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- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2024)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group, I would also like to express my sympathies to the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party, to the wider party and to the family, friends and community of John Connor. It must be an awful shock to lose somebody so suddenly like that, so they have our sympathies. I would like to welcome the deal that was backed by the DUP overnight. It was great to wake up to...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2024)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: The Order of Business is No. 1, Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023 - Second Stage to be taken at 3.15 p.m. and to conclude after two hours if not previously concluded, with the time allocated to the opening remarks of the Minister not to exceed ten minutes, all Senators not to exceed ten minutes and the Minister to be given no less than ten minutes to reply to...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2024)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Twenty-one Senators contributed - it was 20 until Senator O'Sullivan came in - and all of them paid glowing tribute to Senator Norris. It is now my turn to do so as Acting Leader on this very special day. It is a great honour. Senator Norris is the longest-serving Senator for a reason. That reason relates to everything people spoke about today, namely, his dedication to public service and...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2024)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Yes, I am.
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: The Minister is very welcome. I am glad that the day has come where this legislation has come before us and we will progress it through the Seanad. As he alluded to, he has discussed this topic here on a few occasions. He has behaved very constructively with the Opposition and everybody here who have tried to improve the situation and he has come back to us with really good legislation. I...
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Subsection (2) states: The Garda Commissioner shall, as soon as practicable after he or she forms the opinion that any actions, proposed actions, omissions or proposed omissions by him or her will have the effect of An Garda Síochána exceeding the resources available. Would it not be advisable to apply a specific timeframe rather than use the term “as soon as...
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I would like to hear the Minister’s thoughts on the matter.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I wanted to speak about the capital plan. As many of my colleagues have outlined, the issue of Garda stations is of great importance to us all across the country. My colleague, Senator Chambers, referred to how the rural areas are being left behind. They feel that the resources are being allocated to the bigger urban areas. I am in one of those bigger urban areas, namely, the greater...
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I wish to raise a point of order.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: What section in the Bill are you discussing?
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Can you outline what section?
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I would like-----
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I would like that removed from the record.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I am not finished either.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I wish to speak to section 70(4). That has the same language, and states that "as soon as practicable after a copy of the annual report is submitted to him or her under subsection (1) cause a copy of it to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas". Again, I think it might be an idea to put in a timeframe there. The phrase "as soon as practicable" can mean anything to anyone, and given...
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I think-----
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I think-----
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: On the annual report and its publication, could the Minister confirm that the report will be published both in English and Irish? There have been a number of issues over the years of various Government bodies and different organisations not publishing reports in the two languages. There have been particular issues within An Garda Síochána and the use of Irish and not providing...