Results 61-80 of 153 for children speaker:Lorraine Clifford-Lee

Seanad: An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19) 2020: An Dara Céim - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (27 Mar 2020)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...people often bore the brunt of the last economic collapse. They are the ones who kept the show on the road in a lot of families. They looked after grandchildren, they kept the heads of their own children above water and they kept families together in the face of massive crises. These are the people we need to show solidarity with by staying at home. I look forward to debating the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...last night after succumbing to the horrific injuries she sustained. Last week I highlighted the alarmingly high rate of domestic violence and deaths of women in their own homes, in front of their children and often with their children. I want a debate on domestic violence in this Chamber as soon as we return from the Christmas break. The women of Ireland are facing a great crisis,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Insurance Cover for Crèches: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: How many of the high-risk services that will not be able to get cover are there? Do they know they are high risk and, more importantly, do the families whose children are in those crèches know that they are the most high risk?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...and communities. They all need to know the signs of coercive control and we need a wider public discussion on what constitutes such control. We need to know how to spot it and we need to teach children in school what it is so that when they grow up and enter relationships, they will be able to identify it from an early stage. That leads me on to the need for a serious discussion on the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: .... Steps must be taken to meet the needs of people with disabilities, who are coming under increasing strain and pressure in their communities. We are all aware of the lengthy waiting times for children's disability supports and the knock-on effects of the delays on intervention milestones. Those milestones are being irretrievably missed, which has lifelong consequences for the children...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services Provision (9 Oct 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Daly, for coming in. I hope he will not mind me saying that I am disappointed the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Zappone, is not here. I believe she has a budget press conference at 12 noon but it is only 10.30 a.m. I would have hoped that she would have come into the Chamber to discuss this important issue but I thank the Minister of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services Provision (9 Oct 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...provision. However, in areas with a young population like Donabate and Lusk, there is no large cohort of older parents who have raised their own families and now have time on their hands to mind other people's children. People are busy with their own families. Incentives for childminders are no good to the people in Donabate and Lusk who are fighting urgently to secure crèche...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (2 Oct 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...primary and secondary schools in Swords. There are serious health and safety conditions now in the school. There are classrooms without windows. There are leaking windows, which have damaged the children's work. There are problems with ventilation. Particularly worrying is that there are classrooms without access to fire exits. There is no WiFi, which hinders learning in the modern...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Issues Regarding Childcare Facilities: Discussion (31 Jul 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...disgust at what we all saw on the RTÉ programme. It is a miracle we are not discussing a fatality at one of these facilities, particularly when one considers the fire risks, the rough handling of children - particularly around the head and neck area - and the bad practice of laying babies on their tummies and even forcing them down. It was absolutely horrific. I am the mother of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Issues Regarding Childcare Facilities: Discussion (31 Jul 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...appear that these specific facilities are short staffed all the time? They were breaching ratios. In previous answers to colleagues' questions, they stated that workers who had direct contact with children need to be qualified. I remind the officials that a chef was working directly with children in one of these facilities on one occasion. If rosters are inspected, why are ratios...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Issues Regarding Childcare Facilities: Discussion (31 Jul 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...staff in place, can Ms McDonnell explain to me - as a layperson - how we get to situations where ratios are being breached? How does it happen? What are the workers doing if they are not with the children?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Issues Regarding Childcare Facilities: Discussion (31 Jul 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...that has been brought to its attention. Are our guests of the view that this is an acceptable model in which to operate providing services to the most vulnerable citizens, very young babies and children?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Issues Regarding Childcare Facilities: Discussion (31 Jul 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: I am talking about when a facility is operating and there are children there-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Issues Regarding Childcare Facilities: Discussion (31 Jul 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...of urgency in that regard. Many parents have contacted us. They are horrified by what is going on but they are also very afraid. They need to hold down their jobs. They need places for their children. There are workers in these places who are doing their best in very difficult circumstances when there is an overarching culture that is not of best practice. What alternatives is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Patronage (10 Jul 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...and see what are the choices in the area in order to decide on their preferred schools. It can be difficult to decide what is best for one's child and family. In addition, parents need to prepare children for entering primary school. It is a significant milestone. As the mother of a child who is starting primary school in September, I know that one needs to prepare oneself and one's...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (21 May 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...real topic now that we are coming into the local elections. People are asking Mr. Keady and me about what is happening, which is why I have raised it here today. What is happening? Many parents with children in St. Molaga's national school, who have been studying in really bad 19-year-old prefabs, are very dismayed at the thought that their children will now go into Ardgillan community...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naturalisation Applications (14 May 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...is from north County Dublin. I have been in contact with the family and it is an outrageous situation. I know that when applying for a visa or asylum in Ireland, weight is given to the fact that children born here in Ireland should not be-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naturalisation Applications (14 May 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...They cannot afford the naturalisation fees. These are people who may be married to an Irish citizen and may have been living here for many years. I spoke to one lady who has lived here for 40 years and has adult children who are Irish citizens but she cannot afford this outrageous fee of €1,125. That fee of €950 for certification of naturalisation is waived in the case of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naturalisation Applications (14 May 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: ...amount of time and have contributed so much to Ireland, their own communities and their families. There are practical considerations, for example, in the case of a British mother and her Irish children travelling through passport control and having to separate families as they are having their passports checked. These people feel Irish and European, and they want to remain so. If the...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Lorraine Clifford Lee: They have to spend time with their children because of the cost of child care.