deal. Considering the troubling scenarios seen in both regions how have the recent geopolitical economic health and environmental challenges affected EU-LAC relations? What opportunities can be identified for this relationship? What do we need to do to seize those opportunities? How has the region dealt with...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ratification of Agreement Establishing EU-LAC Foundation: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (31 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: I thank Deputy Burke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ratification of Agreement Establishing EU-LAC Foundation: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (31 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: The Minister of State referred to students coming in. Is that at third level or second level?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ratification of Agreement Establishing EU-LAC Foundation: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (31 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: Only third level, so there are no opportunities for second level students boarding.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ratification of Agreement Establishing EU-LAC Foundation: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (31 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: Okay, that is fine.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: I am calling for a debate on Ireland opting out of the amendments to five articles in the international health regulations that were adopted on 27 May 2022 by the World Health Assembly. On that day, 194 unelected, unaccountable and largely unknown delegates to the assembly from the WHO member states agreed on amendments to five separate articles of the international health regulation,...
- Seanad: Naming of National Children's Hospital for Dr. Kathleen Lynn: Motion (24 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: We passed it.
- Seanad: Naming of National Children's Hospital for Dr. Kathleen Lynn: Motion (24 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: It was passed without debate.
- Seanad: Naming of National Children's Hospital for Dr. Kathleen Lynn: Motion (24 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Naming of National Children's Hospital for Dr. Kathleen Lynn: Motion (24 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: Last year my colleagues in the Seanad Independent group and I tabled a motion to name the children's hospital after Dr. Lynn. The motion was held without debate and passed by the Seanad.It was a rare moment of partisanship with members of the Opposition and I happy to be speaking on this again today. Dr. Kathleen Lynn was an incredible woman whose life reflected the development of the...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: I am sure many of us saw on Twitter the video of an exchange between a member of An Garda Síochána and "Billboard Chris", a Canadian father of two who has been touring North America, and now Europe, engaging in conversations about the use of puberty blockers on children. While walking Grafton Street over the weekend wearing a sandwich board that read "Children cannot consent to...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: There are a few things the public expect from the Government. It is not too long a list and the demands are not too unreasonable, by and large. They include a roof over their heads and a reasonable hope their children may have the same, a job that is able to put food on the table and a functioning healthcare system. At different times and in different ways, the Government of this country...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2023)
Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.